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Yesterday the Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 2018 Grammy Awards. The final round of GRAMMY voting is Dec. 7–21, 2017. The Recording Academy will present the GRAMMY AWARDS® on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, live from Madison Square Garden in New York.
The nominees for the Best Jazz Vocal Album include The Baylor Project, Jazzmeia Horn, Raul Midón, the Randy Porter Trio With Nancy King and Cécile McLorin Salvant. In the category Best Jazz Instrumental Album the nominee’s are Bill Charlap Trio, Billy Childs, Joey DeFrancesco & The People, Fred Hersch and Chris Potter. Artists nominated in more than one category include Fred Hersch and Billy Childs, both gaining nominations in the Best Improvised Jazz Solo and Best Jazz Instrumental Album categories.
Of special note is the nomination of Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne’s album “Homecoming” in the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album category.
Below you’ll find the full list of nominations for the category Jazz. For the full list of nominations in all categories visit the Grammy Awards website.
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Can’t Remember Why – Sara Caswell, soloist
Track from: Whispers On The Wind (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)
Dance Of Shiva – Billy Childs, soloist
Track from: Rebirth
Whisper Not – Fred Hersch, soloist
Track from: Open Book
Miles Beyond – John McLaughlin, soloist
Track from: Live @ Ronnie Scott’s (John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension)
Ilimba – Chris Potter, soloist
Track from: The Dreamer Is The Dream
Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Baylor Project – The Journey
Jazzmeia Horn – A Social Call
Raul Midón – Bad Ass And Blind
Randy Porter Trio With Nancy King – Porter Plays Porter
Cécile McLorin Salvant – Dreams And Daggers
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Bill Charlap Trio – Uptown, Downtown
Billy Childs – Rebirth
Joey DeFrancesco & The People – Project Freedom
Fred Hersch – Open Book
Chris Potter – The Dreamer Is The Dream
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
John Beasley – MONK’estra Vol. 2
Alan Ferber Big Band – Jigsaw
Christian McBride Big Band – Bringin’ It
Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne – Homecoming
Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge – Whispers On The Wind
Best Latin Jazz Album
Antonio Adolfo – Hybrido – From Rio To Wayne Shorter
Jane Bunnett & Maqueque – Oddara
Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves – Outra Coisa – The Music of Moacir Santos
Miguel Zenón – Típico
Pablo Ziegler Trio – Jazz Tango
Last modified: July 15, 2018
