Dan Buskirk hosts a jazz show from 11 am – 2 pm every Monday. Here are his favorite jazz albums of the year!

1. Amir ElSaffar Two Rivers Ensemble – Inana (Pi Recordings)
2. Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnics feat. Nona Hendryx – It’s Time (Katalyst)
3. FAB Trio (Billy Bang/Joe Fonda/Barry Altschul) – History of Jazz in Reverse (TUM Records)
4. Nicole Mitchell – Awakening (Delmark)
5. Odean Pope – Universal Sounds (Porter)