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Visions host Kaleigh Wilder brings listeners groovy new artists to watch for and old re-released jazz favorites from 2025.

Jazz was all over the place in 2022. I mean that as a compliment, and with an intended double meaning: We saw some great examples of improvisers flowing through the culture, and we also heard ...

NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling. The elite, no-skips albums of the year.

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John Sharpe's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025 article by John Sharpe, published on December 28, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more ...