People keep saying things like ‘music has gone to shit’ or ‘back in the golden days of music’. While in fact, we’re living in the golden age of music. It’s true, music has never been as good as it is today, if you know where to look. There’s a lot more people making music, which gives you a lot more to filter through.

Don’t be lazy and stick to your local radio or social feeds. If you want quality music look for it. 2015 was an amazing year musically, below is the jazz side of that.

1. Partikel: String Theory

Sample:

Buy it: http://www.whirlwindrecordings.com/string-theory/

2. Misha Mullov-Abbado: New Ansonia

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Buy it: https://mishamullov-abbado.bandcamp.com/

3. Sons Of Kemet: Lest We Forget What We Came Here To Do

Sample:

Buy it: https://sonsofkemet.bandcamp.com/album/lest-we-forget-what-we-came-here-to-do

4. John Scofield: Past Present

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Buy it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014M2LV9U/178-1103080-8118931?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

5. Kenny Wheeler: Songs For Quintet

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Buy it: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Songs-Quintet-Kenny-Wheeler/dp/B00Q5OCUB2

6. Get the Blessing: Astronautus

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Buy it: https://gettheblessing.bandcamp.com/

7. Wild Card: Organic Riot

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Buy it: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00U3WJ5BK?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

8. Snarky Puppy: Sylva

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Buy it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UIMEDGM?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B00UIMEDGM&linkCode=xm2&tag=various02-20

9. Dave Douglas: Quintet Brazen Heat

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Buy it: http://music.davedouglas.com/album/brazen-heart

10. Kamasi Washington: The Epic

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Buy it: http://ninjatune.net/release/kamasi-washington/the-epic/