On In This Desert, New York trumpeter Michael Sarian and his long-standing quartet stretch electric jazz into expansive, psychedelic territory. Alongside Santiago Leibson on keyboards and Mini Moog, Marty Kenney on electric bass, and Nathan Ellman-Bell on drums, Sarian builds seven extended pieces around collective improvisation, atmosphere, and patient rhythmic

Recorded at Copenhagen’s SMK – Statens Museum for Kunst during the Surreal on Paper exhibition, Live At SMK Fridays captures Shatter Hands in an unusually spacious setting. Joined by Viktoria Søndergaard on vibraphone, Flavia Huarachi on flute and vocals, and Sofie Birch on tape recorder, percussion, zither, and sampler, the

With Requiem for a Dragon, Fabio de Almeida creates an evocative world between contemporary jazz, ambient music, and cinematic composition. The album unfolds patiently, favoring atmosphere, texture, and emotional weight over conventional structures, with acoustic instrumentation moving through spacious and often dreamlike arrangements. There is a quiet sense of mystery

With What It’s Like To Be A Bat, Dutch composer and multi-instrumentalist Finn Streuper creates an intriguing world between contemporary jazz, experimental composition, ambient music, and electronics. The music feels both carefully constructed and wonderfully unpredictable, moving through unusual rhythmic patterns, delicate melodies, and richly detailed acoustic textures. There is

With Music for Existing, Martyn steps away from the club-focused framework often associated with his work, creating a more spacious and introspective record shaped by ambient music, jazz, dub, and understated electronics. Rhythm remains important, but here it often feels suspended, surrounded by warm synths, drifting melodies, and carefully placed

With Additions, pianist and composer Steve Okonski continues his exploration of intimate, groove-centered instrumental music, drawing from jazz, soul, and the warmth of classic piano trio recordings. The music feels deliberately unhurried, allowing melody, rhythm, and the natural character of the instruments to remain at the forefront. Okonski’s understated piano

Marking the centenary of John Coltrane’s birth, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson approaches his music not as something to preserve, but as a living spiritual language. Leading a 21-piece ensemble, the Los Angeles composer and multi-instrumentalist reimagines pieces including “Naima,” “Giant Steps,” “My Favorite Things,” and “A Love Supreme, Pt. II – Resolution,”

With Everything to Remember, Blue Earth Sound creates a quietly immersive world shaped by ambient textures, gentle electronics, and organic instrumentation. The music unfolds patiently, favoring atmosphere and emotional resonance over conventional song structures, with small melodic details emerging and disappearing like fragments of memory. Warm tones, spacious arrangements, and

With Future Sounds of Jazz Vol. 16, Compost Records continues its long-running exploration of the spaces where jazz meets electronic music, broken beat, house, and experimental production. Rather than defining a single “future” for jazz, the compilation brings together different approaches to rhythm, improvisation, and sound design, reflecting how fluid

With Drum Seeds, Berlin-based drummer and producer Peter Gall takes a sharp turn from the expansive jazz of his award-winning Love Avatar. Originally conceived as a pure drum record, the project grew from hours of grooves, layered percussion, and rhythmic experiments into a much broader solo work, with Gall adding

With Wildflower Season, Clifford creates a warm and intimate collection that moves between contemporary jazz, soul, folk, and subtle electronic textures. Organic instrumentation and understated production give the music a soft, natural character, while delicate melodies unfold with an unhurried sense of space. There is a gentle, reflective quality throughout,

With ‘Spirits’, KOMA create an atmospheric meeting point between contemporary jazz, electronic music, and deep, rhythm-driven experimentation. The album moves fluidly between hypnotic grooves and more spacious passages, allowing acoustic instrumentation and electronic textures to constantly reshape one another. There is a strong sense of collective interplay throughout, with repetition,

With Hits Different, Austrian quartet Omasta continue to explore the fertile ground between contemporary jazz and instrumental hip-hop. Deep grooves, warm keys, bass, and tightly locked drums give the music the immediacy of a beat tape while retaining the spontaneity and interaction of a live jazz ensemble. There is an

Ever since his 2015 debut EP, Nocturne, Alfa Mist has effortlessly moved between jazz, hip-hop and classical music and built unique sonic worlds. Across six critically acclaimed albums, the east Londoner has eroded genre boundaries with an expansive vision. On his last album Roulette, the prolific producer, songwriter, pianist and

Six years after Dark Matter, Moses Boyd returns with a deeply personal record shaped by faith, doubt, community, and the musical worlds that have surrounded him since childhood. Rather than treating gospel as a fixed tradition, Boyd opens it up, folding its spiritual intensity into contemporary jazz, Caribbean rhythms, London

Los Angeles-based producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Dexter Story returns with his sixth album, T’som (pronounced sawm), a deeply personal work inspired by the spiritual practice of fasting. Meaning “fasting” in the Afro-Semitic languages Tigrinya and Amharic, as well as in Arabic, Tsom represents a time of prayer, reflection and discipline

With Above the Clouds, Chicago collective Resavoir continue to blur the lines between jazz, soul, ambient music, and cinematic composition. Led by producer and multi-instrumentalist Will Miller, the music favors atmosphere and melody over virtuosity, unfolding through warm horns, delicate rhythms, and richly layered arrangements. There is an effortless, almost

With Solo Woodwind, Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist Henry Solomon strips his music back to its most elemental form. Best known for moving between jazz, pop, and experimental music, Solomon turns his attention here to the expressive possibilities of breath, tone, and acoustic space. The result is intimate and meditative, with woodwinds

With Controlled Burn, Chicago poet, musician, and multidisciplinary artist Marvin Tate creates a vivid meeting point between spoken word, experimental soul, jazz, and improvisation. Tate’s distinctive voice sits at the center, turning everyday observations, memories, and social reflections into intimate musical narratives. Loose grooves, expressive instrumentation, and unexpected shifts give

With A Supreme Blue, Nicholas Payton and Butcher Brown join forces for a vibrant collaboration that bridges generations of jazz while embracing the energy of funk, soul, hip-hop, and fusion. Bringing together Payton’s visionary trumpet work and Butcher Brown’s fearless, groove-driven approach, the album feels both deeply rooted in tradition

With FATHERS, Kiefer, Carrtoons, Nate Smith, and Kenneth Blume come together for a deeply personal and collaborative project that celebrates connection, legacy, and the transformative experience of fatherhood. Blending jazz, soul, hip-hop, and improvisation, the album unfolds with warmth, honesty, and effortless musical chemistry. Built around intimate grooves, expressive piano,

Better Late Than Never by Michael Benedikt is a five-track EP rooted in spontaneity, expression, and the human touch. Drawing from a jazz-informed approach, the project explores the subtle nuances of phrasing and timing, where each note is placed with intention, reflecting a deeply personal musical identity. Recorded entirely with

In 1961, John Coltrane walked into a recording studio with 21 musicians and made history. Africa/Brass, his first album for Impulse!, captured the spirit of a continent in the midst of revolution, blending soaring saxophone lines, lush brass arrangements, and hypnotic modal passages that would influence artists from Terry Riley

With ‘Frozen Flashes’, Swiss duo Okvsho continue their journey through the outer edges of contemporary jazz, blending intricate rhythms, electronic textures, and improvisational freedom into a vibrant and forward-thinking sound. Built around the intuitive interplay of brothers Georg and Christoph Kiss, the album balances technical precision with a playful sense of

With Nuclear War, The Heliocentrics revisit and reinterpret one of the most powerful protest songs in modern music, transforming it into a sprawling, genre-defying statement. Known for their fearless approach to blending jazz, psychedelic funk, world music, and experimental grooves, the London collective injects new urgency and depth into the

With Shinrin Yoku, acclaimed trumpeter and composer Yazz Ahmed invites listeners into a meditative world inspired by the Japanese practice of “forest bathing” — the act of immersing oneself in nature to restore balance and well-being. Blending her distinctive fusion of contemporary jazz, Arabic influences, and atmospheric sound design, Ahmed