Best of Contemporary Jazz Releases 2024:
- Taylor Eigsti-Plot Armor-Ground Up Music
- Jamie Baum- What Times Are These-Sunnyside
- Jim Snidero-For All We Know- Savant
- Peter Bernstein-Better Angels-Smoke Sessions
- Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash- Tell The Birds I Said Hello; The Music of Herbie Nichols- Sonic Camera
- Kenny Barron-Beyond This Place-Artworks/PIAS
- Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few-The World Is On Fire-Division 81
- Chris Potter-Eagle's Point-Edition
- Julian Lage-Speak To Me-Blue Note
- Ryan Keberle And Catharsis-Music Is Connection-Alternate Side
- Charles Llyod-The Sky Will Be There Tomorrow- Blue Note
- Tomasz Stanko Quartet-September
- Gregoire Maret and Romain Collin-Ennio-ACT
- Andy Milne and Unison-Time Will Tell-Sunnyside
- John Surman-Words Unspoken-ECM
- Pat Bianchi-Three-21H
- Jenny Scheinman-All Species Parade-Royal Potato Family
- Michael Shrieve- Drum Compassion- 7D Media
- Ron Horton-A Prayer for Andrew-Newvelle
- Ben Wolfe-The Understated-Resident Arts
- Tyshawn Sorey Trio- the Susceptible-PI
Best Jazz and Contemporary Music Releases:
- Fay Victor-Life Is Funny That Way-Tao Form
- Catherine Russell and Sean Mason-My Ideal-Dot Time
- Lizz Wright-Shadow-Blues and Greens
Best Latin Jazz Releases:
- Donald Vega- As I Travel- Imaginary
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Hamilton De Holanda- Collab- Sony Brazil
- Zaccai Curtis-Cubop Lives! -Truth Revolution
Best Jazz Debut Albums:
- Art Baden-How Much Of It Is Real-Rainy Day
- Euan Edmonds-Beyond Hope and Fear- Desafino Candente
Best Big Band Jazz Releases:
- Mike Holober- This Rock We're On: Imaginary Letters- Palmetto
- Jihye Lee Orchestra- Daring Mind-Motema
- John Hollenbeck and The NDR Big Band-Colouring Hockets-Flexatonic
Bets Historical Release:
- Art Tatum-Jewels In The Treasure Box-Resonance
- Chet Baker and Jack Sheldon-In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album- Jazz Detective
- Yusef Lateef-Atlantis Lullaby- Elemental
- Emily Remler- Cookin' at The Queens- Resonance
- Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Paul Motion-The Old Country-ECM
