The start of a new year is sometimes quiet for new releases, but not 2023!
Check out these jazz albums which came out in January 2023 which we reviewed…

Ever walk barefoot along a beach and watch the waves push sand and pebbles into shore, only to see them pulled back out again?
April Records
Benjamin Nørholm Jacobsen - ...

...an unmissable and joyous experience.
Palmetto Records PM2208CD
Fred Hersch (piano); esperanza spalding (voice)
Recorded at the Village Vanguard, NYC October 19-21, ...

...irrespective of genre has produced a recording that speaks clearly and directly to anyone prepared to listen.
Back Beat Edition BBE01CD
Dhafer Youssef (oud, vocals); ...

With Drifting, Mette Henriette fulfils the promise shown on her debut album.
ECM 2766 / 484 1952
Mette Henriette (tenor saxophone); Johan Lindvall (piano); Judith Hamann ...

This is free jazz for those who are wary of free jazz
Mack Avenue BRO 4003
Gerald Cleaver: drums; Kevin Ray: bass; Scott Robinson: tenor sax, alto clarinet, tarogato, ...

ECM 2749 / 453 944
Sebastian Rochford (composition, drums); Kit Downes (piano)
Music has the power to heal and cleanse, and this is something that Sebastian Rochford ...