And the winners of the 2019 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.- SOME OF THAT SUNSHINE Regina Carter, soloist Track from: Some Of That Sunshine (Karrin Allyson)
- DON'T FENCE ME IN John Daversa, soloist Track from: American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)
- WE SEE Fred Hersch, soloists
- DE-DAH Brad Mehldau, soloist Track from: Seymour Reads The Constitution! (Brad Mehldau Trio)
- CADENAS Miguel Zenon, soloist Track from: Yo Soy La Tradición (Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet)
32. Best Jazz Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.- MY MOOD IS YOU Freddy Cole
- THE QUESTIONS Kurt Elling
- THE SUBJECT TONIGHT IS LOVE Kate McGarry With Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
- IF YOU REALLY WANT Raul Midon With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza
- THE WINDOW Cecile McLorin Salvant
33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.- DIAMOND CUT Tia Fuller
- LIVE IN EUROPE Fred Hersch Trio
- SEYMOUR READS THE CONSTITUTION! Brad Mehldau Trio
- STILL DREAMING Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
- EMANON The Wayne Shorter Quartet
34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.- ALL ABOUT THAT BASIE The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart
- AMERICAN DREAMERS: VOICES OF HOPE, MUSIC OF FREEDOM John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists
- PRESENCE Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band
- ALL CAN WORK John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
- BAREFOOT DANCES AND OTHER VISIONS Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
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.- HEART OF BRAZIL Eddie Daniels
- BACK TO THE SUNSET Dafnis Prieto Big Band
- WEST SIDE STORY REIMAGINED Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
- CINQUE Elio Villafranca
- YO SOY LA TRADICIÓN Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet
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