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
Mark Cherrie Quartet: Any Anxious Colour review – carnival-flavoured steel pan jazz
The musician and TV composer channels his Caribbean heritage into an irresistible mix of ballads and rock-outs
André 3000 review – live spiritual jazz leaves hip-hop visionary with nowhere to hide
The former rapper starts promisingly with earthy improvisation but the band drifts disappointingly with no solos and few flashes of emotion
Ross Lorraine: More from the Heart review – refreshing summer jazz songs
The British composer and pianist is joined by a classy lineup of vocalists and sextet for 12 cliche-free originals
Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding: Milton + Esperanza review – Brazilian giant finds a new groove
The 81-year-old singer’s collaboration with the US jazz bassist reworks past songs in lively and expansive ways, masterfully blending their exciting voices
Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding: Milton + Esperanza review – a quixotic double act
The veteran Brazilian singer and US composer-musician’s contrasting vocal styles captivate on an album that also features Paul Simon and Dianne Reeves
Meshell Ndegeocello: No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin review – an inspiring homage
Part church service, part exploration of Black identity, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s tribute to Baldwin revisits his writing in the light of Black Lives Matter
Wayne Shorter: Celebration Volume 1 review – first posthumous LP is a true classic
This 2014 live recording of the saxophonist’s late-career quartet showcases one of the great modern jazz bands and the enthralling genius of their leader