2016: a new year for music....

It seems like most of the December releases are greatest hit packages targeting Christmas. However, there is a new Feelies release "In Between" that drops Feb. 24th.

New jazz stars get my most attention such as

Sona Jobarteh
Esperanza Spalding
Nneka
Beka Gochiashvli(new young jazz prodigy) with Chick Corea's "Friends"
New projects of Marc Ribot, former Tom Waits guitarist also great!
Snarky Puppy -- big funky band soon to be very known for sure!
Melody Gardot -- sexiest voice on planet
Banda Magda
KTU
Nils Petter Molvaer
Wolfgang Hafner and Jazz Baltica
Lars Danielsson 
Marcus Wasilewski (trio)
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New classical musicians I like are :

Joshua Bell, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Olga Kern.
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Among the rock bands I have substantially fewer folks, but want to mention

Mastadon -- Nu Metal
Bullet For My Valentine -- old school heavy metal
Death -- Neo-punk rock
Marc Ribot and Ceramic Dog -- neo-punk rock
Liquid Tension Experiment (Tony levin with members of Dream Theater except vocal)
B.L.U.E -- not sure how current they are but it's Brufford Levin Upper Extremities 

It's been a good year for Metal;
Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Testament.

Bob Mould

The Rolling Stones Blue and Lonesome