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

Month	Day	Artist	Album	Label	Notes	Ref.
January	9	Dave Stryker	Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Session	Strikezone Records		[3]

Deaths

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.

External links

• Jazz portal