New jazz albums: April 2026
50 jazz albums released in April 2026, including HOPE!! (Angélique Kidjo), The Wonderful Word of Louis Armstrong (Wynton Marsalis) and Mina Live 1970 (Mina). Tracklists and line-ups.
HOPE!!
2026 · Parlophone France
The Wonderful Word of Louis Armstrong
2026 · Blue Engine Records
Mina Live 1970
2026 · Live · PDU
Fils de personne (Bande originale du film)
2026 · Mister Ibe
Joyful Noise (Live In Hamburg 1984)
2026 · Live · NDR kultur
Maracanós
2026 · Jasmin Music
Reaching for the Moon
2026 · ECM Records
Transcend
2026 · Greenleaf Music
Stardust & Starlight: Live at the Jazz Showcase
2026 · Resonance Records
Evanscape
2026 · Bonsaï Music
Joachim Kühn & Young Lions
2026 · ACT
Meditations
2026 · Planet E Communications
At the BBC: The Complete 1965 London Sets
2026 · Live · Elemental Music
At the Jazz Showcase: Live in Chicago
2026 · Live · Resonance Records
Alight Upon the Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase
2026 · Live · Resonance Records
Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase
2026 · Live
Bern
2026 · Live
The Bagatelles, Vol. 8
2026 · Tzadik
OUTCAST TOWN
2026 · Breaking Records
Echomyr
2026 · ACT
Alea iacta est
2026 · Tzadik
Kammerkonzert
2026 · Warp
Sue Ann - Homage to Antonio Carlos Jobim
2026 · Universal Classics & Jazz
Indigo Park
2026 · Thirty Tigers
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 30 April 2026 | Mount Analogue Bill Laswell + P.ST (feat,N. P. Molvær, H. Kaiser, P. Howard,G. Haynes, P. Apfelbaum...) |
| 30 April 2026 | Instrucciones para ser felíz Monsieur Periné |
| 24 April 2026 | HOPE!! Angélique Kidjo |
| 24 April 2026 | The Wonderful Word of Louis Armstrong Wynton Marsalis |
| 24 April 2026 | Mina Live 1970 Live Mina |
| 24 April 2026 | Fils de personne (Bande originale du film) Ibrahim Maalouf & Sonia Mohammed-Chérif |
| 24 April 2026 | Joyful Noise (Live In Hamburg 1984) Live Carla Bley |
| 24 April 2026 | Maracanós Airto Moreira & Ricardo Bacelar |
| 24 April 2026 | Reaching for the Moon Elina Duni, Rob Luft |
| 24 April 2026 | Transcend Dave Douglas |
| 24 April 2026 | Stardust & Starlight: Live at the Jazz Showcase Mal Waldron |
| 24 April 2026 | Evanscape Enrico Pieranunzi |
| 24 April 2026 | Joachim Kühn & Young Lions Joachim Kühn |
| 24 April 2026 | Black Flame Nuclear Messiah & Chris Poland |
| 24 April 2026 | Route 96 Matteo Mancuso |
| 24 April 2026 | Triumvirate Billy Childs |
| 24 April 2026 | Found & Found Nitai Hershkovits |
| 24 April 2026 | Smoove Vibes Warren Wolf |
| 23 April 2026 | Meditations Carl Craig |
| 19 April 2026 | Jeux De Mains Joëlle Léandre & Rémy Bélanger de Beauport |
| 18 April 2026 | At the BBC: The Complete 1965 London Sets Live Bill Evans featuring Chuck Israels & Larry Bunker |
| 18 April 2026 | At the Jazz Showcase: Live in Chicago Live Ahmad Jamal |
| 18 April 2026 | Loguerhythms: Songs From the Establishment Annie Ross & Tony Kinsey Quintet |
| 18 April 2026 | Alight Upon the Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase Live Yusef Lateef |
| 18 April 2026 | Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase Live Joe Henderson |
| 18 April 2026 | Bern Live Roy Hargrove |
| 18 April 2026 | Live at Club 43: April 23, 1966 Live Mark Murphy |
| 18 April 2026 | At the Earl of Old Town Live Terry Callier |
| 18 April 2026 | These Are Soulful Days James Brandon Lewis & Lutosławski Quartet |
| 18 April 2026 | Asking for Permission Kevin Drumm |
| 18 April 2026 | Tribute to Pharoah Sanders: Live at the Concert of Colors, Detroit 2025 Live Wendell Harrison & Tribe |
| 17 April 2026 | The Bagatelles, Vol. 8 John Zorn - John Medeski Trio |
| 17 April 2026 | OUTCAST TOWN Douwe Bob |
| 17 April 2026 | Echomyr Lars Danielsson with Magnus Öström, Gregory Privat & John Parricelli |
| 17 April 2026 | Trama Latina Paolo Fresu, David Linx & Gustavo Beytelmann |
| 17 April 2026 | Strange Hands Eivind Aarset |
| 16 April 2026 | Alea iacta est John Zorn |
| 10 April 2026 | Kammerkonzert Squarepusher |
| 10 April 2026 | Z Wasowskim Do Łóżka Monika Borzym |
| 8 April 2026 | Sue Ann - Homage to Antonio Carlos Jobim Lisa Ono |
| 8 April 2026 | FUNKIN' BEAUTIFUL ALI |
| 3 April 2026 | Indigo Park Bruce Hornsby |
| 3 April 2026 | A Time For Love Stacey Kent |
| 3 April 2026 | Peregrine Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua & Scott Colley |
| 3 April 2026 | Elegant People Biréli Lagrène |
| 3 April 2026 | All In KRAAN |
| 3 April 2026 | The Instrumental Versions, Vol. 2 De-Phazz |
| 3 April 2026 | Distracted Thundercat |
| 2 April 2026 | Two Thousand Sacred Steps Chris Abrahams / Mark Wastell |
| 1 April 2026 | Times of My Life Billy Cobham's Time Machine |