- Vocalist/Pianist (Headliner): Frank McComb
- Council Member at Large: Robert White
- Council Member at Large: David Grasso
- Council Member at Large: Anita Bonds
- Council Member Ward 6: Charles Allen
- Duke Ellington/Washington Jazz Arts Institute: Davey Yarborough
- UDC: Judith Korey
- Founding Chair of DC Jazz Fest: Claude Bailey
- Artistic Director of DC Jazz Fest: Willard Jenkins
- Executive Director of DC Jazz Fest: Sunny Sumter
- Washington Renaissance Orchestra: Nasar and Baiyina Abadey
- Ward 1 Council Member: Brianne K. Nadeau
- Ward 4 Council Member: Brandon Todd
- Jazz Vocalist: Shirleta Settles
- Ben’s Chili Bowl Foundation: Bernard Demczuk
- Host Committee Chair Lincoln Motors: Vince Trasatti
- President of the Washington DC Chapter of the Recording Academy: Carl “Kokayi” Walker
- HumanitiesDC: Joy Ford Austin
- Pastors of Covenant Baptist UCC: Drs. Christine and Dennis Wiley
- The Capitol Hill BID
- Ward 7 Council Member: Vincent Gray
- Council Member at Large: Elissa Silverman
- President of the DC Chamber of Commerce: Vincent Orange
