The GRAMMYs
2026
Dec 1st, 2025
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Nominees for The GRAMMY Awards
2026
Previous Winner
Remembrance (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
Criteria
Albums with >75% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.
Albums with >75% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.
Albums with >75% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.
The nominees for The GRAMMYs Best Jazz Instrumental Album 2026 are Trilogy 3 — Live (Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Brian Blade), Southern Nights (Sullivan Fortner), Belonging (Branford Marsalis Quartet), Spirit Fall (John Patitucci), Fasten Up (Yellowjackets).
Read on for more information about all the nominees and their contributors.
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Mar 28, 2025
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Belonging
Mar 28, 2025
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Belonging
Mar 28, 2025
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Belonging
Feb 21, 2025
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Fasten Up
Feb 21, 2025
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Fasten Up
Feb 21, 2025
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Fasten Up
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
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