Thanks for the feedback so far, folks.
I quoted $2200 for INDe because if you want a Maple kit but with premium satin lacquer finish or custom solid paint finish, the cost goes from $1700 to $2200/$2300. That puts it in the range of the Canopus Ash bop. According to Canopus online store website, it appears you can order the Ash kits in natural oil, black or olive, a dark crimson and indigo--that is, I'm assuming they are spreading some of the Yaiba finishes to the Ash series.
The Ash finishes leave much to be desired, for me at least, but Canopus knows how "to do jazz" and I have liked the many tuning samples I have heard of the Ash, Yaiba, and RFM/Neo kits.
The INDe Studio Mod kit (I think it is six or seven plies with core being poplar and outer inner plies being your choice of Cherry or Walnut) sounds very nice, too--kind of a comparative rival to the Ash in terms of shell. I think INDe can offer some color on the Cherry finish Mod kits because the Cherry wood is brighter/lighter than Walnut.
The lower price choice I've considered is the Tama Starclassic Walnut/Birch. I could either order a 18/14/12 or get the 20/14/12 and add on the cool Tama 12x16 bass drum. Lacquer finishes there, of course, plus the awesome Starcast/diecast hoop tom system, but I am not sure the Tama W/B can tune up well for jazz compared to Canopus or INDe.
A lot of folks here on the forum seem to really like the Tama SC W/Bs, but for genres other than jazz (rock, fusion, metal, country, etc.). Theoretically, any kit should tune up for jazz, but I remember my old-now-gone DW Collectors Maple kit not sounding great when tuned up for jazz.
A note on the Yaiba: I like the Yaiba kits, but $1900+ is a lot and the finishes are quite boring. INDe can do more with finishes for just a bit more coin.