Stefon Harris – West End Blues – Legacy Dances – Motéma
Jon Batiste – Shine – Black Mozart – Decca Records
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective – A Town Called Mercy – No Wind & No Rain – Calligram Records
Ayn Inserto and WDR Big Band with Sean Jones – La Danza Infinita – Jagged Edges Elegant Lines – Summit Records
Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas and Ted Nash – Puddle Jumper – Triological – Sunnyside
Jeremy Pelt – For The Culture – Our Community Will Not Be Erased – HighNote Records
Larry Goldings and John Sneider – Diary of a Lost Girl – Chinwag – Sticky Mack Records
Ricardo Bacelar and Airto Moreira – Mestre Novo Guiné – Maracanós – Jasmin Music
Michael Eckroth Minas Messengers – Mood – New Paths – Truth Revolution Recording Collective
Brad Goode Quintet featuring Ernie Watts – Goose Dance – Live Your Dream~Live at North Street Cabaret – Origin Records