| 1981 Rutgers-Livingston Jazz Professors Kenny Barron – Piano Larry Ridley – Bass Charles Rouse – Saxophone Bill Fielder – Trumpet Horace Arnold – Drums |
| 1982 Clark Terry – Trumpet |
| 1983 Slide Hampton – Trombone |
| 1984 Bunkey Green – Saxophone David Baker – Cello Warrick Carter – Percussion |
| 1985 Maynard Ferguson and the MF Band |
| 1986 Ramsey Lewis Trio |
| 1987 Hank Crawford Quartet |
| 1988 Les McCann Trio |
| 1989 Randy Brecker Group Randy Brecker – trumpet Dave Kikoski – piano Mark Egan – Bass Danny Gotleib – Drums |
| 1990 New Orleans All Stars Delfeayo Marsalis – trombone Donald Harrison – alto saxophone Marlon Jordon – trumpet Cyrus Chestnut – piano |
| 1991 The Max Roach Quartet Max Roach – drums Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet Odean Pope – tenor sax Tyrone Brown – bass |
| 1992 The Frank Morgan Duo Darrell Grant – piano |
| 1993 Freddie Hubbard – Trumpet |
| 1994 Donald Byrd – Trumpet |
| 1995 B Sharp Jazz Quartet |
| 1996 The Louie Bellson Quintet Louie Bellson – percussion Pete Christlieb – tenor sax Art Hoyle – Trumpet Willie Pickens – piano John Heard – bass |
| 1997 Stanley Turrentine Quintet |
| 1998 Wallace Roney Quintet w/ Buster Williams – bass |
| 1999 Kirk Whalum Quintet |
| 2000 Ramsey Lewis Trio |
| 2001 Russell Thomas Quintet Featuring – Irvin Mayfield – Trumpet |
| 2002 The Terence Blanchard Quintet w/ Aaron Parks |
| 2003 Jazz Legends Jimmy Heath – tenor sax Curtis Fuller – trombone Randy Brecker – trumpet Mulgrew Miller – piano Terri Lyne Carrington – drums Ray Drummond – bass |
| 2004 Yellowjackets Russell Ferrante – piano Jimmy Haslip – bass Bob Mintzer – saxophones, bass clarinet, EWI Marcus Baylor – drums |
| 2005 Michael Brecker Group Joey Calderazzo – piano Chris Minh Doky – bass Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums |
| 2006 The Benny Golson Quartet Rashaan Carter – Bass Mike Ledonne – Piano Carl Allen – drums |
| 2007 The Joe Lovano Quartet w/ Esperanza Spalding – bass |
| 2008 The Roy Hargrove Quintet |
| 2009 Terri Lyne Carrington All Star Group Terri Lyne Carrington – drums Geri Allen – piano Esperanza Spalding – bass Grace Kelly – alto sax Special guest Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals |
| 2010 McCoy Tyner Trio Gerald Cannon – Bass Eric Gravatt – Drums Special guest Gary Bartz – saxophone |
| 2011 Nicholas Payton Quartet Lawrence Fields – Keyboard Karrien Riggins – Drums Bob Hurst – Bass |
| 2012 Gathering of Stars Russell Malone – guitar Mulgrew Miller – piano Terri Lyne Carrington – drums Tineke Postma – saxes Ed Howard – Bass |
| 2013 All-Stars Sextet Patrice Rushen – Piano Carmen Lundy – Vocals Terri Lyne Carrington – drums James Genus – Bass Antonio Hart – alto sax Nir Felder – guitar |
| 2014 Arturo Sandoval Sextet w/ Ed Calle – Saxophone |
| 2015 Ron Carter’s “Golden Striker” Trio Ron Carter – Bass Russell Malone – Guitar Donald Vega – Piano |
| 2016 Branford Marsalis Quartet Branford Marsalis – Tenor and Soprano Sax Joey Calderazo – Piano Eric Revis – Bass Justin Faulkner – Drums |
| 2017 Ramsey Lewis and His Electric Band |
| 2018 Chick Corea |
| 2019 Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet |
| 40th Anniversary ASU Jazz Festival The Kenny Barron Trio |
| 41st ASU Jazz Festival Randy Brecker Quintet |
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