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 Varga (San Diego Union-Tribune, Tribune News Service, JazzTimes)

NEW JAZZ ALBUMS

  1. Tyshawn Sorey, Members . . . Don't! (Pi) →
  2. Cécile McLorin Salvant, With Every Breath I Take (Nonesuch) →
  3. The Tomeka Reid Quartet, Dance! Skip! Hop! (Out of Your Head) →
  4. Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson, Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings (Nonesuch) →
  5. Brian Lynch, Torch Bearers (Holistic MusicWorks) →
  6. Marta Sanchez, For the Space You Left (Out of Your Head) →
  7. Ron Carter & Yotam Silberstein, Duets (Jojo) →
  8. Joshua White, Flora and Fauna: 9 Preludes for Solo Piano (Orenda '25) →
  9. James Brandon Lewis Quartet, Omni (Intakt) →
  10. Maria Schneider Orchestra, American Crow (ArtistShare) →

RARA AVIS (REISSUES/ARCHIVAL)

  1. Roy Hargrove, Bern (2000, Time Traveler) →
  2. Joe Henderson, Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase (1978, Resonance) →
  3. Oscar Peterson, The Classic Oscar Peterson Trio Sessions With Ray Brown & Ed Thigpen (1959-65, Mosaic) →
  4. Yusef Lateef, Alight Upon the Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase (1975, Resonance) →
  5. Mal Waldron, Stardust & Starlight: At the Jazz Showcase (1979, Resonance) →

 

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