The nominees for the 61st GRAMMY Awards jazz category 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