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27th December 2023

Awards, The Guardian Best Jazz Albums of 2023

by Barney Whittaker
Images: Werner Siebert/Lauren Desberg/Getty Images
L to R: Marius Neset, Lionel Loueke, Gretchen Parlato and John Scofield

"

Nikki Iles

affirmed her flawless ear,

Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke

finished each other’s sentences and

Tyshawn Sorey

rewrote standard-song interpretation..." — John Fordham 

Face To Face

Face To Face

Nikki Iles

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

Available Format: Vinyl Record

Read our full review of Face to Face here...

Uncle John's Band

Uncle John's Band

John Scofield

Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

Available Format: 2 Vinyl Records

Les Égarés

Les Égarés

Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

Available Format: Vinyl Record

Read our full review of Les Égarés here...

Beyond Dragons

Beyond Dragons

Angelika Niescier/ Tomeka Reid/ Savannah Harris

Available Format: CD

Healing Rituals

Healing Rituals

Naïssam Jalal

Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

Different Eyes

Different Eyes

Uriel Herman

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

Available Format: Vinyl Record

Read our full review of Different Eyes here...

Lean in

Lean in

Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV

Available Format: Vinyl Record

Read our full review of Lean In here...

Continuing

Continuing

Tyshawn Sorey Trio

Available Format: CD

Barney Whittaker

Hailing from Warwickshire, Barney is a twenty-something musician with a burning passion for sounds that entice as well as grooves that swing. He undertook a BA English Language & Linguistics at King's College London, graduating in 2022. Having promoted jazz and folk artists and performers throughout the West Midlands and the Greater Manchester area, he now sings on Sundays in a church choir, plays double bass to anyone that’ll listen, and occasionally might bring out an Irish reel on the mandolin - but not without warning. He can also speak some French, if you ask nicely. Performing has dragged him from his humble beginnings in cosy local pubs to the prodigious stage of the Royal Albert Hall, and all the way back again. This is his first editorial role and he looks forward, with the help of everyone at Presto Music, to discovering the perfect beat.

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