Shuteen Erdenebaatar – I`m Glad I Got to Know You – Rising Sun – Motema

Conrad Herwig – Mellow Minor – The Latin Side of McCoy Tyner – Savant Records

Larry Goldings and John Sneider – Sweet and Lovely – Chinwag – Sticky Mack Records

Nicki Parrott – Everybody`s Talkin` – Feelin Groovy – Arbors Records

Charles McPherson – Ode to Barry – Reverence – Smoke Sessions Records

Ron Miles – I Will Be Free – Old Main Chapel – Blue Note

Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra – Hear The Light – NOhMAD – Self Released

Greg Skaff – Reach Down Deep – Re Up – Soulmation Records

Donald Vega – Alegria – As I Travel – Imagery Records