Derek Andrews: Performing arts manager, Aurora Cultural Centre, consultant (Global Cafe).
- Amir Amiri Ensemble, Ajdad – Ancestors: Echoes of Persia, (Fifth House Records)
- Cherie Camp, Love and Blood (November Records)
- George Crotty, The Task At Hand, (Independent)
- Fränder, II, (Nordic Notes)
- Jason Wilson, Ashara (Wheel Records)
- Talia Schlanger, Grace For The Going, (Independent)
- Mehdi Rostami, Melodic Circles, (Independent)
- Anne Lindsay, Soloworks 2, (Violindsay Music)
- eccodek, Mistake of the Ear – The Peppermoth Variations, (Big Mind)
- Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Diez Años, (IN + OUT Records)
New discoveries:
- Tiger Balme
- Trombone Charlotte
- Jay Blues
- Mariska Martina
- Mehdi Rostami
- Girma Woldemichael
- Tiffany Liu
- Schmaltz & Pepper
