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) |