Best of 2022: The Top 10 Jazz2K Releases of 2022 – Nippertown

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Album cover with a map of the Americas in brown on a blue background. The text reads

I think it’s about that time. LET’S COUNT ‘EM DOWN!

NUMBER TEN…

THE OSTARA PROJECT – The Ostara Project (Cellar Music Group)

First there was Lioness. Then there was Artemis. Now Canadian label Cellar Music Group brings us another all-women, all-star jazz band in The Ostara Project. (FUN FACT: Ostara is the Germanic goddess of the Spring Equinox.) Led by JUNO Award winning altoist Allison Au, the Project’s eponymous release features killer originals with a wild reboot of “Bye Bye Blackbird.” This may be the best time for women…