Top Ten ECM
- Andy Sheppard Quartet – Surrounded by Sea (Album of the Year)
- Gary Peacock Trio – Now This
- Keith Jarrett – Creation
- David Torn – Only Sky
- Mette Henriette – Mette Henriette
- Tim Berne´s Snakeoil – You´ve Been Watching Me
- Chris Potter & Underground Orchestra – Imaginary Cities
- Jakob Bro – Gefion
- Tigran Hamasyan – Luys i Luso
- Mathias Eick – Midwest
also inspiring were/are:
- Joanna Newsom – Divers (Drag City)
- Achim Kaufmann – Later (Pirouet Records)
- Silje Nergaard – Chain of Days (Okeh Records)
- Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance – Synovial Joints (Pi Recordi)
- Enrico Rava Quartet – Wild Dance (ECM)
- Steven Wilson – Hand. Cannot. Erase. (Kscope Music)
- Vijay Iyer Trio – Break Stuff (ECM)