- Catherine Russell – Alone Together (Dot Time)
- Al Hood & the H2 Jazztet – Jazz Muses (Aquarium)
- Vanessa Rubin – The Dream Is You (Nibur)
- Harold Mabern – The Iron Man (Smoke Sessions)
- David Hazeltine – The Time Is Now (Smoke Sessions)
- Jack Kilby & the Front Line – Love is A Song Anyone Can Sing (Crab Shack Music)
- Ted Piltzecker – Brindica (Zoho)
- Al Muirhead’s Canadian Quintet – Undertones (Chronograph)
- Caesar Frazier – Closer to the Truth (Savant)
- Chuck Redd – Groove City (Delphine)
- Matt Kane – The Other Side of the Story (Bounce Step)
- Emmet Cohen Trio – Dirty in Detroit (Emmet Cohen)
- Stephane Wrembel – The Django Experiment IV (Water Is Life)
- The 14 Jazz Orchestra – The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be (Dabon Music)
- Lindsey Blair Quartet – All Wes All Day (Southernmost)
- Christian McBride – Christian McBride’s New Jawn (Mack Avenue)
- Joe Magnarelli Quintet – If You Could See Me Now (Cellar Live)
- Chicago Soul Jazz Collective – Soulophone (Chicago Soul Jazz Collective)
- Etta Jones – A Soulful Sunday (Reel to Real)
- Jon Batiste – Hollywood Africans (Verve)
- Doug MacDonald Trio – View of the City (BluJazz)
- Piet Verbist Quartet – Suite Reunion (Origin)
- Brad Goode Quintet – That’s Right! (Origin)
- John Scofield – Combo 66 (Verve)
- Jack Mouse Group – Intimate Adversary (Tallgrass)
- Michael Wolff – Swirl (Sunnyside)
- Joe Locke – Subtle Disguise (Origin)
- Humanity Quartet – Humanity (Cellar Live)
- Richie Cole – Cannonball (RCP)
- Thomas Marriott – Romance Language (Origin)
- Charlie Haden & Brad Mehldau – Long Ago & Far Away (Impulse)
- Charlie Dennard – Deep Blue (Charlie Dennard)
- Jorge Nila – Tenor Time (Nin Jazz)
- Pat Bianchi – In the Moment (Savant)
- Gilad Hekselman – Ask for Chaos (Motema)
- Lyn Stanley – London Calling (A.T. Music)
- Ernie Watts Quartet – Home Light (Flying Dolphin)
- Kelly Green Trio – Volume One (KG Music)
- June Bisantz & Alex Nakhimovsky – Love’s Tango (EH2U)
- Chucho Valdes – Jazz Bata 2 (Mack Avenue)