The 21st Annual
Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll:
2026 Mid-Year
Past Polls Index
New Albums Rara Avis
Critics
Acquaro - CatarinoCebulski - FinneyFreeman - HoffHovan - LorraiLuen - PiccirilliPick - VargaWatson - Yokoi

Ballot 2026 Mid-Year

 [Acquaro - Catarino] · [Cebulski - Finney] · [Freeman - Hoff] · [Hovan - Lorrai] · [Luen - Piccirilli] · [Pick - Varga] · [Watson - Yokoi]Next

Scott Albin (Amazon.com)

NEW JAZZ ALBUMS

  1. Nicole McCabe, Color Theory (Birdwatcher) →
  2. Barcelona Art Orchestra & Miguel Zenón, Expressions: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (Miel Music) →
  3. Odense Jazz Orchestra, Meets Loren Stillman (AMM) →
  4. Dave Holland - Norma Winstone - London Vocal Project, Vital Spark (Music of Kenny Wheeler) (Edition) →
  5. Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Ritual (Chill Tone) →
  6. Alex Hitchcock & Ant Law, House of Light (ZenneZ) →
  7. NOHMI, Brightness & Darkness (ZenneZ) →
  8. Django Festival Allstars, Evolution (Motéma) →
  9. Meg Okura & Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, Isaiah (Adhyâropa) →
  10. Asaf Harris, I Thought I Was Ready (self-released) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Muriel Grossmann, Quartet (2008, Modernistas) →
  2. John Taylor With Stan Sulzmann, Quintessence (1987, Jazz in Britain) →
  3. Charlie Mariano & Sal Nistico, Barcelona Meeting (1989, Fresh Sound) →
  4. Duke Ellington, Copenhagen 1964 (Storyville) →
  5. Art Pepper, Everything Happens to Me: 1959 Live at the Cellar (Omnivore) →

 

 [Acquaro - Catarino] · [Cebulski - Finney] · [Freeman - Hoff] · [Hovan - Lorrai] · [Luen - Piccirilli] · [Pick - Varga] · [Watson - Yokoi]Next