The Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll
Tyshawn Sorey tops the Frances Davis Jazz Poll at mid-year, spurring a reflection on signal vs. noise in a crowded jazz landscape.
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The Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll at Midyear: Warming Up a Riff — How It Happened, and Why It Matters
Few things more clearly attest to the endurance of the human spirit and the drive for creativity than the uninterrupted and unstoppable torrent of brilliant new jazz albums we’ve already seen this year.
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