2016 Grammy Nominations Are In, What Do You Think of the Jazz Picks?

With 25 nominees in 5 categories, the Grammy nominations are in. Check out the list below:

Best Improvised Jazz Solo:

• “Giant Steps,” Joey Alexander on My Favorite Things (Motema)
• “Cherokee,” Christian McBride on Live At The Village Vanguard (Christian McBride Trio) (Mack Avenue)
• “Arbiters of Evolution,” Donny McCaslin on The Thompson Fields (Maria Schneider Orchestra) (ArtistShare)
• “Friend or Foe,” Joshua Redman on The Bad Plus Joshua Redman (Nonesuch)
• “Past Present,” John Scofield on Past Present (Impulse!)

Best Jazz Vocal Album:

• Karin Allyson, Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Motema)
• Denise Donatelli, Find A Heart (Savant)
• Lorraine Feather, Flirting With Disaster (Jazzed Media)
• Jamison Ross, Jamison (Concord Jazz)
• Cécile McLorin Savant, For One To Love (Mack Avenue)

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:

• Joey Alexander, My Favorite Things    (Motema)
• Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective, Breathless (Blue Note)
• Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio, Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios (Blue Note)
• Jimmy Greene, Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue)
• John Scofield, Past Present (Impulse!)

Best Large Jazz Ensemble:

• Gil Evans Project, Lines Of Color (Blue Note/ArtistShare)
• Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band, Köln (Alternate Side)
• Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Cuba: The Conversation Continues (Motema)
• Maria Schneider Orchestra, The Thompson Fields (ArtistShare)
• Patrick Williams, Home Suite Home (BFM Jazz)

Best Latin Jazz Album:

• Eliane Elias, Made In Brazil (Concord Jazz)
• The Rodriguez Brothers, Impromptu (Criss Cross Jazz)
• Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Suite Caminos (5Passion)
• Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet, Intercambio (Patois)
• Miguel Zenón, Identities Are Changeable (Miel Music)

via Jazz@Rochester | Gregory V. Bell