Lars Danielsson/ Verneri Pohjola/ John Parricelli: Trio review – wine chateau sessions mingle mature sensibilities

Bassist Danielsson, guitarist Parricelli and trumpeter Pohjola combine folksy melodies, Latin grooves and free-roaming improv on this lustrous album

Michael Mayo: Fly review – a bravura fusion of original work and jazz standards

The US singer-composer’s self-produced follow-up to Bones shifts from soul to a lighter, happier jazz sound

Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Paul Motian: The Old Country review – a delightful return to a cherished jazz venue

Full of blistering bebop and entrancing swing, this 1992 recording showcases the pianist’s love of the Deer Head Inn, the clapboard 1840s hotel where he cut his teeth

Ashley Henry: Who We Are review – upbeat innovation from a pianist with talent to burn

The London-born musician laces his jazz with a heady blend of soul and hip-hop on this fierce but joyous second album

Anna Butterss: Mighty Vertebrate review – jazz meets post-rock on shape-shifting delight

With guests including Tortoise’s Jeff Parker, the LA bassist’s second solo album is cerebral, groovy and beyond categorisation

Ezra Collective: Dance, No One’s Watching review – new moves with an emotive edge

The Mercury-winning quintet bring high energy to Afrobeat, Latin and soulful grooves – yet it is in the quieter moments that a fresh musicality emerges

Alice Zawadzki/Fred Thomas/Misha Mullov-Abbado: Za Górami review – beautiful music and absorbing stories

Seven years after a supposed one-off gig, the jazz-immersed trio release their debut album full of uniquely conveyed songs drawing from European, Latin and Sephardic Jewish sources

Lady Gaga: Harlequin review – Joker companion album does jazz standards with a gaudy grin

The pop superstar sounds fully in her element in these immaculately covered classics, but the whiff of big band week on The X Factor is hard to shift

Paradise Cinema: Returning, Dream review – walking a fine balance between chaos and euphoria

Portico Quartet saxophonist Jack Wyllie teams up with three percussionists for a thunderous, west African-influenced second album

Daniel Inzani: Selected Worlds review – unhinged, exhilarating adventures in genre-hopping

In his first major solo release, the pianist and composer explores the very different sides to his musical personality across three contrasting but connected LPs

Wendy Eisenberg: Viewfinder review – insightful jazz voyage into life after laser eye surgery

Instrumental interludes and unexpected shifts in pace mix with Americana and jazz, while the singer-songwriter’s distinctive guitar sound drives a song cycle like no other

Etienne Charles: Creole Orchestra review – jazz trumpeter’s big band dream come true

The Trinidad-born musician and his 22-piece ensemble excel in all styles, from Benny Goodman and Eartha Kitt to Charles’s own Carib-flavoured compositions

Nala Sinephro: Endlessness review – cosmic jazz musician’s cycle-of-life meditation

The harpist-composer follows her remarkable debut with 10 lush, spacey electro-acoustic tracks featuring guests such as Nubya Garcia

Nala Sinephro: Endlessness review – heavenly harp swaps easy ambience for agitation

The follow-up to Space 1.8 pulses with meditative, spiritual-jazz elements, but amid soothing orchestrations, tension and surprise upend easy listening

Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band: Walk a Mile in My Shoe review – perseverance and Philly pride

Evans’ soulful and communal album explores his health condition with the help of A-list instrumentalists and vocal stars including Bilal and the legendary Lisa Fischer