| 0.889 | Horace Tapscott & Michael Session |
| 0.887 | David Boykin |
| 0.885 | Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few |
| 0.882 | Mike Reed |
| 0.878 | Quin Kirchner |
| 0.871 | Ars Nova Workshop |
| 0.869 | KVL |
| 0.865 | Chicago Underground Quartet |
| 0.865 | Silvia Bolognesi / Dudú Kouate / Griffin Rodriguez |
| 0.865 | Mikel Patrick Avery |