Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance
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| Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | quality performances in the jazz music genre |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | 1959 |
| Currently held by | Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese (soloist), "Endangered Species" (2023) |
| Website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance has been awarded since 1959. Before 1979 the award title did not specify instrumental performances and was presented for instrumental or vocal performances. The award has had several minor name changes:
- In 1959 the award was known as Best Jazz Performance, Individual
- In 1960 it was awarded as Best Jazz Performance - Soloist
- From 1961 to 1971 the award was combined with the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
- From 1972 to 1978 it was awarded as Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist
- From 1979 to 1988 it was awarded as Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
- From 1989 to 1990 it was awarded as Best Jazz Instrumental Performance Soloist (on a jazz recording)
- In 1991 it was awarded as Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
- From 1992 to 2008 it was awarded as Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- From 2009 to 2023, it was awarded as Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- Since 2024, it has been awarded as Best Jazz Performance[1]
Recipients
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References
[edit]- ^ Paul Grein (June 16, 2023). "Here Are the 10 Biggest Changes to the Grammy Awards Process for 2024". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: R&B Field". The Recording Academy. November 30, 2011.
- ^ "Grammys 2013: Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "2014 Nominees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ Billboard.com, 7 December 2015
- ^ "59th Grammy Nominees". Grammy. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Grammys 2018 Nominees: The Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Grammy.com, 7 December 2018
- ^ Grammy.com, 22 November 2019
- ^ Grammy.com, 24 November 2020
- ^ Grammy.com, 23 November 2021
- ^ "Grammy Awards 2023: The Full List of Nominees". The New York Times. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (November 10, 2023). "Grammy Nominations 2024: See the Full List Here". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 11, 2023.