BEST OF · JUNE 2026

Best Jazz Kickstarter projects to watch

9 live Jazz projects ranked by Lens Score — a 0-100 composite of funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick signal.

Pulled from 9 live Jazz projects (category averages 53% of goal, $37K total pledged across the category). Updated June 2026.

  1. 01
    IT

    Riccardo Barba Big Band - First Studio Album

    Help record a new big band uniting jazz and classical musicians from Northern Italy. The starting point of a long-term project.

    $6K raised100% funded61 backers+4.1% 24h
    29
    LENS SCORE
  2. 02
    GB

    DEEP DIVE Jazz & Blues Bar

    Establishing Brighton's only dedicated jazz & blues bar, with great food, a full bar, cocktails, live music, guest DJs, and lots more.

    $9K raised71% funded77 backers+1.5% 24h
    23
    LENS SCORE
  3. 03
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Better Days

    An album written in transition. Finished in truth.

    $703 raised35% funded22 backers-2.1% 24h
    23
    LENS SCORE
  4. 04
    US

    The Holly-Tones: Comfort & Joy

    An album of festive tunes for the holidays by The Holly-Tones, a.k.a. The Violet Crown Revue.

    $2K raised52% funded18 backers+11.6% 24h
    22
    LENS SCORE
  5. 05
    US

    Moshe Elmakias Album feat. Legendary Billy Hart & Joe Martin

    I can’t believe it’s happening, but time has come: with your help, "There Is Only Now" will be out this year!!

    $9K raised56% funded75 backers+1.3% 24h
    20
    LENS SCORE
  6. 06
    US

    Listening Point - Music from the Boundary Waters Wilderness

    An album of music for jazz trio, written in the Boundary Waters Wilderness Canoe Area.

    $2K raised79% funded9 backers0.0% 24h
    19
    LENS SCORE
  7. 07
    GB

    The Long Way Here — a jazz ballads album by Dan Forshaw

    Six ballads, recorded live with my quartet. My first studio album in ten years — the record I've been waiting to make.

    $2K raised59% funded6 backers0.0% 24h
    15
    LENS SCORE
  8. 08
    🆕 NewGB

    Down for the Count Swing Orchestra: TWO New Albums!

    Be part of something special: help Down for the Count Swing Orchestra fund the recording of two beautiful new albums for 2026 & 2027

    $6K raised19% funded29 backers+1.4% 24h
    10
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  9. 09
    AT

    Vinyl: Modern Medicine

    Vorverkauf und Unterstützung der Vinyl „Modern Medicine“ von A Love Electric feat. Lisa Hofmaninger Pre-Order VINYL!

    $347 raised11% funded9 backers0.0% 24h
    7
    LENS SCORE

How this list is built

We pull all live Jazz projects on Kickstarter (refreshed every 8 hours), then rank them by either Lens Score (for projects with at least 24 hours of data) or Early Momentum (for projects in their first 72 hours). The top 10 land here.

No editorial weighting — the ranking is the math. The list updates automatically every hour, so the projects on this page next week may not be the same ones you see today.

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