Category: New Jazz Releases

New Jazz Collective FATHERS to Release Self-Titled Debut Album on July 10th, 2026 | LISTEN!

INTRODUCING FATHERS FEATURING
KENNY BEATS • KIEFER • CARRTOONS • NATE SMITH

GROOVE-SAVVY COLLECTIVE SET TO RELEASE THEIR
SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM JULY 10 ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS

Blue Note Records has announced the July 10 release of FATHERS, the self-titled debut by a collective of groove-savvy producer-musicians comprised of producer Kenny Beats, keyboardist Kiefer, bassist CARRTOONS, and drummer Nate Smith.

Saxophonist Brent Birckhead to Release New Project “Exchange, Live At The Keystone Korner” on July 10th, 2026 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!

Saxophonist/Composer
Brent Birckhead to release
“Exchange, Live At The Keystone Korner”

Release Date: July 10th, 2026

There is a moment in every live performance when the music stops belonging to anyone in particular. The composer relinquishes it. The musician transmits it. The audience receives it – and in receiving it, sends something back.

Multi-Instrumentalist Rodney Greene Releases New Single “Wind It Up” feat. Nils | LISTEN!

Rodney Greene
“Wind It Up” ft. Nils

As child of the ‘Old School’ music era, multi-instrumentalist Rodney Greene grew up listening to a variety of R&B artists including Earth, Wind, & Fire, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Maze, Anita Baker, and so many others.

Jazz Vocalist Gretchen Parlato to Release New Album “The Wise Ones” on Sept. 11th, 2026

Edition Records presents
Gretchen Parlato
The Wise Ones
The New Album

The Wise Ones is the new album from Gretchen Parlato, one of the defining vocalists of her generation, whose phrasing, tone and rhythmic instinct have reshaped the language of modern jazz singing.

Guitarist Early Times to Release New Project “Border Crossings” on June 26th, 2026 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!

Guitarist/Composer Early Times
to release new recording

“BORDER CROSSINGS”

Border Crossings is the newest album by New York guitarist and composer Early Times. This is a straight-ahead jazz album spiced with soul and Latin rhythms.

Trumpeter Evan Taylor to Release New Track “Skate ON” ft. Saxophonist Dave Koz on June 12th, 2026 | LISTEN!

Trumpeter Evan Taylor to Release New Track “Skate ON” feat. Dave Koz

Trumpeter Evan Taylor delivers the ultimate summer groove with “Skate On”, a vibrant new Contemporary Jazz single featuring legendary saxophonist Dave Koz.

Vocalist NicoleYvette to Release New Project “Say Yes” on August 14th, 2026 | LISTEN! Announces New Tour Dates for 2026

On Her Debut Outing, Say Yes, Vocalist/Composer NicoleYvette Embodies a Story-Filled Lifetime of Departures and Arrivals in Her Journey from the Dark Night of the Soul to the
Dawn of the Self

Featuring Kurt Elling, Terri Lyne Carrington, Joel Ross, J. Ivy, Keyon Harrold, and Paul Cornish

Say Yes is a fully realized jazz statement, personal and purposeful in equal measure.

Nicholas Payton and Butcher Brown to Release New Project “A Supreme Blue” on July 24th (Digital)/Aug. 14th (Vinyl), 2026 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!

Nicholas Payton and Butcher Brown
A SUPREME BLUE

Two of the Greatest Albums Ever Made, as You’ve Never Heard Them

UPDATE June 5th, 2026: Watch New Performance Video for New single “Resolution” Below!

GRAMMY Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger Nicholas Payton teams up with Virginia-bred collective Butcher Brown for A Supreme Blue, a bold and deeply considered reimagining of two of the most revered albums in recorded music, Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue (1959) and John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme (1965).

The Architects of Sound (Jeff Lorber & Claude Villani) to Release New Album “Architects of Sound II” on June 5th, 2026 | LISTEN!

ARCHITECTS OF SOUND, Jazz Legend, Jeff Lorber and Billboard Chart-topping Musician-Songwriter, Claude Villani, Releases Sophomore Album, “Architects of Sound II”

The team behind contemporary jazz hits by Damien Escobar, David Benoit, Randy Brecker and others are back. The Architects of Sound are comprised of SRG/ILS CEO Claude Villani and Jazz Fusion legend Jeff Lorber.

Vocalist Somi to Release New Album “What Does It Take to Bloom?” on August 7th, 2026 | LISTEN! Announces Tour Dates for 2026

GRAMMY-Nominated Vocalist Somi
Announces New Album
What Does It Take to Bloom?

Releases First Single “We’re All Falling”

June 3, 2026: Today, GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter Somi announced her new album What Does It Take to Bloom? out on August 7 via Salon Africana.

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