| Robben Ford
17 Dec Alfredo Rodriguez 12 Nov Cleo Laine and Jacqui Dankworth 22 Oct George Wein 15 Oct Lee Brenkman 08 Oct Mark Winkler 03 Sep Doug Beavers 27 Aug Fred Frith 13 Aug Larry Grenadier 06 Aug | Victor Lin
30 Jul Charles McPherson 23 Jul Erik Jekabson 16 Jul Houston Person 02 Jul Chuck Bennett 25 Jun Rebecca Coupe Franks 28 May Loren Schoenberg 30 Apr Mike Vax 23 Apr Eddie Henderson 09 Apr | Babatunde Lea
19 Mar Dave Tidball 12 Mar Adam Shulman 05 Mar Laura Klein 26 Feb Frank Sumares 19 Feb Barbara Dane 15 Jan Lee Charlton 08 Jan |
| Champian Fulton (2019) | |
|---|---|
| Pianist-vocalist Champian Fulton hails from Norman, OK. Having started on piano at age five, she later tried drums. She also experimented with trumpet, emulating her jazz-playing father, Stephen. Frequent visitors to chez Fulton included his friends Clark Terry and Major Holley, and when Stephen was hired to run the Clark Terry Institute for Jazz Studies, the family moved to Iowa.
A notable performance of Champian's came when she was barely 10 years old, at Clark Terry's 75th birthday party. Clark took notice of what an excellent singer and pianist she was becoming. Champian attended college at SUNY Purchase, studying with Jon Faddis. A decade or so ago, she was recognized as a Rising Jazz Star by the Down Beat Magazine Critic’s Poll. More recently, she was voted "Female Jazz Vocalist of the Year" at the 2017 Hot House Jazz Magazine Fans' Decision Award Ceremony. As a leader, Champian has recorded prolifically, and her album count is now in double figures. |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Woody Shaw | Setting Standards | Spiderman Blues | Muse |
| # 2 | Red Garland | Red Garland's Piano | Almost Like Being in Love | OJC |
| # 3 | Freddie Hubbard | The Hub of Hubbard | The Things We Did Last Summer | MPS |
| # 4 | Dinah Washington | Sings the Blues | Show Time | Mercury |
| # 5 | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker with Strings: The Master Takes | Just Friends | Verve |
| # 6 | Dexter Gordon | Tangerine | Tangerine | OJC |
| # 7 | Erroll Garner | The Original Misty | I've Got the World on a String | Mercury |
| # 8 | Sphere | Bird Songs | Quasimodo | Verve |
| Book | The Complete Short Stories of John Cheever | |||
| Luxury Item | A Steinway grand piano | |||