Kathy Kosins / To The Ladies of Cool / Resonance Records
Pharez Whitted / For The People / Origin Records
Dr Lonnie Smith / The Healer / Pilgrimage Records
Bob Mintzer Big Band / For The Moment / MCG
Frank Basile / Modern Inventions / Independent
Arturo Sandoval /Dear Diz / Concord Jazz
Steve Turre / Woody's Delight / High Note
Takuya Kuroda / Six Aces / Independent
Mike Longo Trio / Celebration of Diz and Miles / Consolidated Artists Productions
Lewis Nash Quintet / The Higher Mountain / Cellar Live
Bobby Sanabria Big Band / Multiverse / Jazzheads
Fred Hersch Trio / Alone At The Vanguard / Palmetto Records
Bobby Broom / Upper West Side Story / Origin
Laverne Butler / Love Lost And Found Again / High Note
Greg Skaff / 116th & Park / Zoho Music
Special Mention:
Wes Montogmery / Echoes of Indiana Avenue /Resonance Records
Bill Evans / Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of The Gate / Resonance Records