The Covid-19 pandemic halted live performance, the lifeblood of the genre, but a run of powerful albums — and standout debuts — provided respite, and hope.The Covid-19 pandemic halted live performance, the lifeblood of the genre, but a run of powerful albums — and standout debuts — provided respite, and hope.Read MoreJazz, Sun Ra Arkestra, Alcorn, Susan, Allen, Marshall, Gamedze, Asher, Jarrett, Keith, Lloyd, Charles, Mazurek, Rob, Wilkins, Immanuel, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Makhathini, Nduduzo, Exploding Star Orchestra, Morris, Angela (Saxophonist), Webber, Anna, Webber/Morris Big Band, Two Thousand Twenty