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The 17 Best Jazz Albums of 2023
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The 17 Best Jazz Albums of 2023

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 / 11 December 2023

Some of it is conventionally beautiful and some thrills by rubbing against the edges of tonality. But all of the best jazz of 2023 serves a vision.

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JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of Summer 2023
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JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of Summer 2023

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 / 20 September 2023

Our jazz columnist chooses the best new jazz albums of the summer while reflecting on the passing of Astrud Gilberto and Tony Bennett.

Spanish Pianist Marta Sanchez Faces Grief and Generates Beauty with Her New York Quintet
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Spanish Pianist Marta Sanchez Faces Grief and Generates Beauty with Her New York Quintet

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 / 28 March 2022

Marta Sanchez’s SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) is powerful without ever being loud, Spanish and American, complicated in its construction but clear as can be in its emotional power.