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

Ballot 2024 Mid-Year

Chuck Eddy (Eliminated for Reasons of Space, Spin, Napster)

NEW RELEASES

  1. Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Open Me, a Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit (Spiritmuse)
  2. Alan Braufman, Infinite Love Infinite Tears (Valley of Search)
  3. William Parker-Cooper-Moore-Hamid Drake, Heart Trio (AUM Fidelity)
  4. Sunny Five [Tim Berne-David Torn-Ches Smith-Devin Hoff-Marc Ducret], Candid (Intakt)
  5. James Brandon Lewis Quartet, Transfiguration (Intakt)
  6. Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers, Central Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens (Red Hook)
  7. The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis (Impulse!)
  8. Elephantine, Moonshine (Northern Spy '23)
  9. Charles Lloyd, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note)
  10. Nduduzo Makhathini, Unomkhubulwane (Blue Note)

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)