John Morales

Pioneering Disco and House Music DJ/Producer

Roy Ayers

Legendary American Jazz-Funk Vibraphonist

Jazzanova

German Nu Jazz and Electronic Music Collective

Brian Jackson

Soulful Jazz-Funk Musician and Gil Scott-Heron ...

Will & James Ragar

Isao Suzuki

Japanese Jazz Bassist and Cellist

DJ Spinna

Innovative Hip-Hop and House Music DJ/Producer

J Dilla

Influential American Hip-Hop Producer and Beatm...

DJ Vadim

Innovative British DJ and Producer

Alina Bzhezhinska

Jazz Harpist

MF Robots

British Funk and Soul Duo

Remi Kabaka

British-Nigerian percussionist and member of Go...

Soul Liberation

Dynamic Fusion Group

The Fatback Band

Funk and Disco Pioneers

Teddy Pendergrass

Legendary Soul and R&B Singer

Pete Rock

Influential Hip-Hop Producer and Rapper

Lefto

Belgian DJ and Music Producer

Buari

Ghanaian Afrobeat Pioneer

The Lyman Woodard Organization

Detroit Jazz-Funk Ensemble

David Wertman

Jazz Bassist and Composer

Sun Ensemble

Eclectic Fusion Group

Noriko Miyamoto

Japanese Jazz Vocalist and Musician

Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet

Japanese Jazz Ensemble

Mal Waldron

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Teena Marie

Soulful R&B and Funk Songstress

Masahiko Togashi

Japanese Jazz Percussionist and Composer

Terumasa Hino

Japanese Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Kenny Cox

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Billy Bang

Jazz Violinist and Composer

Chris Read

Masaru Imada Trio

Japanese Jazz Trio

Jean-Claude Thompson

Jay Dee

Innovative Hip-Hop Producer and Beatmaker

Sean Khan

British Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Tony Kofi

British Jazz Saxophonist

Shamek Farrah

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Muro

Ryojiro Furusawa

Japanese Jazz Drummer

Michel Veenstra

Kirk Degiorgio

British Electronic Music Producer and DJ

Sphere

Mr Thing

Sasaki Hideto - Sekine Toshiyuki Quartet + 1

Japanese Jazz Ensemble

Koichi Matsukaze Trio

Japanese Jazz Ensemble

Larry Rose Band

Sons Of The Sun

Rising Psychedelic Rock Group

Rich Medina

Influential DJ and Spoken Word Artist

John Armstrong

Shintaro Quintet

Japanese Jazz Ensemble

Per Husby Septett

Norwegian Jazz Ensemble

The Orchestra Soledad

Hiroshi Fujii

Japanese Contemporary Visual Artist

Tatsuya Nakamura

Japanese Rock Drummer and Musician

HipHarpCollective

Innovative Fusion Ensemble

Forest

Emerging Indie Folk Group

Wutrio

Yasuhiro Kohno Trio

Japanese Jazz Ensemble

Masao Nakajima Quartet

Japanese Jazz Ensemble

Aki Takase Trio

Hideo Ichikawa

Japanese Jazz Pianist and Composer