8. Frank London / The Elders, ‘Spirit Stronger Than Blood’ One of several albums released this year by Frank London — a veteran trumpeter adept at klezmer, jazz and all manner of brass music ...

who became the artistic director of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz at U.C.L.A., left his longtime home on Blue Note Records and released a pair of spellbinding albums. (The other is ...

But let’s get to it. Here are the best jazz albums of 2022, and 10 runners-up, listed alphabetically.

Rather, they are the ages of three storied jazz saxophonists — Charles Lloyd, Charles McPherson and Sun Ra Arkestra leader Marshall Allen — who each released standout albums this year.

Herbie Hancock, who at 85 years young is one of the elder statesmen and authorities of jazz, says jazz is a spirit. Though traditions of the genre remain consistent through the decades ...

The albums under this heading are more jazz-adjacent than strictly jazz, and they incorporate a vast array of sounds and production techniques; you’re likely to hear something you’ve never ...