| Steve Adams
30 May Cheryl Bentyne 17 Oct Will Bernard 11 Apr Barbara Borden 21 Mar Jim Butler 13 Jun Ian Carey 21 Feb Judy Chaikin 17 Jan Mike Clark 10 Oct Freddy Cole 21 Nov Beth Custer 01 Aug | Harry Duncan
03 Oct Kai Eckhardt 03 Jan Lisa Engelken 26 Sep Don Friedman 07 Nov Roger Glenn 05 Dec Kimberly Gordon 28 Mar Marty Grosz 29 Aug Alex Hahn 08 Aug Bill Holman 28 Feb Tommy Igoe 07 Mar | Namita Kapoor
22 Aug Meklit 27 Jun Lisa Mezzacappa 24 Oct Najee 25 Jul Glenn Richman 15 Aug Alfredo Rodriguez 25 Apr Dan Sabanovich 02 May Grant Stewart 12 Dec Judy Wexler 04 Apr |
| Glen Pearson (2018) | |
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| Oakland native pianist and educator Glen Pearson has brought sensitivity, expression—and a little bit of funk—to the widest possible variety of music.
Glen's performances on stage, TV, radio, and in the recording studio have included his well-known position as principal keyboardist for Regina Bell, as well as pianist and orchestra for Little Jimmy Scott, Ernestine Anderson, Delfeayo Marsalis, Bobby Hutcherson, Frank Morgan, and others too numerous to mention. Glen holds a BA from San Francisco State and an MA from NYU. He has feet in many camps: for almost a dozen years, he was music director and band director for the Boys' Choir of Harlem; he's served as head of music studies at the College of Alameda; and he's done work both on and off Broadway, too. |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Hank Mobley | The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley | Cattin' | Savoy |
| # 2 | Ahmad Jamal | Jamal at the Penthouse | Never-Never Land | Argo |
| # 3 | Nat Cole | After Midnight | You're Looking at Me | Capitol |
| # 4 | The Temptations | In a Mellow Mood | Young at Heart | Tamla Motown |
| # 5 | Jaco Pastorius | Word of Mouth | Three Views of a Secret | Warner Bros |
| # 6 | Ahmad Jamal | Extensions | Dance to the Lady | Argo |
| # 7 | Ahmad Jamal | Extensions | Dance to the Lady | Argo |
| # 8 | McCoy Tyner featuring Phyllis Hyman | Looking Out | In Search of My Heart | Columbia |
| # 9 | Ahmad Jamal | Jamal at the Penthouse | Ahmad's Blues | Argo |
| Book | Robin D.G. Kelley, "Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original" | |||
| Luxury Item | "My vintage Hallicrafters short-wave radio" | |||