The Roots Music Report's
Top Modern Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenwoman (feat. Marcus Gilmore) | Andy Ezrin |
| 2 | Little B's Poem (feat. Dayna Stephens, Richard Mikel & Peter Traunmueller) | Philip Weberndoerfer |
| 3 | Motel Blues.wav (feat. Lucas LaFave) | Randy Napoleon |
| 4 | Cape Town Swag (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 5 | The Solitary Seeker | Melissa Aldana |
| 6 | Triple Play (feat. Aubrey Johnson, Rick Roe, Anthony Stanco, Walter Blanding & Andrew Kim) | Randy Napoleon |
| 7 | Driftwood | Fergus McCreadie |
| 8 | The Sixth Dimension | Doug Wilde |
| 9 | Rosetta Stone | Randy Hoexter |
| 10 | Kumoi Joshi | Andy Milne and Unison |
| 11 | Bullfrog Burp | Jim Dedrick |
| 12 | Man of Constant Sorrow | Daniel Janke Winter Trio |
| 13 | Ah-Bop | Gene Ess |
| 14 | Little Angel (feat. Georgia Heers) | Griffin Woodard Group |
| 15 | No Matter What | Andy Milne and Unison |
| 16 | Clement | David Bixler |
| 17 | Kairos | Gabriel Genest |
| 18 | Unsettlingly Blue (Unblinking) | Christopher Parnis |
| 19 | Jive Dumpling (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 20 | Down / Up | David Bixler |
| 21 | Lost Hours? No | David Bixler |
| 22 | Thank You Pat | Neowise |
| 23 | Run from Fear | Austin Salisbury |
| 24 | Chimney Lullaby | Andreas Toftemark |
| 25 | Creator | Chuck Copenace |
| 26 | Black Classical Music (feat. Venna & Charlie Stacey) | Yussef Dayes |
| 27 | Prince of Darkness | David Lopato & Global Coolant |
| 28 | Fantasy on Blue | Christine Jensen |
| 29 | Up to No Good (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 30 | Horizon Dance (feat. Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci & Brian Blade) | Chris Potter |
| 31 | The Quest | No Codes |
| 32 | One for Honey | Denin Slage-Koch |
| 33 | Pull the Donkey (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 34 | Bubu Jinn | Dharma Down |
| 35 | East 73rd Street | Dharma Down |
| 36 | Green Lights (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 37 | The Inertia of Complacency | William Carn |
| 38 | Crushing Beans | Avi Granite 6 |
| 39 | Indivisible | Anthony Branker & Imagine |
| 40 | Smoke and Mirrors | Will Régnier |
| 41 | Joy | Stan Harrison |
| 42 | Awakening | Michal Martyniuk |
| 43 | Lotus Night | Blue Moka |
| 44 | Hyperloop | Slowly Rolling Camera |
| 45 | Wild Cat | Doxas Brothers |
| 46 | New York Knock | Marius Van Den Brink |
| 47 | Something That Speaks to You | Lucy Iffla |
| 48 | Variations on Erika's Theme | Marlon Simon and the Nagual Spirits |
| 49 | Cypher | Alexis Valet |
| 50 | Motivo | OVK 3 |
| 51 | Totem | Christian Holm-Svendsen |
| 52 | Twilight Hymn (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 53 | Thoughts and Prayers | Dharma Down |
| 54 | Kid (Single) | Donny McCaslin |
| 55 | Turn Clockwise and Push | Daniel Bennett Group |
| 56 | Omaya | Tevet Sela |
| 57 | Simple Task (feat. Dayna Stephens, Richard Mikel & Peter Traunmueller) | Philip Weberndoerfer |
| 58 | It Comes in Waves (feat. Ryan Keberle & Shane Endsley) | Denin Slage-Koch |
| 59 | Stretch Armstrong (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 60 | Jalla Man | Dharma Down |
| 61 | Tadafuq | Dharma Down |
| 62 | Roll It out | Marc Ciprut |
| 63 | Breezy | Aki Rissanen |
| 64 | Ey, Keule | Flosse |
| 65 | Akwê | Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke |
| 66 | Impression | Jean-Michel Pilc, François Moutin and Ari Hoenig |
| 67 | Catamaran | Ben Rosenblum |
| 68 | Dehyah | Matt Greenwood |
| 69 | Side by Side | Brad Walker+ Extended |
| 70 | L'illusionniste (Alternate Take) | Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra |
| 71 | No Postcode (Single) | Mace Francis Orchestra |
| 72 | Equinox | Joel Ross |
| 73 | The Monk Trane | Scott Marshall |
| 74 | Cachita | Benjamin Lapidus |
| 75 | Purity of Heart | Andy Milne and Unison |
| 76 | Totem | Christian Holm-Svendsen, Daniel Sommer, Mariusz Praśniewski's |
| 77 | Krekel | Jay Sanders |
| 78 | The Boss from Boston | Resolution 88 |
| 79 | Double Take | Joe Tatton Trio |
| 80 | Wait a Minute | Russ Spiegel Organ Group |
| 81 | Salted Sweets (feat. Dayna Stephens, Richard Mikel & Peter Traunmueller) | Philip Weberndoerfer |
| 82 | Just Because | Carn Davidson 9 |
| 83 | Living Reprise | Casey Golden |
| 84 | Ex One Blues | Dharma Down |
| 85 | Sankalpa | Tineke Postma |
| 86 | Wanderers | Ben Wendell |
| 87 | Jellybean | Harry Bartlett Trio |
| 88 | Nossa Dança | Malcolm Strachan |
| 89 | Slide Dance | Herbert Dupont |
| 90 | Cigna & Ørum Von Spreckelsen - Mr T.C. | Francesco Cigna |
| 91 | Journée Pédagogique | Tardif |
| 92 | Klactoveedsedstene (Live) | Chris Potter |
| 93 | Be Normal | Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm |
| 94 | Rebirth | Naom Lemish |
| 95 | Astana | Kira Linn's Linntett |
| 96 | Zuri | Jasper Blom Quartet |
| 97 | Continue (feat. Ryan Keberle & Shane Endsley) | Denin Slage-Koch |
| 98 | Trance | Gene Ess |
| 99 | Out from Under | Rubim De Toledo |
| 100 | Sneak Attack | Jonathan Mills |
| 101 | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Denin Slage-Koch |
| 102 | Broken Landscape | Andy Milne and Unison |
| 103 | Fortify (Single) | Nubya Garcia |
| 104 | CCTV | Joe Webb |
| 105 | Skeleton (Single) | Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop |
| 106 | Central Standard Time | Brian Scarborough |
| 107 | Skeletons | Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop |
| 108 | Time Traveler | Igor Wilcox |
| 109 | Survival | Eric Jacobson |
| 110 | Swings and Roundabouts | Phil Bancroft Trio |
| 111 | The Gypsy (feat. Dayna Stephens, Richard Mikel & Peter Traunmueller) | Philip Weberndoerfer |
| 112 | Inner Urge | Jonathan Powell |
| 113 | Over Easy | Leslie Pintchik |
| 114 | Mulberry Garden (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 115 | Back Home (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 116 | Phosphenes | Randy Hoexter |
| 117 | Jurjina | Dharma Down |
| 118 | The Number Twelve | Joel Jeschke |
| 119 | Finnegan's Garden | Brian Lynch |
| 120 | Moreeni | Alexi Tuomarila Trio |
| 121 | The Details | Stan Harrison |
| 122 | It's Time to Put the Dog to Bed | Stan Harrison |
| 123 | Ofafrii | Out Of/Into |
| 124 | 5am | Pierre François |
| 125 | What's Left Unsaid | Stan Harrison |
| 126 | Shark Filled Oasis | Michelle SgP |
| 127 | Wiggle Room | Andy Ezrin |
| 128 | Stuck Inside | Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop |
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