The GRAMMYs
2026
Dec 1st, 2025
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Nominees for The GRAMMY Awards
2026
Previous Winner
No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin (Meshell Ndegeocello)
Criteria
Albums with >75% playing time of new alternative jazz recordings.
Albums with >75% playing time of new alternative jazz recordings.
Albums with >75% playing time of new alternative jazz recordings.
The nominees for The GRAMMYs Best Alternative Jazz Album 2026 are honey from a winter stone (Ambrose Akinmusire), Keys To The City Volume One (Robert Glasper), Ride into the Sun (Brad Mehldau), LIVE-ACTION (Nate Smith), Blues Blood (Immanuel Wilkins).
Read on for more information about all the nominees and their contributors..
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Oct 11, 2024
Listen on Spotify
Blues Blood
Oct 11, 2024
Listen on Spotify
Blues Blood
Oct 11, 2024
Listen on Spotify
Blues Blood
honey from a winter stone
honey from a winter stone
honey from a winter stone
Keys To The City Volume One
Keys To The City Volume One
Keys To The City Volume One
LIVE-ACTION
LIVE-ACTION
LIVE-ACTION
Ride into the Sun
Ride into the Sun
Ride into the Sun
Other awards in this field
R&B + Rap + Spoken Word Poetry
Other awards in this field
R&B + Rap + Spoken Word Poetry
Other awards in this field
R&B + Rap + Spoken Word Poetry
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Best Jazz Performance
Best Jazz Performance
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Latin Jazz Album
Best Latin Jazz Album
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Best Musical Theater Album
Best Musical Theater Album
📨 Subscribe to NIF
Get news dropped in your inbox 👇
📨 Subscribe to NIF
Get news dropped in your inbox 👇
Latest News
Careers & People
Dec 8, 2025
1 min read
Jody Williams to Head Vince Gill’s Management Team
The exec has been Gill’s publisher for four years
Careers & People
Dec 4, 2025
1 min read
Dave Rocco Appointed Chief Creative Officer of Atlantic Music Group
In this newly created position, Rocco will oversee global strategy and creative vision for the WMG subsidiary
Careers & People
Dec 4, 2025
1 min read
Skyline Artists Closes After 35 Years
Founder and President Bruce Houghton: “Skyline had an incredible run.”
