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Best jazz of 2026

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  1. A Portal To Here by Work Money Death

    A Portal To Here
    Work Money Death

  2. Filin by Melissa Aldana

    Filin
    Melissa Aldana

  3. The Kármán Line by Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble

    The Kármán Line
    Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble

  4. Deface the Currency by The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis

    Deface the Currency
    The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis

  5. Mystic Suite by Atlantis Jazz Ensemble

    Mystic Suite
    Atlantis Jazz Ensemble

  6. Happy Today by Jeff Parker ETA IVtet

    Happy Today
    Jeff Parker ETA IVtet

  7. Future Present Past by Irreversible Entanglements

    Future Present Past
    Irreversible Entanglements

  8. Last Night In Paris by Kamaal Williams

    Last Night In Paris
    Kamaal Williams

  9. A Foot on the Ground by Sharada Shashidhar

    A Foot on the Ground
    Sharada Shashidhar

  10. Cosmosis Vol. 2 by KIW

  11. A Great Day In Newcastle by Knats

  12. With Every Breath I Take by Cecile McLorin Salvant

    With Every Breath I Take
    Cecile McLorin Salvant

  13. Lamellomania by Compro Oro

    Lamellomania
    Compro Oro

  14. Chasing Shadows by Nubiyan Twist

    Chasing Shadows
    Nubiyan Twist

  15. Moder by Henriette Eilertsen Trio

    Moder
    Henriette Eilertsen Trio

  16. Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 3 by Immanuel Wilkins

  17. dance! skip! hop! by Tomeka Reid

    dance! skip! hop!
    Tomeka Reid

  18. Omni by James Brandon Lewis Quartet

    Omni
    James Brandon Lewis Quartet

  19. Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings by Mary Halvorson & Ambrose Akinmusire

    Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings
    Mary Halvorson & Ambrose Akinmusire

  20. Of The Earth by Shabaka

    Of The Earth
    Shabaka

  21. Big Joanna by Big Joanna

    Big Joanna
    Big Joanna

  22. Headwater by Helen Svoboda

    Headwater
    Helen Svoboda

  23. The Blue Lab Beats Show by Blue Lab Beats

    The Blue Lab Beats Show
    Blue Lab Beats

  24. Now More Than Ever by Brian Jackson

    Now More Than Ever
    Brian Jackson

  25. Our Community Will Not Be Erased by Jeremy Pelt

  26. Prey / LV / Ears (Box Set) by Run Logan Run

  27. Circadia by Mammal Hands

    Circadia
    Mammal Hands

  28. The Ark by Anthony Joseph

    The Ark
    Anthony Joseph

  29. SHI 匹 死 by AKU!

  30. Where Rivers Meet by Your Brother's Keeper & Gary Bartz

    Where Rivers Meet
    Your Brother's Keeper & Gary Bartz

  31. Gospel Music by Joel Ross

    Gospel Music
    Joel Ross

  32. And So It Is by Aaron Shaw

    And So It Is
    Aaron Shaw

  33. as day breaks by Jerk

  34. Quiet Fire by Dave Stapleton

    Quiet Fire
    Dave Stapleton

  35. Cygnus by Brass Mask

    Cygnus
    Brass Mask

  36. The Gathering by Maximilian Hering Group

    The Gathering
    Maximilian Hering Group

  37. Anthem for Peace by Alan Braufman

    Anthem for Peace
    Alan Braufman

  38. ELEPHANT by Adam O'Farrill

    ELEPHANT
    Adam O'Farrill

  39. Electrical Field of Love by Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow

    Electrical Field of Love
    Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow

  40. Civil Engineering Vol. 1 - feat. Carmen Quill & Qasim Naqvi by Adam Schatz

  41. Skydancer by The Vampires

    Skydancer
    The Vampires

  42. Standard Issue by Darren Johnston

    Standard Issue
    Darren Johnston

  43. Vipassana II by Eric Harland

    Vipassana II
    Eric Harland

  44. Paid To Cry by Nils Berg, Norrbotten Big Band

    Paid To Cry
    Nils Berg, Norrbotten Big Band

  45. Music for Existing by Martyn

  46. The Modern Ark by Jake Mason Trio

    The Modern Ark
    Jake Mason Trio

  47. Transit by Varv

    Transit
    Varv

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