| Month | Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|
| January | 6 | Pentagon Tapes | Dag Arnesen Trio | Losen | | [58] |
| 13 | Hà Nội Duo | Nguyên Lê featuring Paolo Fresu | ACT | Executive producer Siggi Loch | [59] |
| Danse | Colin Vallon Trio | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [60] |
| Up and Coming | John Abercrombie Quartet (Marc Copland, Drew Gress, Joey Baron) | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [61] |
| The Invariant | Benedikt Jahnel Trio (Antonio Miguel, Owen Howard) | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [62] |
| Politur Passiarer | Scheen Jazzorkester & Audun Kleive | Losen | | [63] |
| 20 | Chromola | 1982 (Nils Økland, Sigbjørn Apeland, Øyvind Skarbø) | Heilo | | [64] |
| Vit | Christer Fredriksen | Losen | Produced by Christer Fredriksen | [65] |
| 27 | Elegy | Theo Bleckmann with Ben Monder, Shai Maestro, Chris Tordini, John Hollenbeck | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [66] |
| Godspeed | Morten Schantz | Edition | Produced by Morten Schantz with Kristian Thomsen | [67] |
| Meet Me At The Movies | Viktoria Tolstoy | ACT | Produced by Nils Landgren executive producer Siggi Loch | [68] |
| Piano Song | Matthew Shipp Trio | Thirsty Ear | Produced by Peter Gordon | [69] |
| Potsdamer Platz | Jan Lundgren | ACT | Produced by Siggi Loch | [70] |
| Quiet Dreams | Hilde Hefte | Ponca Jazz | | [71] |
| February | 3 | Daylight Ghosts | Craig Taborn | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [72] |
| Ut Og Se Noe Annet | Marthe Wang | Kirkelig Kulturverksted | Produced by Markus Lillehaug Johnsen. Nominated for the folk Spellemannprisen | [73] [74] [75] |
| My Foolish Heart | Ralph Towner | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [76] |
| 10 | La Diversité | Nicolas Kummert | Edition | | [77] |
| Third Set | Oleta Adams | | | [78] |
| 17 | Axis | Irabagon, Hegre & Drønen | Rune Grammofon | | [79] |
| 24 | Drunk | Thundercat | Brainfeeder | Produced by Flying Lotus, Mono/Poly, Sounwave, Thundercat | [80] |
| Potsdamer Platz | Jan Lundgren | ACT | Produced by Siggi Loch | [81] |
| The Roc | Daniel Herskedal | Edition | Produced by Daniel Herskedal | [82] |
| Sooner And Later | Julia Hülsmann Trio | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [83] |
| March | 3 | Rímur | Trio Mediaeval / Arve Henriksen | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [84] |
| 7 | Animals | Megalodon Collective | Jazzland | | [85] |
| 17 | Asian Field Variations | Louis Sclavis, Dominique Pifarely, Vincent Courtois | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [86] |
| Metrics | Stephan Meidell | Hubro | | [87] |
| 24 | Dance of Time | Eliane Elias | Concord | Produced by Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson, Steve Rodby | [88] |
| Preverbal | Matthew Stevens | Ropeadope | | [89] |
| Vessel in Orbit | Whit Dickey, Mat Maneri, and Matthew Shipp | AUM Fidelity | Produced by Whit Dickey | [90] |
| 31 | December Avenue | Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [91] |
| Skinner Plays Skinner | David Arthur Skinner | Losen | Produced by David Arthur Skinner | [92] |
| April | 7 | Charlie Watts Meets The Danish Radio Big Band | Charlie Watts | Impulse! | | [93] |
| East West Time Line | Kevin Eubanks | Mack Avenue | Produced by Kevin Eubanks | [94] |
| Gratitude | Dayna Stephens | Contagious Music | Produced by Matt Pierson | [95] |
| Nattsongar | Erlend Apneseth / Ole Morten Vågan / Hans Hulbækmo | Hubro | Produced by Andreas R Meland and Erlend Apneseth | [96] |
| Nuit Blanche | François Couturier, Tarkovsky Quartet | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [97] |
| Thunder of the Gods | Sun Ra and His Arkestra | Modern Harmonic | | [98] |
| Silent Light | Dominic Miller | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [99] |
| 14 | Walk Against Wind | Linda May Han Oh | Biophilia | | [100] |
| 21 | The Dreamer Is The Dream | Chris Potter, David Virelles, Joe Martin, and Marcus Gilmore | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [101] |
| Find The Way | Aaron Parks, Ben Street, and Billy Hart | ECM | | [102] |
| Guzuguzu | Helge Lien Trio | Ozella | Nominated for the jazz Spellemannprisen | [103] [75] |
| Sabiduría | Eddie Palmieri | Ropeadope | | [104] |
| Titok | Ferenc Snétberger, Anders Jormin, and Joey Baron | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [105] |
| 22 | Death to the Planet | The Comet Is Coming | The Leaf Label | Produced by Dan Leavers | [106] |
| 28 | Flowers: Beautiful Life, Volume 2 | Jimmy Greene | Mack Avenue | Produced by Jimmy Greene, executive producer Gretchen Valade | [107] |
| Nightfall | Quercus (June Tabor, Iain Ballamy, Huw Warren) | ECM | Produced by Huw Warren, Iain Ballamy | [108] |
| May | 5 | Cross My Palm With Silver | Avishai Cohen Quartet | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [109] |
| Fly Or Die | Jaimie Branch | International Anthem Recording Co. | | [110] |
| Kingdom | Alexi Tuomarila, Mats Eilertsen, and Olavi Louhivuori | Edition | Produced by Alexi Tuomarila, executive producer Dave Stapleton | [111] |
| Towards Language | Arve Henriksen | Rune Grammofon | Produced by Jan Bang, co-produced by Arve Henriksen | [112] |
| Turn Up the Quiet | Diana Krall | Verve | Produced by Tommy LiPuma | [113] |
| 12 | La Saboteuse | Yazz Ahmed | Naim Audio | Produced by Noel Jangley and Yazz Ahmed | [114] |
| 17 | She Moves On | Youn Sun Nah | ACT | Produced by Jamie Saft | [115] |
| 19 | Music From Our Soul | Charnett Moffett | Motema | | [116] |
| 26 | Dizzy | Jukka Perko Tritone | We Jazz Records | | [117] |
| Loneliness Road | Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte, with Iggy Pop | RareNoise Records | Produced by Christian Castagno, Jamie Saft | [118] |
| Planetary Prince | Cameron Graves | Mack Avenue | Produced by Cameron Graves | [119] |
| Serenade for Horace | Louis Hayes | Blue Note | Produced by Dezron Douglas, Don Was | [120] |
| 26 | Small Town | Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [121] |
| 31 | Ruler Rebel | Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah | Ropeadope | Produced by Chris Dunn | [122] |
| June | 16 | Bells for the South Side | Roscoe Mitchell | ECM | | [123] |
| The Late Trane | Denys Baptiste | Edition | Produced by Jason Yarde | [124] |
| A Piece Of The Apple | Frode Kjekstad | Losen | Produced by Frode Kjekstad | [125] |
| 23 | Diaspora | Christian Scott | Ropeadope | | [126] |
| Interactions | Kåre Kolve | Curling Legs | Commission for Vossajazz | [127] |
| 30 | Unbreakable | Nils Landgren Funk Unit featuring Ray Parker Jr. | ACT | Produced by Magnum Coltrane Price and Nils Landgren, executive producer Siggi Loch | [128] |
| July | 7 | Saluting Sgt. Pepper | Django Bates | Edition | Produced by Django Bates and Tim Adnitt | [129] |
| 14 | Passin’ Thru | Charles Lloyd New Quartet | Blue Note | | [130] |
| 28 | Sinatra & Jobim @ 50 | John Pizzarelli | Concord Jazz | Featuring Daniel Jobim | [131] |
| August | 18 | Rathkes Gate 12:21:58 | Bendik Hofseth / Jacob Young / Paolo Vinaccia | Oslo Session Recordings | | [132] |
| Aqustico Vol 2 | Luca Aquino | Losen | Produced by RVB – AeA societa cooperativa | [133] |
| Utopian Tales | Stein Urheim | Hubro | Produced by Jørgen Træen and Stein Urheim | [134] |
| 25 | Far from Over | Vijay Iyer Sextet | ECM | | [135] |
| Incidentals | Tim Berne's Snakeoil | Produced by David Torn | [136] |
| Tangents | Gary Peacock Trio including with Marc Copland and Joey Baron | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [137] |
| Brothers | Adam Baldych and Helge Lien Trio featuring Tore Brunborg | ACT | Produced by Siggi Loch with the artist | [138] |
| Kind Of Spain | Wolfgang Haffner | Produced by Lars Danielsson with Wolfgang Haffner, executive producer & curator Siggi LochSiggi Loch with the artist | [139] |
| Stockholm Underground | Magnus Lindgren | Produced by Nils Landgren and Siggi Loch | [140] |
| September | 1 | 5 | Eple Trio | Shipwreckords | | [141] |
| Blank Out | Ellen Andrea Wang | Jazzland | Nominated for the jazz Spellemannprisen | [142] [75] |
| Carla. The Fish | Espen Rud | Curling Legs | | [143] |
| 4 | Some Place Called Where | Marilena Paradisi and Kirk Lightsey | Losen | Produced by Marilena Paradisi | [144] |
| 8 | Clocks | Erland Dahlen | Hubro | Produced by Erland Dahlen | [145] |
| Trip | Mike Stern | Heads Up | | [146] |
| 15 | Åra | Erlend Apneseth Trio | Hubro | Produced by Andreas R Meland and Erlend Apneseth Trio. Nominated for the open class Spellemannprisen | [75] [147] |
| Gnosis | David Virelles | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [148] |
| Provenance | Björn Meyer | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [149] |
| 22 | Bringin' It | Christian McBride Big Band | Mack Avenue | Produced by Christian McBride | [150] |
| Old Songs | Olga Konkova and Jens Thoresen | Losen | Produced by Olga Konkova and Jens Thoresen | [151] |
| 25 | Vi Är Ledsna Men Du Får Inte Längre Vara Barn | Hegge | Particular Recordings | Recipient of the jazz Spellemannprisen | [152] [153] |
| 29 | Dreams and Daggers | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Mack Avenue | Produced by Al Pryor Awarded Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards [154] | [155] |
| Circle Of Chimes | Marius Neset | ACT | Produced by Marius Neset, co-produced by Anton Eger. Nominated for the jazz Spellemannprisen | [156] [75] |
| Everybody Loves Angels | Bugge Wesseltoft | Produced by Siggi Loch with the artist | [157] |
| A Meeting of Spirits | Gary Husband | Edition | | [158] |
| Pastor´n | Asmundsen & Co | Losen | Produced by Tine Asmundsen and Vidar Johansen. All compositions by Einar “Pastor´n” Iversen. | [159] |
| October | 6 | Bandes Originales | Vincent Courtois, Daniel Erdmann, Robin Fincker | La Buissonne | Produced by 22D Music, RJAL for La Buissonne | [160] |
| Freedom Nation | Natalie Sandtorv | Øra Fonogram | Commission for Moldejazz | [161] |
| Setembro | Mário Laginha, Julian Argüelles, and Helge Andreas Norbakken | Edition | Executive producer Dave Stapleton | [162] |
| 13 | Blue Maqams | Anouar Brahem (Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Django Bates) | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [163] |
| Flyge Fra | Frida Ånnevik | Grappa Music | Recipient of the folk Spellemannprisen | [153] [164] |
| 20 | The Emancipation Procrastination | Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah | Ropeadope | | [165] |
| 22 | Kornstad + KORK Live | Kornstad Ensemble & Norwegian Radio Orchestra | Grappa Music | Produced by Geoff Miles and Håkon Kornstad | [166] |
| 27 | Autumn Wind | Scott DuBois | ACT | Produced by Scott DuBoi | [167] |
| Good Stuff | Iiro Rantala & Ulf Wakenius | Produced by Siggi Loch | [168] |
| Not Nearly Enough To Buy A House | Kjetil Mulelid Trio | Rune Grammofon | | [169] |
| November | 3 | Mediterraneo: Jazz at Berlin Phil VIII | Stefano Bollani Trio | ACT | ACT98492 | [170] |
| Comment C'est | Michael Mantler | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [171] |
| Nahnou Houm | Jon Balke, Siwan | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [172] |
| The Study Of Touch | Django Bates' Belovèd | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [173] |
| Unloved | Maciej Obara Quartet (Dominik Wania, Ole Morten Vågan, Gard Nilssen) | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [174] |
| 10 | Jazzkammer | Helge Iberg | Odin | ODINCD9563 | [175] |
| 17 | Music Without Borders | Annbjørg Lien | Heilo | HCD7324 | [176] |
| Louder Than You | Molecules & Erlend Skomsvoll | Øra Fonogram | OF121 | [177] |
| Sundown | Kristoffer Kompen | Kompis Records | KRE111 | [178] |
| Worst Generation | Nakama | Nakama Records | NKM013CD | [179] |
| 24 | Plastic Sun (Remastered) | Svein Finnerud Trio | Odin | Originally released in 1970. ODINCD9558 | [180] |
| Space In Between | Vigleik Storaas/Tor Yttredal | Inner Ear | INEA24 | [181] |
| Steamdome | Ola Kvernberg | Grappa | Nominated for the open class Spellemannprisen | [75] [182] |
| You I Me | Kim Myhr | Hubro | HUBROLP3593 | [183] |
| December | 1 | Kroks Bok | Bjørn Krokfoss | Hot Club Records | HCRBOK556 | [184] |
| Orchestral Works | Hans Mathisen | Curling Legs | CLPCD161 | [185] |
| Meander | Jo David Meyer Lysne & Mats Eilertsen | Øra Fonogram | OF128 | [186] |