Weldon Irvine

Influential Jazz-Funk Keyboardist and Composer

Wendell Harrison

Jazz Saxophonist and Clarinetist from Detroit

Placebo

British Alternative Rock Band

Grey October Sound

Emerging Indie Rock Ensemble

Smif-N-Wessun

New York Hip-Hop Duo

Lightnin' Hopkins

Legendary Texas Blues Guitarist and Singer

Black Moon

Pioneering East Coast Hip-Hop Group

Phil Ranelin

Jazz Trombonist and Composer

Bootsy Collins

Funk Bass Legend and Singer

All That Jazz

Dynamic Jazz Ensemble

Jun Miyake

Japanese Trumpeter and Composer

Aburadako

Japanese Experimental Punk Band

Tomorrow's People

Emerging Eclectic Music Collective

Yoshiko Sai

Japanese Psychedelic Folk Singer

Main Source

Influential Golden Age Hip-Hop Group

Satoko Shibata

Japanese Singer-Songwriter and Poet

Spanky Wilson

Soulful Jazz and Funk Singer

Ingram

Emerging Indie Pop Duo

Les DeMerle

Jazz Drummer and Band Leader

For Tracy Hyde

Japanese Dream Pop Band

Mouse On The Keys

Japanese instrumental post-rock band

Messengers Incorporated

Soulful Funk Ensemble of the Late 1960s

Kero One

Korean-American Hip-Hop Artist and Producer

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Iconic Jamaican Reggae Group

B.B. King

Legendary King of the Blues Guitar

The O'Jays

Legendary Soul and R&B Vocal Group

Incognito

British acid jazz band

Joe Pass

Legendary Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

Karin Krog

Norwegian Jazz Vocalist

Brief Encounter

Soulful Funk and R&B Ensemble

Doug Carn

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Ron Henderson

Al Johnson

Junk Fujiyama

Japanese Rock and Blues Musician

Sai,yoshiko

Specifics

Home Boy And The C.O.L.

The Lovelites

Chicago-based female soul trio

Minyo Crusaders

Japanese Folk-Fusion Ensemble

The Ultimates

Fay Hill

Penny Goodwin

Soul-Jazz Singer

赤痢

Sekiri

The London Symphony Orchestra

British Classical Music Ensemble

Sonny Stitt

Jazz Saxophone Virtuoso

Pharoah Sanders

Legendary Jazz Saxophonist

Steve Swallow

Jazz Bassist and Composer

Elmore James

King of the Slide Guitar:

Otis Rush

Legendary Chicago Blues Guitarist

Lloyd Price

Rock and Roll Pioneer and R&B Singer

Teenage Fanclub

Scottish alternative rock band

Clifford Jordan

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Young Gun Silver Fox

Retro-Inspired West Coast Pop Duo

Jon Christensen

Norwegian jazz drummer

Anthony Moore

British experimental musician and composer

Pia Fraus

Estonian Dream Pop/Shoegaze Band

Mamas Gun

British Soul-Pop Band

Floating Points

British electronic music producer and DJ

Ned Doheny

West Coast Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist