Origin Records - Seattle label featuring New Stories, Matt Jorgensen + 451, Butch Nordal, Rick Mandyck/Gregg Keplinger and BEN THOMAS!!!!!

Jovino Santos Neto - the great Brazilian pianist and composer.

Sonando - Fred Hoadley leads an excellent Latin jazz quintet. Fred also plays in Grupo Son and Yerba Buena.

Joe Locke - For continual inspiration. The baddest.

Tom Collier - University of Washington professor and Seattle's own vibes machine.

Laura Caviani - Minneapolis-based pianist/composer.