| 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 |
| Arianna Neikrug (2018) | |
|---|---|
| Singer-songwriter Arianna Neikrug was born and raised in Los Angeles, and now makes New York City her home base.
2015 was a big year for Arianna: she graduated from the Frost School at the University of Miami with a bachelor of music degree in Studio Music and Jazz Vocal Performance; she took home some awards from the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival; and she won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition (the "Sassy" Awards), impressing judges such as Cyrille Aimée, Christian McBride, and Dianne Reeves. Arianna has been on stage at some of the hottest clubs around, including SFJAZZ's Joe Henderson lab, where, by coincidence, she appeared on the evening of her desert island show. By further coincidence, Arianna's debut album, "Changes" on Concord Records was released that same day. On it, she's accompanied by pianist, arranger, producer and Grammy-winner Laurence Hobgood, who knows a thing or two about singers! |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Sarah Vaughan | The Divine One | Jump for Joy | Roulette |
| # 2 | Lionel Richie | 20th Century Masters | All Night Long | Motown |
| # 3 | Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley | Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley | Save Your Love for Me | Capitol |
| # 4 | Roy Hargrove | Earfood | I'm Not So Sure | EmArcy |
| # 5 | Carmen McRae | I'll Be Seeing You | Exactly Like You | GRP |
| # 6 | Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | Knocks Me Off My Feet | Tamla |
| # 7 | Stan Getz | Best of Two Worlds | Aguas de Março | Columbia |
| # 8 | Eva Cassidy | Eva by Heart | Wade in the Water | Blix |
| # 9 | Simon and Garfunkel | Bridge over Troubled Water | Bridge over Troubled Water | Columbia |
| # 10 | Joni Mitchell | Blue | California | Reprise |
| Book | Eckhart Tolle, "The Power of Now" | |||
| Luxury Item | "My yoga mat" | |||