Lance Gurisik: Cull Portal review – drones, drums and disruptive drama
Gurisik’s startling album – think Aphex Twin meets Keith Jarrett – combines jazz, electronica and contemporary orchestral music to compelling, coherent effect
Enji: Ulaan review – elegant and powerful twist on traditional Mongolian music
The Ulaanbaatar-born singer shows there is more to her country than throat singing: her dextrous voice sits between jazz improv and ceremonial song
Elina Duni: A Time to Remember review – a unique voice in jazz
Albanian-born Elina Duni sounds intensely like herself while drawing on a variety of influences, as her impeccable trio back her with diamond-bright sounds
Samuel Blaser: Routes review – thrilling homage to a trombone icon
The Swiss musician’s tribute to the late Jamaican jazz and ska king Don Drummond is at once sinuous, sharp and sultry
Michael Blake/Chroma Nova: Dance of the Mystic Bliss review – joyously audacious jazz
The Canadian saxophonist showcases his flair for the intricate and spontaneous on an album that spans funky guitar hooks to Ellingtonesque reveries
Marquis Hill: Rituals + Routines review – cosmic jazz the mindful way
The genre-spanning Chicago trumpeter and guests focus on breathing, movement and cleansing on this brisk, playful album
Joshua Jaswon Octet: Polar Waters review – a soaring blend of jazz and poetry
The saxophonist’s heartfelt album on ecological themes is adventurous and musically playful
Naïssam Jalal: Healing Rituals review – cinematic album salutes the natural world
A remarkable artist, the visionary flautist and her skilful partners have created a startling album that draws on techniques from classical, jazz, hip-hop and more
Kassa Overall: Animals review – a jazz-hip-hop fusion of real artistry
The Seattle drummer, rapper and producer flits between drum kit and electronica, ferocity to tranquillity, on his third studio album
IDK: F65 review – lush, sprawling soundscapes
The lyrics matter less than the music on the British-American rapper’s overlong but sumptuous jazz-inflected third album
Chet Baker: Blue Room review – gorgeous unreleased sessions by maestro of drowsy jazz
On previously unheard 1979 recordings for Dutch radio, impulsive improvisations by the trumpeter-vocalist are expressed with his inimitable featherlight phrasing
Alfa Mist: Variables review – his own universe of genre-transcending music
Warm, subtle jazz rubs shoulders with hip-hop and R&B in an evocative album that hits the sweet spot between accessible and experimental
MultiTraction Orchestra: Reactor One review – spectral, alien improv
Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen finally meets his match with Alex Roth’s superb band, who push the limitations of their instruments and shift between many registers
Walter Smith III: Return to Casual review – a tenor sax player for our times
By turns elegant and mile-a-minute, the Texan makes his collaborative Blue Note debut with this classy set of originals – and a Kate Bush cover
Sissoko/Segal/Parisien/Peirani: Les Égarés review – genre-hoppers stray towards surprise
Émile Parisien’s soprano sax is the standout on this diverse and inventive set, which blends kora with Anatolian shindigs, klezmer with agile accordion