The 62nd Grammy Awards are set to take place on January 26 (viewers can tune in to CBS at 8 p.m. to catch the awards ceremony). And in the jazz category, established heavyweights and ascendant newcomers were represented in strong numbers. Below is a complete list of the nominees.
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
ELSEWHERE
Melissa Aldana, soloist
Track from Visions
SOZINHO
Randy Brecker, soloist
Track from Rocks
TOMORROW IS THE QUESTION
Julian Lage, soloist
Track from Love Hurts
THE WINDUP
Branford Marsalis, soloist
Track from The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul
SIGHTSEEING
Christian McBride, soloist
Track from Christian McBride’s New Jawn
Best Jazz Vocal Album
THIRSTY GHOST
Sara Gazarek
LOVE & LIBERATION
Jazzmeia Horn
ALONE TOGETHER
Catherine Russell
12 LITTLE SPELLS
Esperanza Spalding
SCREENPLAY
The Tierney Sutton Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
IN THE KEY OF THE UNIVERSE
Joey DeFrancesco
THE SECRET BETWEEN THE SHADOW AND THE SOUL
Branford Marsalis Quartet
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE’S NEW JAWN
Christian McBride
FINDING GABRIEL
Brad Mehldau
COME WHAT MAY
Joshua Redman Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
TRIPLE HELIX
Anat Cohen Tentet
DANCER IN NOWHERE
Miho Hazama
HIDING OUT
Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
THE OMNI-AMERICAN BOOK CLUB
Brian Lynch Big Band
ONE DAY WONDER
Terraza Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
ANTIDOTE
Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
SORTE!: MUSIC BY JOHN FINBURY
Thalma de Freitas With Vitor Gonçalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato & Duduka Da Fonseca
UNA NOCHE CON RUBÉN BLADES
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis & Rubén Blades
CARIB
David Sánchez
SONERO: THE MUSIC OF ISMAEL RIVERA
Miguel Zenón
Best Instrumental Composition
BEGIN AGAIN
Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band Conducted By Vince Mendoza)
CRUCIBLE FOR CRISIS
Brian Lynch, composer (Brian Lynch Big Band)
LOVE, A BEAUTIFUL FORCE
Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE SYMPHONIC SUITE
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
WALKIN’ FUNNY
Christian McBride, composer (Christian McBride)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
BLUE SKIES
Kris Bowers, arranger (Kris Bowers)
HEDWIG’S THEME
John Williams, arranger (Anne-Sophie Mutter & John Williams)
LA NOVENA
Emilio Solla, arranger (Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra)
LOVE, A BEAUTIFUL FORCE
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
MOON RIVER
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
ALL NIGHT LONG
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest)
JOLENE
Geoff Keezer, arranger (Sara Gazarek)
MARRY ME A LITTLE
Cyrille Aimée & Diego Figueiredo, arrangers (Cyrille Aimée)
OVER THE RAINBOW
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Trisha Yearwood)
12 LITTLE SPELLS (THORACIC SPINE)
Esperanza Spalding, arranger (Esperanza Spalding)
Best Music Film
BIRTH OF THE COOL
(Miles Davis)
Stanley Nelson, video director; Nicole London, video producer