The 19th Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2024 Mid-Year

Ballot 2024 Mid-Year

Rob Hoff (WQLN NPR [Erie, PA], WETF [South Bend, IN], JazzErie)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Nduduzo Makhathini, Unomkhubulwane (Blue Note)
  2. Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers, Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens (Red Hook)
  3. Vijay Iyer, Compassion (ECM)
  4. Marta Sanchez Trio, Perpetual Void (Intakt)
  5. Melissa Aldana, Echoes of the Inner Prophet (Blue Note)
  6. Joel Ross, Nublues (Blue Note)
  7. Brian Landrus, Plays Ellington & Strayhorn (Palmetto)
  8. Taylor Eigsti, Plot Armor (GroundUP)
  9. John Escreet, The Epicenter of Your Dreams (Blue Room Music)
  10. Chris Potter-Brad Mehldau-John Patitucci-Brian Blade, Eagle's Point (Edition)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy, The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (1995, Elemental Music)
  2. Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly Trio, Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings (Resonance '23)