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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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        Is a Different Kind of Paradigm Driving Jazz These Days?
    
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        28 Mar 2018
    
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        Fred Hersch and Julian Lage: Free Flying
    
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