Greentea Peng: Man Made review – featherlight, even in anger Hip-hop, jazz and righteous reggae blend elegantly in the singer-songwriter’s message-driven debut album
Black Midi review – punk-jazz power is a recipe for success The London rockers pack a punch with a thunderous recital of their new album. Shame about the sound…
Jim Snidero: Live at the Deer Head Inn review – a glorious sense of swing Snidero and band take comfort music to the next level
Black Midi: Cavalcade review – freakish parade of prog-jazz extremity There’s a impressive maelstrom of moods on the Mercury nominees’ new album, building to a fantastical, absurdist whole
Ches Smith and We All Break: Path of Seven Colors review – a tour de force of jazz innovation Haitian traditions inspire the percussionist’s exhilarating hybrid of melodic drums, evocative vocals and fiery improvisation
Sons of Kemet: Black to the Future review – an eloquent dance between anger and joy Shabaka Hutchings and co’s urgent fourth album lifts the spirits and feeds the soul
Sam Braysher Trio: Dance Little Lady, Dance Little Man review – 11 tales of the unexpected The alto saxophonist and his rhythm section are on top form in this collection of radically inventive remakes
Jaubi: Nafs at Peace review – Pakistani band battle ego with improv Jaubi continue to stretch the boundaries of Indian classical music using guitars, synths and multi-genre guests
Moses Boyd: Live from the Barbican review – master of the universe The producer-drummer leads from the back in a virtuosic set that draws on last year’s cross-pollinating Dark Matter
Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey: Uneasy review – fired-up improv Touching on both Cole Porter and Eric Garner, this long-time trio invigorate bop with thrilling, socially conscious free jazz
Group Sounds Four & Five: Black & White Raga review – the sound of buoyant optimism Two previously unreleased sessions by Henry Lowther’s mid-60s group represent a missing link in British free-form jazz
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, LSO: Promises review – extraordinary Five years in the making, this breathtaking album transcends the genres each of its three collaborators bring to the table
Charles Lloyd & the Marvels: Tone Poem review – heady ideas from a celebrated jazz elder The third album in this partnership sees the tenor saxophonist deftly occupied in takes on Ornette Coleman, Leonard Cohen and the Beach Boys
Tommy Flanagan: In His Own Sweet Time review – a masterly touch He played for everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to John Coltrane, but solo the pianist is a truly captivating force
Pauline Anna Strom: Angel Tears in Sunlight review – synth iconoclast’s glorious final album Strom’s first album in 30 years – and last, following her death in December – is a quiet riot of digitally manipulated drones and noise