Every year so much good music comes out. I like to share a representation of some of the great music I spent time with. Music that asked me to listen again and take a fresh view with each encounter. I’m drawn to artists like Salvant who keeps me guessing with what she’ll come up with next, Cahen who shows a variety of influences while creating a sound of her own, and Jadsa who brings a fresh approach to Brazilian music but still flies under the radar . Some of these, like Lackner and Brahem, are releases I hope you will take the time to just sit back and enjoy the beauty.
| Artist | Album | Label | |
| 1 | Benjamin Lackner | Spindrift | ECM |
| 2 | Laura Cahen | De L’Autre Cote | Pias |
| 3 | Anouar Brahem | After the Last Sky | ECM |
| 4 | Caiman Gilmore | Blackgate | New Amsterdam |
| 5 | Anoushka Shankar | Chapter III – We Return to Light | Leiter |
| 6 | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Oh Snap | Nonesuch |
| 7 | Mari Boine | Alva | Norse Music |
| 8 | Jadsa | big buraco | RISCO |
| 9 | Ambrose Akinmusire | Honey From a Winter Stone | Nonesuch |
| 10 | Ochin Pakhi | Praner Alap: Meeting of Hearts | Innova |
