Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Cross Roads
Ravi Coltrane, soloist
Track from: Spirit Fiction[Blue Note]
Hot House
Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
Track from: Hot House [Concord Jazz]
Alice In Wonderland
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Further Explorations (Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian) [Concord Jazz]
J. Mac
Kenny Garrett, soloist
Track from: Seeds From The Underground [Mack Avenue Records]
Ode
Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Ode (Brad Mehldau Trio) [Nonesuch]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Soul Shadows
Denise Donatelli [Savant Records]
1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project
Kurt Elling [Concord Jazz]
Live
Al Jarreau (And The Metropole Orkest) [Concord]
The Book Of Chet
Luciana Souza [Sunnyside Records]
Radio Music Society
Esperanza Spalding [Heads Up International]
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Further Explorations
Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian [Concord Jazz]
Hot House
Chick Corea & Gary Burton [Concord Jazz]
Seeds From The Underground
Kenny Garrett [Mack Avenue Records]
Blue Moon
Ahmad Jamal [Jazz Village]
Unity Band
Pat Metheny Unity Band [Nonesuch]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Centennial: Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
Gil Evans Project [ArtistShare]
For The Moment
Bob Mintzer Big Band [MCG Jazz]
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
Arturo Sandoval [Concord Jazz]
Best Latin Jazz Album
Flamenco Sketches
Chano Domínguez [Blue Note]
¡Ritmo!
The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band [Clare Fischer Productions/Clavo Records]
Multiverse
Bobby Sanabria Big Band [Jazzheads]
Duos III
Luciana Souza [Sunnyside Records]
New Cuban Express
Manuel Valera New Cuban Express [Mavo Records]