January 3, 2017
Check out Motéma artist mentions on many year end ‘best of ‘ lists!
NPR Music Best 50 Albums of 2016
Rene Marie, Sound of Red
NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll
#1 Vocal Album: Rene Marie, Sound of Red
#1 Latin Album: The Pedrito Martinez Group, Habana Dreams
Top 50 Albums of the Year: Donny McCaslin, Beyond Now, Murray, Allen & Carrington Power Trio, Perfection, Jaimeo Brown Transcendence, Work Songs
Stereogum 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2016
Donny McCaslin, Beyond Now
iTunes Best of 2016, Jazz
Joey Alexander, Countdown, Ben Wendel, What We Bring, Murray, Allen & Carrington Power Trio, Perfection
JazzTimes Top 50 Albums
Rene Marie, Sound of Red, Jaimeo Brown Transcendence, Work Songs, Murray, Allen & Carrington Power Trio, Perfection