Pitchfork's 30 Best Jazz and Experimental Albums of 2023
Our favorite unfamiliar, unsettling, provocative, transgressive, spaced-out, psychedelic, surreal, meditative, and confrontational albums of the year.
Published: December 14, 2023 14:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Blue Sun | André 3000 | Nov-17-2023, New Age |
| #2 | Love in Exile | Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily | Mar-24-2023, Ghazal |
| #3 | Jump On It | Bill Orcutt | Apr-28-2023, American Primitivism |
| #4 | Sun Arcs | Blue Lake | Jun-23-2023, Ambient Americana |
| #5 | Lados B | Daniel Villarreal | Oct-06-2023, Jazz-Funk |
| #6 | June 22 (feat. Hamid Drake, Tatsu Aoki, Thymme Jones & Joshua Abrams) | Drazek Fuscaldo | Nov-17-2023, |
| #7 | Perpetual Morphosis | Dustin Wong | Aug-04-2023, Electronic |
| #8 | Sounds While Waiting | Ellen Arkbro | Oct-13-2023, Drone |
| #10 | Romantic Piano | Gia Margaret | May-26-2023, Ambient |
| #11 | Off-Piste | Greg Foat, Art Themen | Apr-14-2023, Jazz Fusion |
| #12 | Dolphin | Greg Foat, Gigi Masin | Jun-16-2023, Ambient |
| #13 | Protect Your Light | Irreversible Entanglements | Sep-08-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #14 | Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) | Jaimie Branch | Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #16 | Point Of Entry | Jonny Nash | Jul-21-2023, Ambient |
| #17 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #18 | Atlas | Laurel Halo | Sep-22-2023, Ambient |
| #19 | Next Door | Leo Takami | Sep-29-2023, Nu Jazz |
| #20 | The Ceiling Reposes | Lia Kohl | Mar-10-2023, Ambient |
| #21 | Oh Me Oh My | Lonnie Holley | Mar-10-2023, Soul |
| #22 | Slowly Forgetting, Barely Remembering | Martyna Basta | Apr-28-2023, Electroacoustic |
| #23 | Since Time Is Gravity | Natural Information Society | Apr-14-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #24 | Dream Box | Pat Metheny | Jun-16-2023, Post-Bop |
| #26 | Tête-À-Tête | Ruth Anderson, Annea Lockwood | Apr-28-2023, Electroacoustic |
| #27 | Jasmine on a Night in July | Scree | Mar-10-2023, Jazz Fusion |
| #28 | Vidrio | Titanic, I la Católica, Mabe Fratti | Oct-20-2023, Post-Minimalism |
| #29 | Synth Waltzes and Accordion Laments | Yara Asmar | Oct-13-2023, Ambient |
| #30 | 12 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Jan-17-2023, Ambient |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Blue Sun | André 3000 | Album, Nov-17-2023, New Age |
| #2 | Love in Exile | Arooj AftabVijay IyerShahzad Ismaily | Album, Mar-24-2023, Ghazal |
| #3 | Jump On It | Bill Orcutt | Album, Apr-28-2023, American Primitivism |
| #4 | Sun Arcs | Blue Lake | Album, Jun-23-2023, Ambient Americana |
| #5 | Lados B | Daniel Villarreal | Album, Oct-06-2023, Jazz-Funk |
| #6 | June 22 (feat. Hamid Drake, Tatsu Aoki, Thymme Jones & Joshua Abrams) | Drazek Fuscaldo | Album, Nov-17-2023, |
| #7 | Perpetual Morphosis | Dustin Wong | Album, Aug-04-2023, Electronic |
| #8 | Sounds While Waiting | Ellen Arkbro | Album, Oct-13-2023, Drone |
| #10 | Romantic Piano | Gia Margaret | Album, May-26-2023, Ambient |
| #11 | Off-Piste | Greg FoatArt Themen | Album, Apr-14-2023, Jazz Fusion |
| #12 | Dolphin | Greg FoatGigi Masin | Album, Jun-16-2023, Ambient |
| #13 | Protect Your Light | Irreversible Entanglements | Album, Sep-08-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #14 | Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) | Jaimie Branch | Album, Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #16 | Point Of Entry | Jonny Nash | Album, Jul-21-2023, Ambient |
| #17 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #18 | Atlas | Laurel Halo | Album, Sep-22-2023, Ambient |
| #19 | Next Door | Leo Takami | Album, Sep-29-2023, Nu Jazz |
| #20 | The Ceiling Reposes | Lia Kohl | Album, Mar-10-2023, Ambient |
| #21 | Oh Me Oh My | Lonnie Holley | Album, Mar-10-2023, Soul |
| #22 | Slowly Forgetting, Barely Remembering | Martyna Basta | Album, Apr-28-2023, Electroacoustic |
| #23 | Since Time Is Gravity | Natural Information Society | Album, Apr-14-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #24 | Dream Box | Pat Metheny | Album, Jun-16-2023, Post-Bop |
| #26 | Tête-À-Tête | Ruth AndersonAnnea Lockwood | Album, Apr-28-2023, Electroacoustic |
| #27 | Jasmine on a Night in July | Scree | Album, Mar-10-2023, Jazz Fusion |
| #28 | Vidrio | TitanicI la CatólicaMabe Fratti | Album, Oct-20-2023, Post-Minimalism |
| #29 | Synth Waltzes and Accordion Laments | Yara Asmar | Album, Oct-13-2023, Ambient |
| #30 | 12 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album, Jan-17-2023, Ambient |