Best Jazz Instrumental Album

The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album recognizes excellence in albums by individuals or groups generally thought of as small jazz groups, typically one to eight musicians performing jazz music. Eligible albums include straight-ahead jazz and contemporary jazz.

68th Annual Grammy Awards • 2026

Honoring recordings released between August 31, 2024 – August 30, 2025

Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore won the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album with "Southern Nights"

Winners & Nominees 2026

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Previous Years

Year Winner Title
2026 Sullivan Fortner, Peter Washington, Marcus Gilmore Southern Nights All Nominees
2025 Chick Corea, Béla Fleck Remembrance All Nominees
2024 Billy Childs The Winds Of Change All Nominees
2023 Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton, Matthew Stevens New Standards Vol. 1 All Nominees
2022 Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Gonzalo Rubalcaba Skyline All Nominees
2021 Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Brian Blade Trilogy 2 All Nominees
2020 Brad Mehldau Finding Gabriel All Nominees
2019 Wayne Shorter Quartet Emanon All Nominees
2018 Billy Childs Rebirth All Nominees
2017 John Scofield Country For Old Men All Nominees
2016 John Scofield Past Present All Nominees
2015 Chick Corea Trio Trilogy All Nominees
2014 Terri Lyne Carrington Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue All Nominees
2013 Pat Metheny Unity Band Unity Band All Nominees
2012 Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Lenny White Forever All Nominees
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