What was the best Jazz Album of 2016?

If there's been any positive outcome to David Bowie’s death, we can take comfort in the fresh light he shined on jazz music in 2016. read more

Kimbrough is one of the most eloquent pianists on the jazz scene—virtuosic, lush to the point of dreamy but also percussively precise, adept as anyone at cutting to the bone of a song—and this may be his best album as a leader. read more

The best jazz albums of 2016 will be regularly updated with picks from jazz critic Ivan Hewett and culture editor Martin Chilton. The best jazz albums of 2016 will be regularly updated with picks from jazz critic Ivan Hewett and culture editor Martin Chilton. read more