I, too, lean very heavily to the "golden era" stuff. But, I will heartily second (or third) some of the contemporary names already mentioned: Josh Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, (throw in Brian Blade for the entire original Redman quartet) . . . and now I've already forgotten who else has already been mentioned.
I think Gregory Porter is doing some interesting things, but his material is pretty uneven. He's more in the "keep an eye on" category, for me. There are a few female vocalists I think are doing very good to excellent work: Melody Gardot, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Madeline Peyroux, and, yes, Diana Krall. Is anybody there pushing the envelope? No. Do I give a tinker's durn about envelope pushing? I do not.
I know I'm forgetting some people.
I think Gregory Porter is doing some interesting things, but his material is pretty uneven. He's more in the "keep an eye on" category, for me. There are a few female vocalists I think are doing very good to excellent work: Melody Gardot, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Madeline Peyroux, and, yes, Diana Krall. Is anybody there pushing the envelope? No. Do I give a tinker's durn about envelope pushing? I do not.
I know I'm forgetting some people.