Hrayr Attarian's Best Releases of 2011
Jazz is a distinctly American art form with a universal appeal. Rooted in African-American culture, its various branches cover almost every country on earth. For this year end list I have chosen nine albums by international jazz musicians that were released in 2011. Here they are, in alphabetical order.
 Amina Alaoui Arco Iris (ECM) |  Tineke Postma The Dawn Of Light (Challenge Records) |  Ibrahim Maalouf Diagnostic (Harmonia Mundi) |
 Katya Sourikova Ivan's Dream (Weave Records) |  Etienne Charles Kaiso (Culture Shock Music) |  Ingrid Laubrock The Madness of Crowds (Intakt Records) |
 Cyminology Saburi (ECM) |  Enrico Rava Tribe (ECM) |  Satoko Fujii Watershed (Libra Records) |
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