The March 2023 selection will start as a list, without review.

Yes, it’s a bit raw. But this month looks so good, there’s no point in waiting at the risk of missing the releases of the following albums; our inputs or reviews will come later.

So, what should you expect from jazz this month? Welcome to our March 2023 selection of albums that have already been released or will soon be released this month (“What to Wait For”). These albums got our full attention and are worth your time. They are listed in order of release date.

Mars 2023 Selection

Anat Fort: piano; Gary Wang: double bass; Roland Schneider: drums
Release date March 3, 2023

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Tomas Fujiwara: drums; Gerald Cleaver: drums; Mary Halvorson: guitar; Brandon Seabrook: guitar; Ralph Alessi: trumpet; Taylor Ho Bynum: cornet
Release date March 3, 2023

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Alex Ward: clarinet, electric guitar; Charlotte Keeffe: trumpet, flugelhorn; Otto Willberg: double bass; Andrew Lisle: drums
Release date March 3, 2023

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Angel Bat Dawid: compositor, arranger, conducted | Tha ArkeStarzz: Dr. Charles Joseph Smith: piano; Jeremiah Hunt: contrabass; Vincent Davis: percussion; Xristian Espinoza: auxiliary instruments; Norman W. Long: electronics; Dr. Adam Zanolini: flute; Hannah Washington: clarinet; Sam Thousand: trumpet; Isaiah Collier: soprano saxophone; Fred Jackson Jr.: alto saxophone; Kwesaiah: tenor saxophone; J’Niya Blunt, DaJour Smith: violin; Michelle Manson: viola; Olula: cello | Tha Choruzz: Tramaine Parker: soprano; Monique Golding: alto; Deacon Julian Otis Cooke: tenor; Phillip Armstrong: baritone | Special Cosmic Guests: Marshall Allen: alto sax, Ewi; Knoel Scott: percussion
Release date March 24, 2023

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Vijay Iyer: piano, electronics; Shahzad Ismaily: bass, Moog synth: Arooj Aftab: vocals
Release date March 24, 2023

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Ingrid Laubrock: tenor and soprano saxophones; Mazz Swift: violin; Tomeka Reid: cello; Brandon Seabrook: guitar; Michael Formanek: double bass; Tom Rainey: drums
Release date March 31, 2023

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“That’s why the studio is there. The studio is not just for capturing or sampling sounds, but it’s also an instrument which one can use to not just enhance but build a larger creation.”
–Wadada Leo Smith

Wadada Leo Smith: trumpet; Nels Cline: electric guitar; Brandon Ross: electric guitar; Bill Laswell, Melvin Gibbs: electric bass; Mauro Refosco: percussion; Pheeroan aKLaff: drumset; Hardedge: electronics
Release date March 31, 2023

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Rob Mazurek: director, composer, trumpets, voice, launeddas, electronic treatments; Jeff Parker: guitar; Craig Taborn: wurlitzer, moog matriarch; Angelica Sanchez: wurlitzer, piano, moog sub 37; Damon Locks: voice, electronics, samplers, text; Gerald Cleaver: drums; Mauricio Takara: electronic percussion, percussion; Nicole Mitchell: flute, voice
Release date March 31, 2023

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Phil Minton: voice; Pat Thomas: piano, electronics; Dave Tucker: electric, acoustic guitars; Roger Turner: drums, percussion
Release date March 31, 2023

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Jazz March 2023 – New Records Selection

• Anat Fort Trio – The Berlin Sessions (Sunnyside Records)
• Tomas Fujiwara – March On (Self-release)
• Alex Ward Item 4 – Furthered (577 Records)
• Angel Bat Dawid – Requiem for Jazz (International Anthem)
• Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily – Love in Exile (Verve Records)
• Ingrid Laubrock – The Last Quiet Place (Pyroclastic)
• Wadada Leo Smith, Orange Wave Electric – Fire Illuminations (Kabell Records)
• Rob Mazurek, Exploding Star Orchestra – Lightning Dreamers (International Anthem)
• Phil Minton, Pat Thomas, Dave Tucker, Roger Turner – Scatter: On A Clear Day Like This (577 Records)

Next, discover the selection of our Best Jazz Albums 2023.

Playlist

Listen to these tracks on our Spotify playlist ↗.

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