The Fatback Band

Funk and Disco Pioneers

Crown Heights Affair

Funk and Disco Band from Brooklyn

Ohio Players

Funk and Soul Pioneers from Ohio

Wendell Harrison

Jazz Saxophonist and Clarinetist from Detroit

Joe Bataan

Latin Soul Pioneer and Salsoul Innovator

Tuff Crew

Philadelphia Hip-Hop Group

Ben Moore

Emerging Indie Singer-Songwriter

Segments Of Time

Emerging Experimental Music Collective

Astrud Gilberto

Brazilian Bossa Nova Singer

John Scofield

Innovative Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

Richard Beirach

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Phil Ranelin

Jazz Trombonist and Composer

Larry Young

Jazz Organist and Innovator

Tommy Guerrero

Skateboarding Icon Turned Multi-Instrumentalist...

Al Wilson

Soul Singer and Songwriter

B.T. Express

Funk and Soul Group from the 1970s

Kellee Patterson

Jazz and Soul Vocalist

Cissy Houston

Grammy Award-Winning Soul and Gospel Singer

The Incredible Bongo Band

Cult Funk and Breakbeat Pioneers

Mantronix

Innovative 1980s Hip-Hop and Electro-Funk Group

Terumasa Hino Quintet

Japanese Jazz Trumpeter and Ensemble

Clarence Reid

Soul Singer and Songwriter

Skyy

R&B/Funk Group

Carrie Lucas

Disco and Soul Singer

Instant Funk

70s Disco and Funk Band

Collage

Multimedia Art Collective

The Pazant Brothers

Jazz-Funk and Soul Instrumentalists

Shamek Farrah

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Los Days

Benny Troy

Soulful R&B Singer-Songwriter

Johnny King

Emerging Indie Singer-Songwriter

Rafael Cameron

Benny Johnson

Group Everything Everything Everything

British Art Pop Band

Sonelius Smith

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Shamek Farrah And Folks

Jazz Saxophonist Shamek Farrah and Ensemble

The Mixed Bag

Eclectic Fusion Group

Music Magic

Enchanting Indie Pop Duo

Track IV

Emerging Indie Pop Group

DJ Nori

Japanese Disco DJ and Producer

Yasuhiro Kohno

Creative Source

Soul and Funk Collective from the 1970s

Cat Miller