| Miguel Zenon & The Rhythm Collective | Oye Como Va | Oye! Live In Puerto Rico | Miguel Zenon Records |
| Roy Brown Quartet (w/Yancie Taylor & Julian Carroll) | The Peacocks | Continuation | Ronday Records |
| Bobby Hutcherson | Gotcha | Solo Quartet | Contemporary |
| John Calloway | Montuno Pa La Flauta | The Code | Bombo |
| Grupo Folklorico Experimental Nuevayorquino | Choco's Guajira | Concepts In Unity | Salsoul |
| Venissa Santi | Columbia pa Miguel Angel | Bienvenida | Sunnyside |
| VusiMaklasela (w/Angelique Kidjo) | Nakupenda Africa | Say Africa | ATO Records |
| Bobby Carcasses | Blues Guaguanco | From Havana To N.Y. | Vero Records |
| John Calloway | The Code | The Code | Bombo |
| Chispa y Los Complices | New pa Que Vea | New Pa Que Vea | Cuba Chevere |
| Gregory Porter | Wisdom | Water | Motema |
| Paquito D;Rivera | Bandoneon | Tango Jazz Live @ Lincoln Center | Paquito Records |
| Jorge Drexler | Las Transeuntes | Amar La Trama | WEA Internat'l |
