Laurence Donohue-Greene, Managing Editor (The New York City Jazz Record)

BEST NEW RELEASES (2018)

Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids - An Angel Fell (Strut)

Sylvie Courvoisier Trio - D’Agala (Intakt)

Dave Holland (Evan Parker, Craig Taborn) - Uncharted Territories (Dare2)

Lee Konitz/Dan Tepfer - Decade (Impulse)

Michael Leonhart Orchestra - The Painted Lady Suite (Sunnyside)

Johan Lindström Septett - Music For Empty Halls (Moserobie)

Brian Marsella Trio - Outspoken: The Music of the Legendary Hasaan (Tzadik)

Christian McBride - New Jawn (Mack Avenue-Brother Mister Prod.)

Thumbscrew - Theirs (Cuneiform)

John Zorn - In a Convex Mirror (Tzadik)

MUSICIANS OF THE YEAR (2018): Satoko Fujii; Joel Ross; Mary Halvorson

HISTORICAL RELEASES OF THE YEAR (2018)

1- Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet - The Complete Lansdowne Recordings (1965-1969) (Jazzman)

2- Various - The Savory Collection 1935-1940 (Mosaic)

3- John Coltrane - Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album (Impulse-Verve)