Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance explained

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance
Awarded For:quality performances in the jazz music genre
Presenter:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1959
Holder:Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese (soloist),
"Endangered Species" (2023)
Website:grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance has been awarded since 1959. Before 1979 the award title did not specify instrumental performances and was presented for instrumental or vocal performances. The award has had several minor name changes:

Recipients

YearPerforming artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
1959Ella FitzgeraldElla Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook
1960Ella Swings Lightly
1972The Bill Evans Album
1973Alone at Last
1974God Is in the House
1975First Recordings!
1976Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie
1977Basie & Zoot
1978Oscar PetersonThe Giants
1979Oscar Peterson Jam – Montreux '77
1980Jousts
1981I Will Say Goodbye
1982Bye Bye Blackbird
1983We Want Miles
1984Wynton MarsalisThink of One
1985Hot House Flowers
1986Black Codes (From the Underground)
1987Tutu
1988The Other Side of Round Midnight
1989Don't Try This at Home
1990Aura
1991The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note
1992"I Remember You"
1993Joe Henderson"Lush Life"
1994"Miles Ahead"
1995"Prelude to a Kiss"
1996Michael Brecker"Impressions"
1997"Cabin Fever"
1998"Stardust"
1999"Rhumbata"
2000"In Walked Wayne"
2001Pat Metheny"(Go) Get It"
2002Michael Brecker"Chan's Song"
2003"My Ship"
2004Chick Corea"Matrix"
2005Herbie Hancock"Speak Like a Child"
2006"Why Was I Born?"
2007"Some Skunk Funk"
2008"Anagram"
2009"Be-Bop"
2010"Dancin' 4 Chicken"
2011"A Change Is Gonna Come"
2012"500 Miles High" [2]
2013"Hot House" [3]
2014"Orbits" [4]
2015Chick Corea"Fingerprints" [5]
2016Christian McBride"Cherokee" [6]
2017John Scofield"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" [7]
2018John McLaughlin"Miles Beyond" [8]
2019John Daversa"Don't Fence Me In" [9]
2020Randy Brecker"Sozinho" [10]
2021Chick Corea"All Blues" [11]
2022"Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)" [12]
2023Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese (soloist)"Endangered Species" [13]
2024Samara JoyTight [14]

Notes and References

  1. Here Are the 10 Biggest Changes to the Grammy Awards Process for 2024. Billboard. Paul Grein. June 16, 2023. June 16, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: R&B Field. The Recording Academy. November 30, 2011.
  3. News: Grammys 2013: Winners List. Billboard. April 26, 2017.
  4. Web site: 2014 Nominees . 2022-02-12 . 2013-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216085917/http://www.grammy.org/files/press-release/pdf/56nomsfinalrelease_final_.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: 57th Grammy Nominees . . December 5, 2014.
  6. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6785974/grammy-nominations-2016-full-list Billboard.com, 7 December 2015
  7. Web site: 59th Grammy Nominees . Grammy . December 6, 2016 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees . February 1, 2012 .
  8. Web site: Grammys 2018 Nominees: The Complete List. Billboard. November 28, 2017.
  9. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards Grammy.com, 7 December 2018
  10. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list Grammy.com, 22 November 2019
  11. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-nominees-list Grammy.com, 24 November 2020
  12. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list Grammy.com, 23 November 2021
  13. Web site: Grammy Awards 2023: The Full List of Nominees . . November 23, 2022 . November 15, 2022.
  14. News: Minsker . Evan . November 10, 2023 . Grammy Nominations 2024: See the Full List Here . . November 11, 2023.

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