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

Meshell Ndegeocello: No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin review – a fire reignited

Baldwin’s stinging words on race and America are matched with the kind of musical eloquence that the great writer himself so admired

Maestros in Fusion review – virtuosic Indian ensemble knit two traditions together

Six supremely talented jazz and classical instrumentalists, whose humility belies their mastery, all show how malleable and moving their music can be

Mark Winkler: The Rules Don’t Apply review – crisp, timeless joie de vivre

The LA singer-songwriter and co hit the sweet spot once more on this elegant set of originals and covers, which include a surprising Beatles number