‘ELEPHANT’ shows Adam O’Farrill’s daring to innovate new jazz with disparate non-jazz components comes from the acumen to conceive it and execute it with confidence.

Here is a new ambient track from Skerik, “Air Garden.” it’s an advance single from the saxophonist’s all-ambient album ‘SKERIK 0610725,’ out April 24, 2026.

Here is the video premiere of Luis Nacht and Camila Nebbia’s “Me condiciona el nombre,” from their collaborative 2026 album ‘Noche y Niebla.’

New drummer Asaf Sirkis didn’t remake Soft Machine in his image but adds a piece that helps to keep a band started in 1966 viable in 2026 with their newest studio album ‘Thirteen.’

Devin Gray has always successfully tackled challenging music, but the Berlin Underground bent of ‘Hz Of Gold’ may be the biggest challenge he’s met yet.

Triple Blind’s ‘Cold Walk’ chronicles a band finding its signature approach to contemporary jazz that combines that headiness of modern jazz with the freshness of today’s indie pop.

Brandon Seabrook puts all sides of his virtuosity to work on ‘Hellbent Daydream:’ imaginative composition, elite musicianship and band leadership.

‘In My Dreams’ is a perfect reminder of why Bill Frisell one of the most important figures of American music, always connecting the majesty of the past with vision for taking it into the future.

If you like your post-rock with healthy doses of passion and freedom, The Early’s ‘I Want To Be Ready’ is here to serve you.

“American Crow” is a new recording from pre-eminent jazz orchestra leader Maria Schneider, which she describes as “an extension” of her magnificent double album ‘Data Lords.’