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Soul Revivers announce a new album, out 28 August on Acid Jazz Records. Holding It Down brings together reggae icons Johnny Clarke, Susan Cadogan, Vin Gordon and Sandra Cross with Kokoroko's Sheila Maurice-Grey, timed to coincide with the 2026 Notting Hill Carnival.

Blue Note London Announces star‑studded opening season in 2026, with Robert Glasper, Erykah Badu, Nubya Garcia, Jamie Cullum and more set to christen the new Covent Garden club.

Steam Down's Sounds of the Diaspora comes to Canada Water's floating stage this August (7, 14, 21, 25 & 28 Aug, 16:45), free and open to all as part of Round The Dock. A rotating cast of guest artists joins the band for a live ritual where no two nights are the same.

Strut Records announces Nigeria 80, the next chapter in the legendary Nigeria 70 series, out 11 September. Thirteen rare tracks from 1980s Lagos to Enugu, all reissued for the first time, spanning highlife, juju, Afrobeat, reggae and proto-hip-hop.

On 30 July 1936, in Lettsworth, Louisiana, a sharecropper's son picked cotton for $2.50 per 100 pounds and taught himself guitar on a homemade two-string diddley bow. Ninety years later, George "Buddy" Guy stands as one of the most towering figures in the history of the blues.

Rymden, the trio of Bugge Wesseltoft, Dan Berglund and Magnus Öström, are back with a third studio album, out 18 September on Jazzland Recordings.

Isaiah Collier announces new EP Joy, out 31 July via Brownswood Recordings. Five tracks reframing joy as resistance and connection, including gospel-tinged tribute to D'Angelo "God's By Your Side" and a track where he played every instrument himself.

Just announced: Chris Dave x Meshell Ndegeocello x Eric Gales Trio for an exclusive 3-night, 6-show run at Blue Note NYC, Sept 18-20. Jazz drumming royalty, a genre-defying bassist and a blues-rock guitar legend share the stage.

Stevie Wonder confirms his long-awaited album Through the Eyes of Wonder will arrive in 2027, his first true studio record in 22 years. The announcement came on stage in LA, revealing the album will include tracks written during the Songs in the Key of Life sessions.

Kiefer announces his Blue Note debut Memory Bomb, out September 25. Produced with CARRTOONS and Shibo, the 13-track album blends jazz, hip-hop, soul and electronic music with guests including Nate Smith, Walter Smith III and Amber Navran.

One Flight Up, a new jazz club has opened at 108 Greenwich Street in NYC's Financial District, launched by drummer Joe Strasser and partner Mark Quinn. Opening night featured Smalls co-owner Spike Wilner, a sign of a growing, collaborative scene.

EFG London Jazz Festival 2026 reveals its third wave. Highlights include Asha Puthli's rare UK show, a Coltrane 100 tribute with Joe Lovano, and a closing night with South African group The Joy, running 13–22 Nov across London.

Plas Johnson, the saxophonist behind The Pink Panther Theme, has died at 94. The Louisiana-born session legend, who recorded with Sinatra, BB King, Nat King Cole and Marvin Gaye, passed six days before his 95th birthday.

Patti Smith and Carlos Santana Honor John Coltrane in new centenary book Coltrane: The Definitive Visual Celebration of the Legend, out Sept 1, edited by Ravi Coltrane. Santana: Coltrane's music "rearranges your molecular structure."

Jordan Rakei Announces 7th Album A Safe Place To Be Wild, out 30 October via Fontana. First single "Enemies" drops now, ahead of his biggest-ever European/UK tour in spring 2027, hitting Stockholm, Lyon, Paris, Berlin and closing at London's Alexandra Palace on 24 April.

Fourth studio album for the New York-Cuban outfit, and a real shift. The purist mambo of their early days opens up to boogaloo, salsa and Latin soul. Recorded live to tape under the guidance of Gabriel Roth (co-founder of Daptone), the album has a warm, organic texture and an exceptional sound.

Emile Parisien Announces "Floating," out September 25 via ACT Music! 🎷 The soprano sax master unites pianist Yaron Herman, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and tabla player Prabhu Edouard for an intimate, genre-defying quartet album about peace, poetry, and gentleness.

Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Honor John Coltrane's centennial with "Dedicated to You," out September 18 on Blue Note! The album reimagines the classic "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman" sessions. Lead single "They Say It's Wonderful" is out now.

Rest in peace, Jim Gilstrap. The legendary session vocalist who sang the opening lines of Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and co-led the iconic "Good Times" theme has died at 79. A true architect of the American soul soundtrack.

"If some people don't like funk music then it's just the wrong time for them. They will get it. It's addictive." – George Clinton The Godfather of Funk knew what he was talking about. Give it time, the funk always finds you.

Church of Sound Announces its 10th anniversary Barbican debut, 20 Nov 2026, celebrating British jazz's 1965-1975 golden era with Norma Winstone, Byron Wallen, Cassie Kinoshi, Jas Kayser and more.

Ami Taf Ra Announces a US tour with Kamasi Washington celebrating Khalil Gibran, presenting her Brainfeeder debut The Prophet and the Madman. First confirmed date: City Winery Nashville, 17 Nov 2026.

30 Artists for 30 Years: Stones Throw Announces a 3-day anniversary festival in Highland Park, LA (Oct 16–18, 2026), headlined by Automatic, Los Retros and Mild High Club, with J. Rocc's Donuts 20th-anniversary set and guests Aloe Blacc, Eric André and Kyle Mooney.

Joyce & Tutty Moreno Announce JID027 with Adrian Younge, out 1 Aug 2026 on Jazz Is Dead, a tribute to their late friend João Donato.

Mark de Clive-Lowe Releases Remixes & Reimaginations on BBE Music/Impressive Collective, a career-spanning collection of his remix work from his West London days to now.

FKJ Shares second single "Changes Rising" from upcoming album Tyber (out September 11), a hopeful, genre-blurring cut with guitar, piano and vocals all by FKJ.

French jazz legend René Urtreger, pianist on Miles Davis's iconic "Ascenseur pour l'échafaud" soundtrack, has died at 92. Rest in peace, "le roi René."

Sullivan Fortner Announces Leave That In There, out August 28 via Artwork Records: his most personal album yet, made with trio mates Tyrone Allen II and Kayvon Gordon.

Azymuth's Alex Malheiros is back on stage! After last year's health-related setbacks, the jazz-funk legend joins daughter Sabrina Malheiros for a 6-date Asia tour this August.