TOP JAZZ ALBUMS, 2022

Do ya like jazz?  We do too!  Here’s the top Jazz albums as decided by the hive mind of CJAM programmers for 2022

#20 – NEIL SWAINSON, Fire In The West (Toronto, ON)

#19 – CLEAR PATH ENSEMBLE, Solar Eclipse (Wellington, New Zealand)

#18 – CHARLIE GABRIEL, 89 (New Orleans, LA)

#17 – DAVE STRYKER, As We Are (New York, NY)

#16 – NIXON, CROFT, AND GORETTI, In Congruence (Buffalo, NY)

#15 – ERNESTO CERVINI, Joy (Toronto, ON)

#14 – VARIOUS, Blue Note Reimagined II 

#13 – PIA HERNANDEZ, La Emperatriz (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

#12 – JOE BOWDEN, Black To The Roots (Toronto, ON)

#11 – MAKAYA MCCRAVEN, In These Times (Chicago, IL)

#10 – MALI OBOMSAWIN, Sweet Tooth (Portland, ME)

#9 – IMMANUEL WILKINS, The 7th Hand (Upper Darby, PA)

#8 – ALISON SHEARER, View From Above (Brooklyn, NY)

#7 – GARRETT SARACHO, JID015 (Los Angeles, CA)

#6 – MELISSA ALDANA, 12 Stars (Las Vegas, NV)

#5 – MIRIODOR, Elements (Washington, D.C.)

#4 – APOLLO SUNS, A Relationship Of Force (Winnipeg, MB)

#3 – MAKAYA MCCRAVEN, Deciphering The Message (USA)

#2 – BILL FRISELL, Four (USA)

#1 – SAM KIRMAYER, In This Moment (Montreal, QC)