The Roots Music Report's
Top Avant-Garde Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2025

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1Bending Branches into RootsJason Kao Hwang
2Before GodJason Kao Hwang
3Remembering Our ConversationJason Kao Hwang
4Spinning CoinsJason Kao Hwang
5Silhouettes Lean ForwardJason Kao Hwang
6At the BeginningJason Kao Hwang
7Hungry ShadowsJason Kao Hwang
8VagabondJason Kao Hwang
9Where the River Runs Both WaysJason Kao Hwang
10Dreams DreamJason Kao Hwang
11EncirclementJason Kao Hwang
12ShardsJason Kao Hwang
13The AcentSam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf
14Stop WatchFreedom Art Quartet
15CounterbalanceFreedom Art Quartet
16InterpretationFreedom Art Quartet
17ChattermouthFreedom Art Quartet
18Song for the Old OnesFreedom Art Quartet
19Nature of the PastFreedom Art Quartet
20First DanceFreedom Art Quartet
21U.S. Blues Inc.Freedom Art Quartet
22PremonitionSam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf
23The Collapse of Gravity (Live)Jason Kao Hwang
24Spin Fast and Burn (Live)Jason Kao Hwang
25Multiply and Rise (Live)Jason Kao Hwang
26Dust Gathers Around Sleep (Live)Jason Kao Hwang
27Landmarks Vanish (Live)Jason Kao Hwang
28Where Fools Fear (Live)Jason Kao Hwang
29Ancestors of Light (Live)Jason Kao Hwang
30Anthem of Knowing (Live)Jason Kao Hwang
31Never Forgotten (Live)Jason Kao Hwang
32ShadowsSam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf
33The Last LoopSam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf
34Shape ShifterSam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf
35The ShamanSam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf
36And That's ThatSam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf
37IntrospectionSam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf
38And Your Point isSam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf
 

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