The Best Jazz of 2018

The definition of "jazz" has never been broader, and the music has never been brighter. Two PopMatters critics pick their favorites in four modern jazz categories.

                                      
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        The New Nels Cline 4 Sinks a Putt on 'Currents, Constellations'
    
John Garratt

        09 May 2018
    
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        Is a Different Kind of Paradigm Driving Jazz These Days?
    
Will Layman

        28 Mar 2018
    
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        Fred Hersch and Julian Lage: Free Flying
    
John Garratt

        24 Sep 2013

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