Best jazz of 2023

  1. James Brandon Lewis, Red Lily Quintet

  2. Alfa Mist

  3. Atlantis Jazz Ensemble

  4. Irreversible Entanglements

  5. Ancient Infinity Orchestra

  6. Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids

  7. nat birchall

  8. Yussef Dayes

  9. The Circling Sun

  10. Cykada

  11. The Necks

  12. Chip Wickham

  13. Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band

  14. corto.alto

  15. Charles Owens Trio

  16. Brandee Younger

  17. Greg Foat & Ayo Salawu

  18. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Chief Adjuah

  19. Alabaster DePlume

  20. Ambrose Akinmusire

  21. Mammal Hands

  22. London Brew

  23. Natural Information Society

  24. Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra

  25. Get The Blessing

  26. Rob Mazurek - Exploding Star Orchestra

  27. Vipertime

  28. James Brandon Lewis

  29. Yazmin Lacey

  30. Angel Bat Dawid

  31. Joshua Redman

  32. Marquis Hill

  33. Muriel Grossmann

  34. Alba Careta Group

  35. Meshell Ndegeocello

  36. Marina Vallet

  37. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society

  38. Ash Walker

  39. Fabian Kallerdahl

  40. Kendrick Scott

  41. Yakul

  42. John Carroll Kirby

  43. Nick Walters

  44. Alpacas Collective

Best jazz of 2023 is an album list curated by pjpmode.

Do you like albums?
Want to make a list?

Sign up for Album Whale

It’s free & easy &
the Whale is nice!
Learn more