2026 in jazz

2026 in jazz
Decade	2020s in jazz
Music	2026 in music
Standards	List of jazz standards
See also	2025 in jazz – 2027 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting the events of jazz in the year 2026.

Events

• April 23–25 – The Jazzahead festival takes place in Bremen, Germany. ^[1]
• May 29–31 – The Java Jazz Festival takes place in its new venue, the Nusantara International Convention Exhibition, PIK 2. ^[2]

Albums

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Month	Day	Artist	Album	Label	Notes	Ref.
January	9	Dave Stryker	Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Session	Strikezone Records		[3]
March	3	John Pizzarelli	Dear Mr. Bennett	Green Hill Music		[4]
March	6	Shabaka	Of the Earth	Shabaka Records		[5]

Deaths

• January 26
  • Richie Beirach, 78, American jazz pianist and composer ^[6]
  • Ian McDougall, 87, Canadian jazz trombonist and academic ^[7]

See also

• List of 2026 albums
• List of jazz festivals
• List of years in jazz
• 2026 in music

References

1. "Danish Artists ready for Jazzahead 2026". Jazz Danmark. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
2. "Java Jazz Festival 2026". Java Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
3. "Blue Fire - The Van Gelder Session". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
4. Enos, Morgan (January 12, 2026). "Mondays with Morgan: John Pizzarelli – new album Dear Mr. Bennett". UK Jazz News. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
5. Flynn, Mike (January 14, 2026). "Shabaka announces new solo album Of the Earth for March 2026 ahead of Village Underground launch". Jazzwise. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
6. Amorosi, A. D. (27 January 2026). "Richard Beirach, Pianist, Composer, Early ECM Stalwart, Dies at 78". Jazztimes. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
7. "Ian McDougall obituary". Victoria Times. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

External links

• Jazz portal