Big Band:
John Hollenbeck w Kate McGarry, Theo Bleckmann and Gary Versace and the Franfurt Radio Band: Song You Like A Lot, Flexatonic Records
Maria Schneider: Data Lords: Artists Share
Dave Stryker w Bob Mintzer and WDR Big Band : Blue Soul: Strikezone Records
John Beasley's Monk'estra: Monk'estra Plays John Beasley: Mack Avenue Records
The Ed Palmero Big Band: The Great Un-American Songbook Vol III: Sky Cat Records
Gregg August: Gregg August Dialogues on Race Vol 1: Self Produced
Modern Jazz Smaller Groups:
Jerry Bergonzi: Nearly Blue: Savant Records
Jeff Cosgrove w John Medeski and Jeff Lederer: Histroy Gets Ahead of the Story: Grizzley Music
Wolfgang Musthspiel w Scott Colley and Brian Blade: Angular Blues ECM Records
Gregoire Maret w Romain Collin and Bill Frisell: Americana: ACT Records
Brian Landrus: For Now: Blueland Records
Ricardo Grilli: 1962 : Tone Rogue Records
John Scofield w Bill Stewart and Steve Swallow: Swallow Tales: ECM Records
Aaron Parks Little Big III: Dreams of a Mechanical Man: Ropeadope Records
Dayna Stephens w Ben Street and Eric Harland: Liberty: Contagious Music
Eric Revis: Slipknots Through a Looking Glass; Pyroclastic Records
Chamber Jazz and Jazz Opera:
Ryan Keberle, Frank Woeste and Vincet Courtois: Reverso The MElodic Line: Outhere Music
Pete Malinverni and Juliet Kurtzman: Candlelight: Love in the Time of Cholera: Self-Produced
John Ellis and Andy Bragen: The Ice Siren: Parade Light Records
Best Debut Jazz Album :
Raphael Pannier Quartet: Faune: French Paradox
Best Vocal Jazz Album:
Somi w John Beasley and the Franfurt Radio Band: Holy Room Live at Alte Opre:
Best Latin Jazz Album:
Chico Pinheiro: City of Dreams: Buriti Records
Best Historical Jazz Releases:
Thelonious Monk Quartet: Live at Pao Alto : Impulse Records
Bill Evans w Eddie Gomez and Jack Dejohnette: Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott's : Resonance Records
Nat King Cole: Nat King Cole Hittin' the Ramp The Early Years 1936-1945: Resonance Records
Additional worthy music from this year:
Aaron Diehl w Pal Skivie and Gregory Hutchinson: The Vagabond: Mack Avenue Records
Rudresh Mahanthappa: Hero Trio : Whirlwind Records
Chick Corea w Christian McBride and Brian Blade: Trilogy 2: Concord records
Edgar Djangirov: Rhapsodize: Twelev Tone Resonance
Steve Cardenas: Blue Has A Range: Sunnyside records
Amina Figarova Edition 113: Persistence: AmiFi Records
Kenny Barron w Dave Holland and Joanthan Blake: Without Deception: Dare 2 Records
Marvin Stamm and Mike Holober: Live @ Maureen's Jazz Cellar: Big Miles Music
Denny Zeitlin w Buster Williams and Matt Wilson: Denny Zeitlin Live at Mezzrow: Sunnyside Records
Martin Wind, Philip Catherine and Ack Van Rooyen: White Noise: Liaka Records
Rez Abbazi w Neil Alexander and Michael Sarin: Django Shift: Whirlwind Records
Chris Dingman: Embrace: Inner Arts Inniative
Jason Palmer:The Concert: 12 MUsings for Isabella: Giant Steps Arts
John DiMartino: Passion Flower: The Music of Billy Strayhorn: Sunnyside Records
Than Alexa: Ona: Self-Produced
Sirkis/Bialis IQ: Our New World: Moonjune Records
Dave Douglas: Dizzy Atmsophere: Dizzy at Zero Gravity: Greenleaf Music
Marcin Wasilewski Trio w Joe Lovano: Artic Riff: ECM
Keb'Mo': Oklahoma: Concord records
Craig Taborn: Junk Magic- Compass Confusion: Pyroclastic records
Jeff Hamilton Trio: Catch Me if You Can: Capri Records
Guiseppe Paradiso Meridian 71: Metropolitan Sketches: Self Produced
