Jazz Grammy winners don’t get enough love in my opinion, so I would like to give a shout out to all the Grammy winning Jazz albums! Here is a list of all the winners this year along with a Tidal Playlist dedicated to them! Congrats to the winners as well as the nominees!
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
‘The Journey’ — The Baylor Project
‘A Social Call’ — Jazzmeia Horn
‘Bad Ass And Blind’ — Raul Midón
‘Porter Plays Porter’ — Randy Porter Trio With Nancy King
‘Dreams And Daggers’ — Cécile McLorin Salvant – winner
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
‘Uptown, Downtown’ – Bill Charlap Trio
‘Rebirth’ – Billy Childs – winner
‘Project Freedom’ – Joey DeFrancesco & The People
‘Open Book’ – Fred Hersch
‘The Dreamer Is The Dream’ – Chris Potter
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
‘Monk’estra Vol. 2’ – John Beasley
‘Jigsaw’ – Alan Ferber Big Band
‘Bringin’ It’ – Christian McBride Big Band – winner
‘Homecoming’ – Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne
‘Whispers On The Wind’ – Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge
Best Latin Jazz Album:
‘Hybrido – From Rio To Wayne Shorter’ – Antonio Adolfo
‘Oddara’ – Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
‘Outra Coisa – The Music Of Moacir Santos’ – Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves
‘Típico – Miguel Zenón
‘Jazz Tango’ – Pablo Ziegler Trio – winner
I’m an audio writer who started as a young audio salesman/consumer electronics professional back in the late 90s. That’s where I discovered the magic of 2-Channel sound. My thirst for great sound has led me on a delightful music quest that continues today.
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