Emma Rawicz: Chroma review – young British jazz star taking admirable risks

After the success of her teenage breakthrough Incantation, the saxophonist’s new album continues her warp-speed evolution

Kofi Flexxx: Flowers in the Dark review – jazz-hip-hop ensemble masterminded by Shabaka Hutchings

The Sons of Kemet frontman joins forces with associates including Alan Hawkins and Daisy George in an expansive collaboration that’s more than the sum of its parts

Matthew Halsall: An Ever Changing View review – a rich musical meditation

The Manchester trumpeter’s ninth album mixes ambient percussion and yearning melodies in enticing if familiar fashion

Alabaster DePlume: Come With Fierce Grace review – sublime, minimalist improvisation

The saxophonist-poet offers a looser, more eclectic counterpart to last year’s Gold, backed by skilled musicians who explore to striking effect

Jaimie Branch: Fly Or Die Fly Or Die Fly Or Die ((world war)) review – last post from a psychedelic warrior

The punk-jazz trumpeter died last year without star recognition but this posthumous album is testament to her inventiveness and commitment to ‘make music into the void’

Jon Batiste: World Music Radio review – safety-first global pop from a jazz superstar

The Grammy winner has amassed an array of international guest stars – reggaeton rappers, Lana Del Rey, Kenny G – for his vision of global pop, but the bland effect is more amiable than eclectic

Tyshawn Sorey Trio: Continuing review – genre-hopping triumph from award-winning drummer

Standard-song jazz interpretations by this group, helmed by drummer, composer and improviser Sorey, just don’t sound like anybody else’s

Johnathan Blake: Passage review – a vibrant tribute to his father

The Philadelphia drummer reunites his much-praised quintet for an uplifting tribute, featuring lush vibes, funky jams and irrepressible energy

Herbie Hancock review – still seeking the new after 50 years of jazz curiosity

Band featuring Terence Blanchard and drummer Jaylen Petinaud is firmly rooted in the present

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