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Hrayr Attarian's Best Releases of 2011

By Hrayr Attarian
December 29, 2011
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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

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Arco Iris
(ECM)

Tineke Postma

saxophone, alto
b.1978

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The Dawn Of Light
(Challenge Records)

Ibrahim Maalouf

trumpet
b.1980

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Diagnostic
(Harmonia Mundi)

Katya Sourikova

piano

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Ivan's Dream
(Weave Records)

Etienne Charles

trumpet
b.1983

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Kaiso
(Culture Shock Music)

Ingrid Laubrock

saxophone
b.1970

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The Madness of Crowds
(Intakt Records)

Cyminology

band / ensemble / orchestra

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Saburi
(ECM)

Enrico Rava

trumpet
b.1939

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Tribe
(ECM)

Satoko Fujii

piano
b.1958

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Watershed
(Libra Records)

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