Mark Corroto’s Best Recordings Of 2021

Another year in jazz, and another year in global pandemic jazz. When we look back on these times, I believe we will refer to them much like the designations BC and AD (or BCE and CE, if you like). We’ll ask, what was music like before masks and social distancing; and, remember when we squeezed together in that small club to catch the duo Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love? For many, adventurous music listening has morphed into a solitary activity, and that’s not necessarily a negative… [ read more ]