Libero Farnè's Best Jazz Albums of 2025

By Libero Farnè
December 27, 2025
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Once again this year, the most forward-looking strand of the U.S. jazz scene has proven to be especially rich and compelling. In my list, however, I have tried to make room for a number of emblematic releases from the European scene, which remains consistently vital and authentic. In this spirit, I chose to highlight a historic figure such as Barry Guy, also because in the course of 2025 I had the privilege of hearing him live on two occasions.

Ambrose Akinmusire
Honey from a Winter Stone
Nonesuch Records

Tim Berne
Yikes Too
Screwgun Records

Peter Evans
Ars Ludicra
Self Produced

Jacob Garchik
Ye Olde 2: At the End of Time
Yestereve Records

Barry Guy London Jazz Composers Orchestra
Harmos-Krakòw
Not Two Records

Mary Halvorson
About Ghosts
Nonesuch Records

Donny McCaslin
Lullaby for the Lost
Edition Records

Gard Nilssen
Great Intentions
Action Jazz

Dan Rosenboom
Coordinates
Orenda Records

Spinifex
Maxximus
TryTone

Dan Weiss
Unclassified Affections
Pi Recordings

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