| Sekou Sundiata | Shout Out | The Blue Oneness Of Dreams | UMG - Island Def Jam |
| Keith Brown Trio,Anthony Ware,Russell Gunn | Song of Samson | African Ripples | BELIEVE - Space Time Records |
| Roberto Fonseca | Motown | Yesun | Mack Avenue Records |
| Rachel Therrien,Julian Gutierrez,Lazaro Martinez,Michel Medrano | Moment's Notice | Mi Hogar | MERLIN - OUTSIDE IN MUSIC |
| Somi,Seun Kuti,Thandiswa | Milele | Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba | ORCHARD - Salon Africana, Inc. |
| Lakecia Benjamin | Phoenix feat. Georgia Ann Muldrow | Phoenix | Whirlwind Recordings |
| Antonio Hart | The Words Don't Fit In My Mouth (Album Version) | Here I Stand | GRP Records |
| Fertile Ground | Star People | Seasons Change | Blackout Studios |
| Meshell Ndegeocello,Brandee Younger,Julius Rodriguez | Virgo | Virgo | UMG - Blue Note Records |
| The RH Factor,Q-Tip,Erykah Badu | Poetry | Modern Jazz | UMG - UMG Recordings, Inc. |
| Gotan Project | Last tango in Paris | La revancha del tango | Ya Basta |
| Isaac Hayes | Ike's Mood 1 | The Rza Presents Shaolin Soul: Vol 1 | ORCHARD - Soul Temple Entertainment |
| Breathless;Adam Theis;Jazz Mafia;Cosa Nostra Strings;Dakini Star | The Oath (Omertá Reimagined) (Remix) | The Oath (Omertá Reimagined) (Remix) | JM Collective Recordings |
| Herbie Hancock | Hang Up Your Hang Ups | The Best Of Herbie Hancock | |
| Nicholas Payton | #BAMboula | Afro-Caribbean Mixtape | Paytone-Ropeadope |
| Marc Cary | African Market | Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2 | Motema |
| Babatunde Lea | Na lwosan (The Healing) | March Of The Jazz Guerillas | Ubiquity Records |
| Robert Glasper Experiment | Jesus Children | Black Radio 2 | UMG Recordings, Inc. |
| The Roots,Cassandra Wilson | One Shine | The Roots | UMG - Universal Music Group International |
| Jaz Sawyer,Tongo Eisen-Martin | Stopped at the Door | One Day | ORCHARD - Pursuance Records |
| Bernard Wright | Music Is The Key | 'Nard | SME - Cherry Red Records |
| Kraak & Smaak | Squeeze Me | Plastic People | [PIAS] Benelux Digital |
