Jacek Brun, Jazz-fun.de (Germany)
- RED HERING: Butter bei die Fische (Double Moon Records)
- MICHAEL ARBENZ: Classicism (Self Release)
- STEFAN SCHÖLER TRIO: Folklore (Double Moon)
- MAIK KRAHL: The Magic of Consistency (Challenge Records)
- BIRGITTA FLICK, ANTJE RÖSSELER: Sending a Phoenix (wismART)
Paweł Brodowski, Jazz Forum (Poland)
- MILTON NASCIMENTO & ESPERANZA SPALDING: Milton + esperanza (Concord)
- MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO: No More Water (Blue Note)
- VIJAY IYER/LINDA MAY HAN OH/TYSHAWN SOREY: Compassion (ECM)
- CHARLES LLOYD: The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note)
- MOŻDŻER DANIELSSON FRESCO: Beamo (TT, Poland)
Mike Flynn, Jazzwise (UK)
- MILTON NASCIMENTO & ESPERANZA SPALDING: Milton + esperanza (Concord)
- PAT METHENY: MoonDial (BMG/Modern Recordings)
- SAMARA JOY: Portrait (Verve)
- JAMES BRANDON LEWIS: Transfiguration (Intakt)
- TIGRAN HAMASYAN: The Bird Of A Thousand Voices (Believe Recordings)
Krzysztof Komorek, Donos kulturalny (Poland)
- JOACHIM KÜHN FRENCH TRIO: The Way (ACT)
- MAREK POSPIESZALSKI OCTET & ZOH AMBA: Now (Instant Classic)
- NORMA WINSTONE, KIT DOWNES: Outpost of Dreams (ECM)
- TYSHAWN SOREY FEAT. AARON DIEHL & HARISH RAGHAVAN: The Susceptible Now (Pi Recordings)
- TOMASZ DABROWSKI & THE INDIVIDUAL BEINGS: Better (April Records)
Jan Granlie, Salt-peanuts.eu (Norway)
- JESSICA ACKERLEY: All Of the Colours Are Singing (AKP Recordings)
- LARS-GÖRAN ULANDER: Öppet 02 | Två (Caprice)
- NILS ØKLAND BAND: Gjenskinn (Hubro Records)
- ANDREA GROSSI BLEND 3 + JIM BLACK: Axes (We Insist Records)
- SUE RYNHART / HUW WARREN / DAN BODWELL: say pluto (Mrsuesue Records)
Dick Hovenga, Written in Music (Netherlands)
- SURYA BOTOFASINA: Ashram Sun (Spiritmuse)
- JAKE LONG: Swamp City (New Soil)
- SHABAKA: Percive Its Beauty, Ackowledge Its Grace (Impulse)
- ARILD ANDERSEN/DANIEL SOMMERS/ROB LUFT: As Time Passes (April Music)
- RUTH GOLLER: Skyllumina (International Anthem)
Christine Stephan, JAZZTHETIK (Germany)
- KRIS DAVIS’ DIATOM RIBBONS: Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic)
- ORBIT KID: Orbit Kid Society (Berthold Records)
- LAURIE ANDERSON: Amelia (Nonesuch)
- NUBYA GARCIA: Odyssey (Concord Jazz)
- TIGRAN HAMASYAN: The Bird of a Thousand Voices (Naïve)
Viktor Bensusan, Jazzdergisi.com (Turkey)
- JOHN ZORN: Nothing Is As Real As Nothing (Tzadik)
- ARVE HENRIKSEN & HARMEN FRAANJE: Touch of Time (ECM)
- SÖNDÖRGŐ FEAT. CHRIS POTTER: Gyezz (GroundUP)
- WADADA LEO SMITH & AMINA CLAUDINE MYERS: Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens (Red Hook Records)
- BEN WENDEL: Understory- Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition Records)
Nuno Catarino, Jazz.pt (Portugal)
- VIJAY IYER: Compassion (ECM)
- AMARO FREITAS: Y'y (Psychic Hotline)
- OLD MOUNTAIN: Another State Of Rhythm (Clean Feed)
- MARY HALVORSON: Cloudware (Nonesuch)
- MOVE: Free Baile (Clean Feed)
Patrik Sandberg, Orkesterjournalen (Sweden)
- VIJAY IYER: Compassion (ECM)
- JONI MITCHELL: Archives, Vol. 4- The Asylum Years (Rhino)
- ROY HARGROVE CRISOL: Grande-Terre (Verve)
- CHARLES LLOYD: The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note)
- GORAN KAJFEŠ TROPIQUES: Tell Us (We Jazz)
Lars Mossefinn, Dag og tid (Norway)
- EIRIK HEGDAL EKLEKTISK SAMBAND: Turnchest (Particular Recordings Collective)
- NORMA WINSTONE/KIT DOWNES: Outpost of Dreams (ECM)
- MARI KVIEN BRUNVOLL & STEIN URHEIM M/ MOSKUS: Barefoot in Bryophyte (Hubro)
- ATLE NYMO TRIO: Circle Steps (Arc Recordings)
- JOHN SURMAN: Words Unspoken (ECM)
Axel Stinshoff, Jazz thing (Germany)
- CHARLES LLOYD: The Sun Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note)
- NUDUDZO MAKHATINI: uNomkhubulwane (Blue Note)
- FLORIAN WEBER: Imaginary Cycle (ECM)
- IIRO RANTALA HEL TRIO: Tough Stuff (ACT)
- AROOJ AFTAB: Night Reign (Verve)
Luca Vitali, Giornale della Musica (Italy)
- ALEXANDER HAWKINS - SOFIA JERNBERG: Musho (INTAKT Records)
- SIGNE EMMELUTH: Banshee (Motvind Records)
- ØKSE (Rasmussen/Jeanty/Eldh/Harris): Økse (Backwoodz Studioz)
- JORDINA MILLA, BARRY GUY: Live in Munich (ECM Records)
- SIDSEL ENDRESEN, JAN BANG, ERIK HONORE: Punkt Live Remixes Vol. 2 (PUNKT EDITIONS - Jazzland Recordings)
Yves Tassin, JazzMania (Belgium)
- ELEPHANT9 WITH TERJE RYPDAL: Catching Fire (Rune Grammofon)
- JEANFRANCOIS PRINS: Blue Note Mode (GAM Records)
- FELIX ZURSTRASSEN NOVA: Elusive (Igloo Records)
- THE VERGE: The Verge (Is It Jazz Records)
- ROBIN VERHEYEN TRIO: Zabonprés Sessions (Flak Records)
Jos Demol, Jazzhalo.be (Belgium)
- ALBERT VILA: Reality is Nuance (Fresh Sound New Talent)
- RENAUD GARCIA-FONS: Cinematic Double Bass (Cézame)
- TGB: Room 4 (Clean Feed)
- CARLOS BARRETTO SOLO: Lonely Dog (self-produced)
- ALEXANDRE FRAZÀO: Quintessência (self-produced)
Christof Thurnherr, Jazz’n’More (Switzerland)
- KAMASI WASHINGTON: Fearless Movement (Young)
- TIGRAN HAMASYAN: The Bird of a Thousand Voices (Naïve)
- ASHER GAMEDZE & BLACK LUNGS: Constitution (International Anthem)
- TOMEKA REID QUARTET: 3+3 (Cuneiforme)
- IMMANUEL WILKINS: Blues Blood (Blue Note)
Kaspars Zavileiskis, Jazzin.lv (Latvia)
- KUBA: Laukumi (self-released)
- THE NECKS: Bleed (Northern Spy Records)
- FERGUS MCCREADIE: Stream (Edition Records)
- VADIMS DMITRIJEVS QUINTET: Integration! (Jersika Records)
- NUBYA GARCIA: Odyssey (Concord Jazz)
Matthieu Jouan, Citizenjazz.com (France)
- AVA MENDOZA: The Circular Train (Palilalia Records)
- JOSÉ SOARES: Soma (Carimbo Porta-Jazz)
- INGEBRIGT HÅKER FLATEN (EXIT) KNARR: Breezy (Sonic Transmissions Records)
- MARGAUX OSWALD COLLATERAL DAMAGE: In time, hollow oaks become chapels (Clean Feed)
- TREEN: Baob (Self Released)
Tony Dudley-Evans, UK Jazz News (UK)
- FAYE VICTOR: Herbie Nichols Sung (Tao Forms)
- PAT THOMAS: The Solar Model of Inb Al-Shatir (Otoroku)
- ALEX BONNEY PAUL DUNMALL MARK SANDERS: The Beholder's Share (Bead Records)
- KIT DOWNES: Dr. Snap (Bimhuis Records)
- JOHN HOLLENBECK & NDR BIG BAND: Colouring Hockets (NDR Records)
Bega Villalobos, In&OutJazz (Spain)
- GREG OSBY: Minimalism (Inner Circle)
- RODRIGO AMADO: The Bridge (Trost Records)
- MATTHEW SHIPP TRIO: New Concepts in Piano Trio (ESP Disk)
- BALDO MARTINEZ SEXTET: Música Imaginaria (Karonte)
- GIUSEPPE DORONZO: Futuro Ancestrale (Clean Feed Records)
- RED HERING: Butter bei die Fische (Double Moon Records)
- MICHAEL ARBENZ: Classicism (Self Release)
- STEFAN SCHÖLER TRIO: Folklore (Double Moon)
- MAIK KRAHL: The Magic of Consistency (Challenge Records)
- BIRGITTA FLICK, ANTJE RÖSSELER: Sending a Phoenix (wismART)
Paweł Brodowski, Jazz Forum (Poland)
- MILTON NASCIMENTO & ESPERANZA SPALDING: Milton + esperanza (Concord)
- MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO: No More Water (Blue Note)
- VIJAY IYER/LINDA MAY HAN OH/TYSHAWN SOREY: Compassion (ECM)
- CHARLES LLOYD: The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note)
- MOŻDŻER DANIELSSON FRESCO: Beamo (TT, Poland)
Mike Flynn, Jazzwise (UK)
- MILTON NASCIMENTO & ESPERANZA SPALDING: Milton + esperanza (Concord)
- PAT METHENY: MoonDial (BMG/Modern Recordings)
- SAMARA JOY: Portrait (Verve)
- JAMES BRANDON LEWIS: Transfiguration (Intakt)
- TIGRAN HAMASYAN: The Bird Of A Thousand Voices (Believe Recordings)
Krzysztof Komorek, Donos kulturalny (Poland)
- JOACHIM KÜHN FRENCH TRIO: The Way (ACT)
- MAREK POSPIESZALSKI OCTET & ZOH AMBA: Now (Instant Classic)
- NORMA WINSTONE, KIT DOWNES: Outpost of Dreams (ECM)
- TYSHAWN SOREY FEAT. AARON DIEHL & HARISH RAGHAVAN: The Susceptible Now (Pi Recordings)
- TOMASZ DABROWSKI & THE INDIVIDUAL BEINGS: Better (April Records)
Jan Granlie, Salt-peanuts.eu (Norway)
- JESSICA ACKERLEY: All Of the Colours Are Singing (AKP Recordings)
- LARS-GÖRAN ULANDER: Öppet 02 | Två (Caprice)
- NILS ØKLAND BAND: Gjenskinn (Hubro Records)
- ANDREA GROSSI BLEND 3 + JIM BLACK: Axes (We Insist Records)
- SUE RYNHART / HUW WARREN / DAN BODWELL: say pluto (Mrsuesue Records)
Dick Hovenga, Written in Music (Netherlands)
- SURYA BOTOFASINA: Ashram Sun (Spiritmuse)
- JAKE LONG: Swamp City (New Soil)
- SHABAKA: Percive Its Beauty, Ackowledge Its Grace (Impulse)
- ARILD ANDERSEN/DANIEL SOMMERS/ROB LUFT: As Time Passes (April Music)
- RUTH GOLLER: Skyllumina (International Anthem)
Christine Stephan, JAZZTHETIK (Germany)
- KRIS DAVIS’ DIATOM RIBBONS: Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic)
- ORBIT KID: Orbit Kid Society (Berthold Records)
- LAURIE ANDERSON: Amelia (Nonesuch)
- NUBYA GARCIA: Odyssey (Concord Jazz)
- TIGRAN HAMASYAN: The Bird of a Thousand Voices (Naïve)
Viktor Bensusan, Jazzdergisi.com (Turkey)
- JOHN ZORN: Nothing Is As Real As Nothing (Tzadik)
- ARVE HENRIKSEN & HARMEN FRAANJE: Touch of Time (ECM)
- SÖNDÖRGŐ FEAT. CHRIS POTTER: Gyezz (GroundUP)
- WADADA LEO SMITH & AMINA CLAUDINE MYERS: Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens (Red Hook Records)
- BEN WENDEL: Understory- Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition Records)
Nuno Catarino, Jazz.pt (Portugal)
- VIJAY IYER: Compassion (ECM)
- AMARO FREITAS: Y'y (Psychic Hotline)
- OLD MOUNTAIN: Another State Of Rhythm (Clean Feed)
- MARY HALVORSON: Cloudware (Nonesuch)
- MOVE: Free Baile (Clean Feed)
Patrik Sandberg, Orkesterjournalen (Sweden)
- VIJAY IYER: Compassion (ECM)
- JONI MITCHELL: Archives, Vol. 4- The Asylum Years (Rhino)
- ROY HARGROVE CRISOL: Grande-Terre (Verve)
- CHARLES LLOYD: The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note)
- GORAN KAJFEŠ TROPIQUES: Tell Us (We Jazz)
Lars Mossefinn, Dag og tid (Norway)
- EIRIK HEGDAL EKLEKTISK SAMBAND: Turnchest (Particular Recordings Collective)
- NORMA WINSTONE/KIT DOWNES: Outpost of Dreams (ECM)
- MARI KVIEN BRUNVOLL & STEIN URHEIM M/ MOSKUS: Barefoot in Bryophyte (Hubro)
- ATLE NYMO TRIO: Circle Steps (Arc Recordings)
- JOHN SURMAN: Words Unspoken (ECM)
Axel Stinshoff, Jazz thing (Germany)
- CHARLES LLOYD: The Sun Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note)
- NUDUDZO MAKHATINI: uNomkhubulwane (Blue Note)
- FLORIAN WEBER: Imaginary Cycle (ECM)
- IIRO RANTALA HEL TRIO: Tough Stuff (ACT)
- AROOJ AFTAB: Night Reign (Verve)
Luca Vitali, Giornale della Musica (Italy)
- ALEXANDER HAWKINS - SOFIA JERNBERG: Musho (INTAKT Records)
- SIGNE EMMELUTH: Banshee (Motvind Records)
- ØKSE (Rasmussen/Jeanty/Eldh/Harris): Økse (Backwoodz Studioz)
- JORDINA MILLA, BARRY GUY: Live in Munich (ECM Records)
- SIDSEL ENDRESEN, JAN BANG, ERIK HONORE: Punkt Live Remixes Vol. 2 (PUNKT EDITIONS - Jazzland Recordings)
Yves Tassin, JazzMania (Belgium)
- ELEPHANT9 WITH TERJE RYPDAL: Catching Fire (Rune Grammofon)
- JEANFRANCOIS PRINS: Blue Note Mode (GAM Records)
- FELIX ZURSTRASSEN NOVA: Elusive (Igloo Records)
- THE VERGE: The Verge (Is It Jazz Records)
- ROBIN VERHEYEN TRIO: Zabonprés Sessions (Flak Records)
Jos Demol, Jazzhalo.be (Belgium)
- ALBERT VILA: Reality is Nuance (Fresh Sound New Talent)
- RENAUD GARCIA-FONS: Cinematic Double Bass (Cézame)
- TGB: Room 4 (Clean Feed)
- CARLOS BARRETTO SOLO: Lonely Dog (self-produced)
- ALEXANDRE FRAZÀO: Quintessência (self-produced)
Christof Thurnherr, Jazz’n’More (Switzerland)
- KAMASI WASHINGTON: Fearless Movement (Young)
- TIGRAN HAMASYAN: The Bird of a Thousand Voices (Naïve)
- ASHER GAMEDZE & BLACK LUNGS: Constitution (International Anthem)
- TOMEKA REID QUARTET: 3+3 (Cuneiforme)
- IMMANUEL WILKINS: Blues Blood (Blue Note)
Kaspars Zavileiskis, Jazzin.lv (Latvia)
- KUBA: Laukumi (self-released)
- THE NECKS: Bleed (Northern Spy Records)
- FERGUS MCCREADIE: Stream (Edition Records)
- VADIMS DMITRIJEVS QUINTET: Integration! (Jersika Records)
- NUBYA GARCIA: Odyssey (Concord Jazz)
Matthieu Jouan, Citizenjazz.com (France)
- AVA MENDOZA: The Circular Train (Palilalia Records)
- JOSÉ SOARES: Soma (Carimbo Porta-Jazz)
- INGEBRIGT HÅKER FLATEN (EXIT) KNARR: Breezy (Sonic Transmissions Records)
- MARGAUX OSWALD COLLATERAL DAMAGE: In time, hollow oaks become chapels (Clean Feed)
- TREEN: Baob (Self Released)
Tony Dudley-Evans, UK Jazz News (UK)
- FAYE VICTOR: Herbie Nichols Sung (Tao Forms)
- PAT THOMAS: The Solar Model of Inb Al-Shatir (Otoroku)
- ALEX BONNEY PAUL DUNMALL MARK SANDERS: The Beholder's Share (Bead Records)
- KIT DOWNES: Dr. Snap (Bimhuis Records)
- JOHN HOLLENBECK & NDR BIG BAND: Colouring Hockets (NDR Records)
Bega Villalobos, In&OutJazz (Spain)
- GREG OSBY: Minimalism (Inner Circle)
- RODRIGO AMADO: The Bridge (Trost Records)
- MATTHEW SHIPP TRIO: New Concepts in Piano Trio (ESP Disk)
- BALDO MARTINEZ SEXTET: Música Imaginaria (Karonte)
- GIUSEPPE DORONZO: Futuro Ancestrale (Clean Feed Records)
