73rd DownBeat Critics Poll

73rd Annual DownBeat Critics Poll 2025

  Hall of fame:

Anthony Braxton








Jazz artist of the year:

James Brandon Lewis








Top Jazz Albums:


1. Patricia Brennan Septet - Breaking stretch (Pyroclastic)




2. Ambrose Akinmusire - Honey from a winter stone (Nonesuch)

3. Kris Davis Trio - Run the gauntlet (Pyroclastic)

4. Tyshawn Sorey - The susceptible now (Pi)

5. Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson - Bone bells (Pyroclastic)

6. Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers - Central Park’s mosaics of Reservoir Lake paths and gardens (Red Hook)

7. Immanuel Wilkins - Blues blood (Blue Note)

7. Tomeka Reid Quartet - 3+3 (Cuneiform)

9. Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - The way out of easy (International Anthem)

10. David Murray Quartet - Francesca (Intakt)