This is Part 3 of some of the jazz albums that critics and reviewers believe are worth our attention. And I do too—for the ones I’m choosing to spotlight on this series of podcasts.

You’ll hear a track from the latest recordings of the following great artists:

Shakti (w. John McLaughlin)

Billy Valentine

Joshua Redman with Gabrielle Cavassa

Aline Homzy

Joey Alexander

Espen Eriksen with Andy Sheppard

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society

Arturo O’Farrill

Florian Arbenz w. Nils Wogram

Arbenz, Krijger, and Osby

Definitely an antidote to that oft stated complaint that only the old stuff is worth listening to.