| Artist | Title | Album (* = New Release) |
|---|
| Bob James | Nautilus | GTA San Andreas Soundtrack |
| Abraham Day | TGIF | The Purpose* |
| Bob Baldwin | We Three Kings | The Gift of Christmas* |
| Chris CJ | Inspiration Island | Sunset Songs* |
| Marcus Anderson | The First Noel | This Chrstmas* |
| Fantasia | Baby Its Cold Outside | Christmas After MIdnight |
| Bill Banfield's Imagine Orch | Seven Steps to Heaven | Imagine That* |
| Herb Aplert | Winter Wonderland | The Christmas Wish* |
| Bill Warfield Big Band | Old Devil Moon | For Lew* |
| Vincent Ingala | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Christmas* |
| Lin Rountree | Stronger Still | Pass The Groove* |
| Grace Brancale | Silent Night | Season's Greetings* |
| Cindy Bradley | Girl Talk, | Natural |
| Jeff Kashiwa | Edleweiss | * |
| Madoca Kawahara | Jasmine 2018 | Illusion of Love* |
| Al Muir Quintet | Rose Room | Undertones* |
| Nate Najar | I'll Be Home For Christmas | Christmas In December* |
| Wali Ali | Footprints | Jazziz Sounds of Summer -Cool* |
| Gerald Cannon | Combinations | Gary's Tune* |
| The Allen Carman Project | The River | * |
| Greg Fishman Quintet | Harlem Ave | So You Say* |
| Rehya Stevens | Jingle Jangle | Celebrate* |
| The Groove Masters | Morning Stroll | Keeping The Groove Alive |
| Andrew Hadro | Granada | For The Living: Marcescence* |
| Boomerang | Low Ride | Horizon Sunset |
| Blake Aaron | Sleigh Ride | Innervision Holiday Collection |
| U-Nam | Is That So | Change of Art* |
| The JT Project | Backyard B rew | Backyard Brew* |
| Nils | The Christmas Song | Christmas Everyday* |
| Steve Flowers | Missing You | Missing You* |
| Tom Grant | Let It Snow | There's A Kitty Under The Christmas Tree* |
| Hiroe Sekine | Brillo Del Sol | One World One Sun* |
| Grover Washington Jr | Time Out Of Mind | Time Out Of Mind |
| Jacob Webb | My Feelings | I'm Coming Home* |
| Dav Koz & Friends | O Tannenbaum | 20th Anniversary Christmas* |
This is the last edition of The Loft for 2018. I look forward to bringing you the latest in contemporary jazz in the Spring and Summer of 2019. Happy New Year Everybody.
George Rudolph
