| Chris Amberger
23 Jun Gerald Beckett 01 Sep Buzz Brooks 28 Apr Jarrett Cherner 16 Jun Kev Choice 30 Jun Anat Cohen 28 Jul Natalie Cressman 10 Feb Matt Eakle 15 Dec Hershey Felder 07 Apr Mitchell Feldman 18 Aug | Mike Galisatus
03 Nov Aaron Germain 06 Jan Robin Gregory 17 Feb Tamir Hendelman 13 Oct Kasey Knudsen 17 Mar Matthew Montfort 26 May Dan Montgomery 06 Oct Andrea Motis 21 Jul Ray Obiedo 10 Mar Jayn Pettingill 17 Nov | John Pizzarelli
25 Aug Sandi Poindexter 24 Mar Don Randi 20 Oct David Rogers 24 Feb Eric Whittington 29 Sep George Winston 04 Aug Lizz Wright 09 Jun Jason Yeager 02 Jun |
| 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 | |||