Best Improvised Jazz Solo

(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter’s name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Miles Beyond
      John McLaughlin, soloist
      Track from: Live @ Ronnie Scott’s (John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension)

Best Jazz Vocal Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.)

• Dreams And Daggers
      Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.)

• Rebirth
      Billy Childs

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.)

• Bringin’ It
      Christian McBride Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album

(For vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.)

• Jazz Tango
      Pablo Ziegler Trio