Jazzmen

Flea has stepped away from the global stadium roar of Red Hot Chili Peppers to return to the instrument that shaped his youth, the trumpet, for a new solo project due in 2026. The album, scheduled for release through Nonesuch Records, marks a significant shift for the bassist who helped define Los Angeles rock across five decades. A first preview, titled A Plea, is available now. Further details of the album will arrive in early 2026.

Melbourne's own musical innovator Lance Ferguson returns with a soulful twist on Billie Eilish's haunting 2020 ballad My Future, this time reimagined through a 1970s Soul lens and powered by the stunning vocals of Rita Satch. The track is the latest single from Ferguson's forthcoming album Rare Groove Spectrum, Vol. 3, due for release on Friday 21 November.

Ray Charles' legendary 1970 album Love Country Style is set to return for the first time in more than 50 years as part of the ongoing Tangerine Master Series, a carefully curated collection of reissues celebrating the 17x GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, pianist, and producer. The album will be released on Friday, October 24.

Canadian jazz vocalist Holly Cole has released an expanded edition of her 2025 album Dark Moon, adding new arrangements, fresh players and a sultry reworking of “Comin' Home Baby.”

Destin Conrad has dropped the moody new video for his single “wASH U AWAY” featuring Terrace Martin.

Joni Mitchell has unveiled Joni’s Jazz, a monumental career-spanning project that has been in the works for years, curated by Mitchell herself as a portrait of her lifelong dialogue with jazz. The collection, available now, arrives as an 8LP vinyl box set, a 4CD edition, and across all digital platforms. Both physical formats feature liner notes with rare and unseen photographs, plus original artwork by Mitchell.

Boz Scaggs will return this October with Detour, his first studio album in seven years. The record, due October 17 via Concord Records, marks the Grammy-winning vocalist and guitarist’s long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Out of the Blues and finds him exploring the Great American Songbook with his trademark mix of finesse, soul and subtlety.