The Testament of Ann Lee with Daniel Blumberg and Amanda Seyfried review – yelps, bells and bruised beauty

Live on stage the Oscar-winning composer’s score is disorientating, ecstatic and strange. Its star, Amanda Seyfried’s pure voice is the anchor in a brief but absorbing set

Julie Campiche: Unspoken review – a harpist’s tender, quietly radical hymn to women who endure

The composer’s first unaccompanied album turns extended harp technique into music of intimacy, restraint and conviction – inspired by the women who shaped her world

Iain Ballamy: Riversphere Vol 1 review – an exquisite flow of genre, harmony and improv

The 80s sax star leads an A-list quartet, plus a shared trumpet role for Laura Jurd and Ballamy’s son Charlie

Mulatu Astatke review – father of Ethio-jazz still innovating during farewell tour

The pioneering 81-year-old vibes player, keyboardist and percussionist creates a controlled whirlwind of experimentation and excitement

أحمد [Ahmed]: Sama’a (Audition) review – a wild, world-spanning act of musical devotion

The British free-jazz pianist Pat Thomas leads his quartet through a powerful fusion of Sufi inspiration, rhythmic intensity and improvisational fire

Sebastian Rochford: Finding Ways review – Polar Bear drummer’s strikingly varied quest into the aftermath of grief

Rochford showcases his signature alchemic touch, featuring seven electric guitarists in a fusion of improv, reggae and romantic pop

Various Artists – Pasé Bél Tan: Francophonies and Creolities in Louisiana review – foot-stomping joy

Influenced by jazz and early blues, this collection of largely African American folk music from the 50s to the 80s spans poignant lyricism to full-throated celebration

Cécile McLorin Salvant: Oh Snap review – a jazz artist of rare gifts and fearless variety

From breezy swing to scampering synths, folksy harmonies to stark wails of the soul, Salvant’s crystalline vocals shine across her ingenious experiments

Linda May Han Oh: Strange Heavens review – ideas and invention burst from a great jazz trio

Ambrose Akinmusire and Tyshawn Sorey join the bassist-composer on originals and covers that are rhapsodic, rhythmic and tonally warm

Anthony Braxton: Quartet (England) 1985 review – recovered cassettes capture foursome in fantastic flux

The free-collective energy of one of Braxton’s most intuitive groups jostles and enchants as a mirror of life’s rhythms

Kokoroko: Tuff Times Never Last review – ruminative jazz outfit get stuck in a relaxed rut

The London collective have an easygoing, ruminative sound – briefly lifted here by moments of lively counterpoint – that can feel all too placid

Joshua Redman: Words Fall Short review – improviser’s playful delight in music-making never ceases

The US saxophonist pulls back the vocals of his last record to present a new ensemble and all-original repertoire, resulting in an ideal balance of ingenuity and rapport

Mary Halvorson: About Ghosts review – restless beauty from jazz’s shape-shifting guitarist

The Brooklyn boundary-pusher’s expanded ensemble returns with a kaleidoscopic blend of angular rhythms, intricate melodies and thrilling improvisations

Sun-Mi Hong: Fourth Page: Meaning of a Nest review – storytelling and adventure from feted Korean jazz composer

Ideas of migration and self-discovery inspire the latest album from Hong and her imaginative band, entwined with harmonies and delicate effects

Idris Ackamoor Ankhestra, Rhodessa Jones, Danny Glover: Artistic Being review – powerful live set from the Afrofuturist and friends

This San Francisco session released for Record Store Day sets spoken word to Ackamoor’s uncompromising but joyous spiritual jazz