Chris Parrello —Things I Wonder (Stray Dog Music)—January 25
Chris Parrello—guitars, compositions; Karlie Bruce—vocals/lyrics; Ian Young—saxophones; Kevin Thomas—bass; Aviv Cohen—drums; Rubin Kodheli—cello; Greg Glassman—trumpet; Rich Hinman—pedal steel
February
Yaron Herman - Follow the White Rabbit (ACT Music)—February 8
Yaron Herman—piano; Chris Tordini—bass; Tommy Crane—drums
Youn Sun Nah— Same Girl (ACT Music) —February 8
Youn Sun Nah—vocals, kalimba, music box, kazoo; Ulf Wakenius—guitars; Lars Danielsson—acoustic bass, cello; Xavier Desandre-Navarre—percussion: Roland Brival—narration
Ben Kono—Crossing (Nineteen-Eight Records)—February 22
Ben Kono—saxophones, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, oboe, English horn; Henry Hey—piano; Pete McCann—guitar; John Hébert—bass; John Hollenbeck—drums; Heather Laws—vocals/French horn
Gutbucket—Flock (Cuneiform)—February 22
Ken Thomson—alto saxophone; Ty Citerman—electric guitar/effects; Eric Rockwin—bass; Adam D Gold—drums
March
Vijay Iyer—Tirtha (ACT Music)—March 8
Vijay Iyer—piano, Prasanna—guitar, Nitin Mitta—tabla
Helen Sung—(re)Conception (Steeplechase)—March 17
Helen Sung—piano, Peter Washington—bass, Lewis Nash—drums
Joe Fiedler—Sacred Chrome Orb (Yellow Sound Records)—March 17
Joe Fiedler—trombone, John Hébert—bass, Michael Sarin—drums
Steven Lugerner—These Are The Words/Narratives 2-CD Set (self-released)—March 24
CD 1—These Are The Words: Steven Lugerner—B-flat Clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, soprano & alto saxophones, oboe, English horn; Darren Johnston—trumpet & flugelhorn; Myra Melford—piano; Matt Wilson—drums
CD 2—Narratives: Steven Lugerner—soprano & alto saxophones, bass clarinet, B-flat clarinet; Lucas Pino—Tenor Saxophone; Itamar Borochov—trumpet & flugelhorn; Angelo Spagnolo—guitar; Glenn Zaleski—piano; Ross Gallagher—double bass, Michael W. Davis—drums
Honey Ear Trio—Steampunk Serenade (Foxhaven Records)—March 24
Erik Lawrence—saxophones; Rene Hart—acoustic bass, electronics/looping; Allison Miller -drums, percussion
April
Anthony Wilson— Campo Belo (Goat Hill Recordings)—April 5
Anthony Wilson—guitar; André Mehmari, piano; Guto Wirtti, bass; Edu Ribeiro, drums
Kermit Driscoll— Reveille (Nineteen-Eight Records)—April 5
Kermit Driscoll—bass; Bill Frisell—guitar; Kris Davis—piano; Vinnie Colaiuta—drums,
May
Art Hirahara—Noble Path (Posi-tone Records)—May 3
Art Hirahara—piano; Yoshi Waki—bass; Dan Aran—drums
Taylor Haskins — Recombination (Nineteen-Eight Records)—May 10
Taylor Haskins—trumpet, special effects, laptop, synths; Ben Monder—guitar; Henry Hey—keyboards & piano; Todd Sickafoose—bass; Nate Smith—drums; special guest Samuel Torres—percussion & kalimba
June
Erik Friedlander—Bonebridge (Skipstone Records)—June 7
Erik Friedlander—cello; Doug Wamble—slide guitar; Trevor Dunn—bass; Michael Sarin—drums
