Stereogum's 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2023

Plus: Picks from some of the best jazz musicians today.

Published: December 13, 2023 17:23 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden... Matana Roberts Sep-29-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz
#2 Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Jaimie Branch Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz
#3 Protect Your Light Irreversible Entanglements Sep-08-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz
#5 Fire Illuminations Wadada Leo Smith, Orange Wave Electric Mar-31-2023, Jazz Fusion
#6 Love in Exile Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily Mar-24-2023, Ghazal
#7 Eye of I James Brandon Lewis Feb-03-2023, Spiritual Jazz
#8 Echoes Fire! Orchestra Apr-14-2023, Experimental Big Band
#9 Dynamic Maximum Tension Darcy James Argue's Secret Society Sep-08-2023, Progressive Big Band
#10 Phoenix Lakecia Benjamin Jan-27-2023, Post-Bop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden... | Matana Roberts | Album, Sep-29-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #2 | Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) | Jaimie Branch | Album, Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #3 | Protect Your Light | Irreversible Entanglements | Album, Sep-08-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #5 | Fire Illuminations | Wadada Leo SmithOrange Wave Electric | Album, Mar-31-2023, Jazz Fusion |
| #6 | Love in Exile | Arooj AftabVijay IyerShahzad Ismaily | Album, Mar-24-2023, Ghazal |
| #7 | Eye of I | James Brandon Lewis | Album, Feb-03-2023, Spiritual Jazz |
| #8 | Echoes | Fire! Orchestra | Album, Apr-14-2023, Experimental Big Band |
| #9 | Dynamic Maximum Tension | Darcy James Argue's Secret Society | Album, Sep-08-2023, Progressive Big Band |
| #10 | Phoenix | Lakecia Benjamin | Album, Jan-27-2023, Post-Bop |