notesfromny-imageBill Charlap, Notes From New York (Impulse!)

Patrick Cornelius, While We’re Still Young (Whirlwind)

Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith, A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke (ECM)

Andy Jaffe Nonet + 4, Arc (Playscape)

Justin Mullens, The Cornucopiad (BJU)

Arturo O’Farrill Sextet, Boss Level (Zoho)

Ralph Peterson, Triangular III (Onyx)

Esperanza Spalding, Emily’s D+Evolution (Concord)

Marcus Strickland’s Twi-Life, Nihil Novi (Blue Note/Revive)

Henry Threadgill’s Ensemble Double-Up, Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (Pi)