Easily my vote for the best jazz release of 2023, which has been a pretty strong year for those of us in search of new jazz.
Ingrid Laubrock - The Last Quiet Place (2023)
First of all, this woman has some pretty serious chops on sax. Second, her compositions are extremely good and creative.
This is pretty complex stuff, with great playing and improvising by all musicians. Not really what I’d consider avant-garde, but not playing it safe either.
