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

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George Kanzler (Hot House, New York City Jazz Record)

NEW JAZZ ALBUMS

  1. Ben Allison - Steve Cardenas - Ted Nash, Triological (Sunnyside) →
  2. John Beasley & SWR Big Band, Invisible Piano (O-Tone Music) →
  3. Chuck Bergeron, Bass & Face: Duets With Ten Premier Vocalists (Summit) →
  4. John Clayton, The Two-o Duo Project (ArtistShare) →
  5. Hoodies, New Jazz Underground (NJU) (Artwork) →
  6. Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Ellington Masterworks (MCG Jazz) →
  7. Carlos Henríquez, Monk Con Clave (self-released) →
  8. Martin Wind, Stars (Newvelle) →
  9. Helen Sung Big Band, Oracles (Sunnyside) →
  10. Meg Okura & Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, Isaiah (Adhyâropa) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Kenny Barron - Ray Drummond - Ben Riley, So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon (1995, Elemental Music) →
  2. Frank Kimbrough, The Call (2010, Sunnyside '25) →
  3. Ahmad Jamal, At the Jazz Showcase: Live in Chicago (1976, Resonance) →
  4. Michel Petrucciani, Kuumbwa (1987, Elemental Music) →
  5. Bill Evans, At the BBC (1965, Elemental Music) →

 

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