Joe Bataan

Latin Soul Pioneer and Salsoul Innovator

Wendell Harrison

Jazz Saxophonist and Clarinetist from Detroit

Phil Ranelin

Jazz Trombonist and Composer

Crown Heights Affair

Funk and Disco Band from Brooklyn

Al Wilson

Soul Singer and Songwriter

Mantronix

Innovative 1980s Hip-Hop and Electro-Funk Group

Carrie Lucas

Disco and Soul Singer

The Pazant Brothers

Jazz-Funk and Soul Instrumentalists

Clarence Reid

Soul Singer and Songwriter

Tuff Crew

Philadelphia Hip-Hop Group

Shamek Farrah

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Creative Source

Soul and Funk Collective from the 1970s

Music Magic

Enchanting Indie Pop Duo

Ben Moore

Emerging Indie Singer-Songwriter

Group Everything Everything Everything

British Art Pop Band

Track IV

Emerging Indie Pop Group

DJ Nori

Japanese Disco DJ and Producer

Benny Troy

Soulful R&B Singer-Songwriter

Shamek Farrah And Folks

Jazz Saxophonist Shamek Farrah and Ensemble

Cat Miller

Segments Of Time

Emerging Experimental Music Collective

Yasuhiro Kohno

Sonelius Smith

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Terumasa Hino Quintet

Japanese Jazz Trumpeter and Ensemble