Summer Chill by Joe Webb review – the soundtrack to an imaginary 60s pool party
Inspired by old teen movies, Webb and his A-team swing into action with a set of classy instrumentals
Tumi Mogorosi: Group Theory: Black Music review – bombastic jazz rooted in radical thought
The South African drummer and friends pair the self-obliterating spirit of Coltrane, Ayler and poet Amiri Baraka with a nine-piece choir to create a layered and compelling work
Avishai Cohen Trio: Shifting Sands review – exhilarating, incandescent jazz
With Elchin Shirinov on keys and 21-year-old sensation Roni Kaspi on drums, Cohen delivers a stark, superb set
Grand Union Orchestra: Made By Human Hands review – endless variety
A career-spanning collection celebrates 40 years of this exuberant, genre-defying big band
George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic review – fabulous fusions on farewell tour
At 81, Clinton occasionally needs to sit down, but his band more than carry him with musicianship that straddles acid-rock, jazz and more
Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis / Belladonna review – new landmarks in an inimitable jazz discography
The release of two contrasting albums demonstrate how far this inventive, singleminded guitarist has come, and offers a glimpse of a dazzling future
Wolfgang Haffner: Dream Band Live in Concert review – great grooves with big-band fire
The German jazz drummer’s seven-piece packs a mighty and accurately delivered punch in this uplifting set
BBCNOW CoLaboratory/Monbet review – experimental evening is great fun
French-Irish conductor and violinist Fiona Monbet oversaw a chameleonic programme that incorporated blues, bossa nova and a ballet suite
Spiritualized: Everything Was Beautiful review – a sweet din of magnificent melodies
The space rockers’ ninth outing is their most assured in a long time, revelling in ecstatic keyboards and orchestral wallopsps
Malcolm Earle Smith: Vocal Intent review – a singing trombonist? You bet…
The British trombonist’s first vocal album breathes new life into old standards with huge flair
Sault: Air review – a daring act of creative rebirth pays off
Taking bold risks with a mostly wordless sixth album, Dean Josiah Cover ascends to spiritual new heights
Flora Purim: If You Will review – a happy 80th birthday return
The first lady of Brazilian music is back with a celebratory album that keeps it in the family
Trish Clowes: A View With a Room review – a dreamy mix of structure and eclectic improv
Cinematic reveries and uncliched improv come together on the saxophonist-composer’s impressive seventh album
Mark Turner: Return from the Stars review – out of this world
The American saxophonist’s ace quartet rise to the challenge of his demanding compositions with real flair
Brad Mehldau: Jacob’s Ladder review – prog rock and Bible stories make for unique, ingenious jazz
The pianist draws on an unlikely combination of childhood obsessions for this hard-hitting, audacious electronic hybrid