60th GRAMMY Awards: Jazz Winners

Source: Michael Ricci
January 29, 2018
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And the winners of the 2018 GRAMMY Awards are...

31. 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.)

“Can't Remember Why" by

Sara Caswell

violin

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Track from: Whispers On The Wind (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)

“Dance Of Shiva" by

Billy Childs

piano
b.1957

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Track from: Rebirth

“Whisper Not" by

Fred Hersch

piano
b.1955

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Track from: Open Book

“Miles Beyond" by

John McLaughlin

guitar
b.1942

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Track from: Live @ Ronnie Scott's (John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension)

“Ilimba" by

Chris Potter

saxophone, tenor
b.1971

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Track from: The Dreamer Is The Dream

32. Best Jazz Vocal Album

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

The Journey by The Baylor Project
A Social Call by

Jazzmeia Horn

vocals

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Bad Ass And Blind by

Raul Midon

vocals

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Porter Plays Porter by

Randy Porter

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Randy Porter Trio With

Nancy King

vocals
1940 - 2025

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Dreams And Daggers
by

Cecile McLorin Salvant

vocals
b.1989

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33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album

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

Uptown, Downtown by

Bill Charlap

piano
b.1966

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Rebirth
by Billy Childs

Project Freedom by

Joey DeFrancesco

organ, Hammond B3
1971 - 2022

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Open Book by Fred Hersch
The Dreamer Is The Dream by Chris Potter

34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

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

MONK'estra Vol. 2 by

John Beasley

piano

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Jigsaw by

Alan Ferber

trombone

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Bringin' It
by

Christian McBride

bass
b.1972

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Homecoming by

Vince Mendoza

composer / conductor
b.1961

" data-original-title="" title="">Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne
Whispers On The Wind by

Chuck Owen

composer / conductor

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35. 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.)

Hybrido��From Rio To Wayne Shorter by