| A | |
| Aaron Minsky | Von Cello |
| Alison Krauss | |
| April Verch | Solo |
| B | |
| Barry Green | |
| Bernard Zaslav | The Zaslav Duo |
| Bruce Molsky | Solo |
| C | |
| Casey Driessen | Solo |
| Christian Howes | Solo |
| Christian McBride | |
| D | |
| Daphne Chen | The Section Quartet |
| Darol Anger | Darol Anger Fiddle Ensemble |
| Daryl Silberman | |
| Dirk Shumaker | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
| Drew Tretick | |
| E | |
| Eileen Ivers | Solo |
| Eric Gorfain | The Section Quartet |
| G | |
| Geoffrey Fitzhugh Perry | LeeRon Zydeco and the Hot Tamales, Emery Nash |
| J | |
| Jason Carter | |
| Jean Luc Ponty | Jean-Luc Ponty Band |
| Jeremy Cohen | Violinjazz, Quartet San Francisco |
| John Patitucci | |
| Julie Lyonn Lieberman | Solo |
| K | |
| Kenneth Mirkin | New York Philharmonic Year |
| Kenny Davis | Herbie Hancock, Kenny Davis Band |
| Kristin Korb | |
| L | |
| Leah Katz | The Section Quartet |
| Ludvig Girdland | Supernova |
| M | |
| Mark Morton | Principal Bass, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Soloist |
| Mark O'Connor | Appalachian Waltz Trio |
| Michael Cleveland | Dale Ann Bradley |
| R | |
| Richard Dodd | The Section Quartet |
| Rozanna Weinberger | Rozanna's Sweet Thunder |
| S | |
| Sergiu Schwartz | Solo |
| Stacy Phillips | AfroSemitic Experience, Stacy Phillips Duet |
| T | |
| Tom Hubbard | Solo |