The GRAMMYs
2026
Dec 1st, 2025
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Nominees for The GRAMMY Awards
2026
Previous Winner
Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence (Dan Pugach Big Band)
Criteria
Albums with >75% playing time of new large ensemble jazz recordings.
Albums with >75% playing time of new large ensemble jazz recordings.
Albums with >75% playing time of new large ensemble jazz recordings.
The nominees for The GRAMMYs Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album 2026 are Orchestrator Emulator (The 8-Bit Big Band), Without Further Ado, Vol 1 (Christian McBride Big Band), Lumen (Danilo Pérez, Bohuslän Big Band), Basie Rocks! (Deborah Silver, The Count Basie Orchestra), Lights on a Satellite (Sun Ra Arkestra), Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores (Kenny Wheeler Legacy).
Read on for more information about all the nominees and their contributors..
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Nov 29, 2024
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Lights on a Satellite
Nov 29, 2024
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Lights on a Satellite
Nov 29, 2024
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Lights on a Satellite
Jul 18, 2025
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Orchestrator Emulator
Jul 18, 2025
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Orchestrator Emulator
Jul 18, 2025
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Orchestrator Emulator
Jan 31, 2025
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Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores
Jan 31, 2025
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Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores
Jan 31, 2025
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Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores
Aug 29, 2025
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Without Further Ado, Vol 1
Aug 29, 2025
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Without Further Ado, Vol 1
Aug 29, 2025
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Without Further Ado, Vol 1
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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