The GRAMMYs
2026
Dec 1st, 2025
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Nominees for The GRAMMY Awards
2026
Previous Winner
Plot Armor (Taylor Eigsti)
Criteria
Albums with >75% playing time of new contemporary instrumental recordings.
Albums with >75% playing time of new contemporary instrumental recordings.
Albums with >75% playing time of new contemporary instrumental recordings.
The nominees for The GRAMMYs Best Contemporary Instrumental Album 2026 are Brightside (ARKAI), Ones & Twos (Gerald Clayton), BEATrio (Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez), Just Us (Bob James, Dave Koz), Shayan (Charu Suri).
Read on for more information about all the nominees and their contributors..
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Aug 22, 2025
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Brightside
Aug 22, 2025
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Brightside
Aug 22, 2025
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Brightside
Mar 7, 2025
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Mar 7, 2025
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Mar 7, 2025
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Apr 11, 2025
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Ones & Twos
Apr 11, 2025
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Ones & Twos
Apr 11, 2025
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Ones & Twos
Aug 22, 2025
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Shayan
Aug 22, 2025
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Shayan
Aug 22, 2025
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Shayan
Other awards in this field
Jazz + Traditional Pop + Contemporary Instrumental + Musical Theater
Other awards in this field
Jazz + Traditional Pop + Contemporary Instrumental + Musical Theater
Other awards in this field
Jazz + Traditional Pop + Contemporary Instrumental + Musical Theater
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
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