Three jazz albums out today
Jazz critic Nuri Gökhan Yenileyen spotlighted three new releases today — Ben Wendel’s BaRcoDe, Marquis Hill’s Beautifulism, and Bria Skonberg’s Brass — and the post sparked community polls about which to start with social. If you like improvisation-forward work, those three are being pitched as the day’s best entry points for modern jazz ears social.
All three records officially arrived March 13, 2026. benwendel.bandcamp.com Ben Wendel’s BaRcoDe is issued on Edition Records and positions itself as an electroacoustic project for saxophone and four mallet players, developed through residencies at The Jazz Gallery. editionrecords.com BaRcoDe’s line-up spotlights vibraphonists Joel Ross, Simon Moullier, Patricia Brennan and Juan Diego Villalobos and was tracked at The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn. benwendel.bandcamp.com Marquis Hill’s (Beautifulism) Sweet Surrender is released on Black Unlimited Music Group, lists ten tracks and credits collaborators including Immanuel Wilkins, Marcus Gilmore, Junius Paul and Makaya McCraven. marquishill.com Bria Skonberg’s Brass arrived on Cellar Live/Cellar Music as a 10‑song set (Amazon lists ~51 minutes) with a vinyl preorder that ships around May 1, 2026 and a Bandcamp price showing CDN $34.99 for vinyl. music.apple.com Advance coverage included Wendel sharing the lead single “Mimo” and a video ahead of the release, while industry roundups flagged all three in the March 13 new‑releases list. castthedice.org
