GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental

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Label: Heads Up International

51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008)

winner

Randy In Brasil

Randy Brecker

Ruriá Duprat, producer

nominees

Floating Point

John McLaughlin

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Label: Abstract Logix

Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley

(Various Artists)

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Label: Concord Jazz

Miles From India

(Various Artists)

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Label: 4Q/Times Square Records

Lifecycle

Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern

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Label: Heads Up International

50th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2007)

winner

River: The Joni Letters

Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers

nominees

He Had A Hat

Jeff Lorber

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Label: Blue Note

Party Hats

Will Bernard

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Label: Palmetto Records

Downright Upright

Brian Bromberg

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Label: Artistry Music

Re-imagination

Eldar

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Label: Masterworks Jazz

49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2006)

winner

The Hidden Land

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

Richard Battaglia & Robert Battaglia, engineers/mixers

nominees

People People Music Music

Groove Collective

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Label: Savoy Jazz Worldwide

Rewind That

Christian Scott

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Sexotica

Sex Mob

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Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings, Inc.

Who Let The Cats Out?

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Label: Heads Up

48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)

winner

The Way Up

Joshua Redman Elastic Band

Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny & Steve Rodby, producers; Rob Eaton, engineer/mixer

nominees

The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance Of The Infidel

Meshell Ndegeocello

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Label: Shanachie Entertainment Corp.

Momentum

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Label: Nonesuch

Keystone

Dave Douglas

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Label: Greenleaf Music

Soulgrass

Bill Evans

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Label: BHM Productions

47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2004)

winner

Unspeakable

Bill Frisell

Hal Willner, producer; Eric Liljestrand, engineer/mixer

nominees

Journey

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Label: Bluebird

In Praise Of Dreams

Jan Garbarek

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Label: ECM

The Hang

Don Grusin

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Label: Sovereign Artists

Strength

Roy Hargrove (The RH Factor)

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Label: Verve

46th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2003)

winner

34th N Lex

Randy Brecker

Randy Brecker & George Whitty, producers; George Whitty, engineer/mixer

nominees

Sonic Trance

Nicholas Payton

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Label: Warner Bros. Records

Timeagain

David Sanborn

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Label: Verve Records

Time Squared

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Label: Heads Up International

Rural Renewal

The Crusaders

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Label: Verve/PRA Records

45th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2002)

winner

Speaking Of Now

Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny & Steve Rodby, producers; Rob Eaton, engineer/mixer

nominees

Deep Into It

Larry Carlton

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Label: Warner Bros.

Überjam

The John Scofield Band

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Label: Verve Music Group

Mint Jam

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Label: Buzz Promotions

Faces & Places

Joe Zawinul

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Label: Esc

44th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2001)

winner

M²

David Isaac & Marcus Miller, producers; David Isaac, engineer/mixer

nominees

Soul Insider

Bill Evans

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Label: ESC

Ethnomusicology, Vol. 2

Russell Gunn

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Label: Justin Time

Voices

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Label: Division One/Atlantic

Cab 2

Dennis Chambers, Tony MacAlpine, Brian Auger & Bunny Brunel

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Label: Tone Center

43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2000)

winner

Outbound

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

Béla Fleck, producer; Richard Battaglia, Robert Battaglia & Béla Fleck, engineers/mixers

nominees

A Brighter Day (Album)

Ronny Jordan

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Label: Blue Note

Here's The Deal (Album)

Liquid Soul

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Label: Shanachie

Re:Animation Live! (Album)

Hagans/Belden

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Label: Blue Note

Yes, Please! (Album)

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Label: Warner Bros.

42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1999)

winner

Inside

David Sanborn

nominees

Ethnomusicology - Volume I (Album)

Russell Gunn

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Label: Atlantic

Joy Ride (Album)

Bob James

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Label: Warner Bros.

Yin-Yang (Album)

Victor Wooten

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Label: Compass

Animation/Imagination (Album)

Tim Hagans

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Label: Blue Note

41st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1998)

winner

Imaginary Day

nominees

After Hours (Album)

George Duke

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Label: Warner Bros.

Club Nocturne (Album)

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Label: Warner Bros.

Live And More (Album)

Joe Zawinul And The Zawinul Syndicate

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Label: Grp/Pra

World Tour (Album)

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Label: Zebra

40th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1997)

winner

Into The Sun

Randy Brecker

nominees

Alive In L.A. (Album)

Lee Ritenour

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Label: Grp

Breath Of Heaven (Album)

Grover Washington Jr.

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Label: Columbia

Sample This (Album)

Joe Sample

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Label: Warner Bros.

Signature (Album)

Patrice Rushen

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Label: Discovery/Sire

39th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1996)

winner

High Life

Wayne Shorter

nominees

Between The Lines (Album)

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Label: Atlantic Jazz

If Four Was One (Album)

T.J. Kirk

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Label: Warner Bros.

Joined At The Hip (Album)

Bob James And Kirk Whalum

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Label: Warner Bros.

Ratamacue (Album)

Harvey Mason

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Label: Atlantic

38th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1995)

winner

We Live Here

nominees

Dreamland (Album)

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Label: Warner Bros.

Elixir (Album)

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Label: Warner Bros.

Larry And Lee (Album)

Lee Ritenour And Larry Carlton

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Label: Grp

Tales (Album)

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Label: Pra

37th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1994)

winner

Out Of The Loop

Brecker Brothers

nominees

Twelve Moons

Jan Garbarek Group

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Label: ECM

Is What It Is (Album)

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Label: Atlantic Jazz

Run For Your Life (Album)

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Label: Grp

The Sun Don't Lie (Album)

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Label: Pra

36th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1993)

winner

The Road To You

nominees

Another World (Album)

John Patitucci

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Label: Grp

Between The Sheets (Album)

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Label: Warner Bros.

Like A River (Album)

Chick Corea Elektric Band II

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Label: Grp

Paint The World (Album)

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Label: Grp

35th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1992)

winner

Secret Story

Pat Metheny

nominees

Upfront (Album)

David Sanborn

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Label: Elektra

Back Roads (Album)

Bob Berg

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Label: Denon

One Music (Album)

Bob Mintzer

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Label: Digital Music Products

Return Of The Brecker Brothers (Album)

The Brecker Brothers

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Label: Grp

34th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1991)

winner

Sassy

The Manhattan Transfer

nominees

Ashes To Ashes (Album)

Joe Sample

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Label: Warner Bros.

Claus Ogerman Featuring Michael Brecker (Album)

Claus Ogerman And Michael Brecker

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Label: Grp

Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo (Album)

Béla Fleck And The Flecktones

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Label: Warner Bros.

Greenhouse (Album)