Best Contemporary Jazz Artist/Group

Bent Tankard’s Full Tank combines jazz and gospel music to create it own original sound. Tankard is a former basketball player who canplay the keyboard, tuba and guitar and has worked extensively with gospel singer, Yolanda Adams.

Dreams is a contemporary jazz album with strong R&B and Funk influences that features Stokley Williams of Mint Condition. Culbertson is a keyboard player and trombone player who has recorded with Kenny Lattimore and Avant.

Mixing jazz, pop, and hip-hop, Spalding brought listeners on a dazzling musical odyssey with Radio Music Society.

Peter White’s Here We Go is a smooth jazz album that highlights Whites skilled guitar playing. White, who was born in England also can play the accordion and the piano.