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Best Jazz of 2023

December 30, 2023

This was an extraordinary year for women musicians and my top 25 albums reflect that. My list also includes a separate category of Historical albums, limited to five. As promised to Terri Lyne Carrington in my final episode of 2023 in the podcast Strictly Jazz Sounds, I intend to advance the names of women in jazz. Not because they are women but because they are outstanding artists who are women. Most notably, Lakecia Benjamin. 2023 was the year of Lakecia Benjamin in jazz. Photo of Lakecia Benjamin complements of her website. Best Historical: To discover that there is another recording,

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“Stephen is one of the best interviewers I have ever had the pleasure of having a conversation with. The depth of the research he did prior to the interview and the directions in which he steered our conversation helped me address important questions of intention and resolve in my practice. In short, Stephen helped me reflect and grow as an artist in a way that few, if any, interviewers ever do.”
Fabian Almazan
Last January, just after playing with the Avishai Cohen's Quartet in New-York, I was invited by the Columbus Ohio non-profit organization A Tribe for Jazz, to spend (a) few days with them…I gave an intimate solo performance at the Bexley Public Library in Columbus. It’s in this same space that I met Stephen Braunginn for a recorded interview that you can listen to on his Strictly Jazz Sounds Podcast. It was a really pleasant experience. Steven’s approach, listening and sensitivity allowed me to tell a little bit about who I am both musically and off the bandstand. He definitely got the best out of me!!
Yonathan Avishai
“You are really well-informed. I think this is the most well-informed interview I’ve done, so thank you for that.”
Terri Lyne Carrington
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