William Parker

Innovative American Jazz Bassist and Composer

Darius Jones

Eri Yamamoto Trio

Japanese Jazz Pianist and Ensemble

Matthew Shipp

Innovative American Jazz Pianist and Composer

Cooper-Moore

David S. Ware

William Parker Quartet

Hamid Drake

Versatile American Jazz Percussionist and Drummer

Joe Morris

Innovative Jazz Guitarist and Composer

David S. Ware Quartet

Innovative American Jazz Ensemble

Mike Pride

Jazz Drummer and Experimental Musician

Little Women

Mike Pride's From Bacteria To Boys

Joe Morris Quartet

Farmers By Nature

Ellen Christi

Darius Jones Quartet

Innovative Jazz Ensemble

Raining On The Moon

Shrimp Boat

Chicago-Based Experimental Indie Rock Band

Gerald Cleaver

Jazz Drummer and Composer

Mat Maneri

Avant-garde Jazz Violist and Composer

Whit Dickey

Jazz Drummer and Improvisational Artist

Daniel Carter

Roy Nathanson

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Rob Brown

Emilie Lesbros

French Experimental Vocalist and Composer

Whit Dickey Trio

Jazz Percussionist Whit Dickeys Avant-Garde Trio

Reuben Radding

Versatile American Bassist and Composer

In Order To Survive

Rob Brown Ensemble

Grass Roots

Muhammad Ali

Triptych Myth

The Fully Celebrated Orchestra

Joe Morris Trio

Choral Chameleon

Darius Jones Trio

David S. Ware New Quartet

The Roy Campbell Ensemble

Jazz Trumpeter Roy Campbells Avant-Garde Ensemble

Darius Jones

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Avant-Garde Jazz Collective

David S. Ware Trio

Innovative Jazz Saxophonist and Ensemble

William Parker