Axiom — Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
Chronology Of A Dream: Live At The Village Vanguard — Jon Batiste
Take The Stairs — Black Violin
Americana — Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
Live At The Royal Albert Hall — Snarky Puppy
METAL PERFORMANCE:
“Bum-Rush“ — Body Count
“Underneath“ — Code Orange
“The In-Between“ — In This Moment
“Bloodmoney“ — Poppy
“Executioner’s Tax (Swing Of The Axe)“ – LIVE — Power Trip
JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM:
Ona — Thana Alexa
Secrets Are The Best Stories — Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo Pérez
Modern Ancestors — Carmen Lundy
Holy Room: Live At Alte Oper — Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band
What’s The Hurry — Kenny Washington
IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO:
Guinevere — Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, Soloist Track From: Axiom
Pachamama — Regina Carter, Soloist Track From: Ona (Thana Alexa)
Celia — Gerald Clayton, Soloist
All Blues — Chick Corea, Soloist Track From: Trilogy 2 (Chick Corea, Christian Mcbride & Brian Blade)
Moe Honk — Joshua Redman, Soloist Track From: Roundagain (Redman Mehldau Mcbride Blade)
JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM:
On The Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment — Ambrose Akinmusire
Waiting Game — Terri Lyne Carrington And Social Science
Happening: Live at The Village Vanguard — Gerald Clayton
Trilogy 2 — Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
Roundagain — Redman Mehldau McBride Blade
LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM:
Dialogues on Race — Gregg August
Monk’estra Plays John Beasley — John Beasley
The Intangible Between — Orrin Evans and The Captain Black Big Band
Songs You Like A Lot — John Hollenbeck With Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace and The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Data Lords — Maria Schneider Orchestra
LATIN JAZZ ALBUM:
Tradiciones — Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra
Four Questions — Arturo O’farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
City Of Dreams — Chico Pinheiro
Viento Y Tiempo - Live At Blue Note — Tokyo Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola
Trane’s Delight — Poncho Sanchez
NEW AGE ALBUM:
Songs From The Bardo — Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
Periphery — Priya Darshini
Form//Less — Superposition
More Guitar Stories — Jim “Kimo” West
Meditations — Cory Wong & Jon Batiste
SPOKEN WORD ALBUM:
Acid For The Children: A Memoir — Flea
Alex Trebek – The Answer Is… — Ken Jennings
Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, And The Richest, Most Destructive Industry On Earth — Rachel Maddow
Catch And Kill — Ronan Farrow
Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White) — Meryl Streep (& Full Cast)
CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM:
All The Ladies — Joanie Leeds
Be A Pain: An Album For Young (And Old) Leaders — Alastair Moock And Friends
I’m An Optimist — Dog On Fleas
Songs For Singin’ — The Okee Dokee Brothers
Wild Life — Justin Roberts
MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM:
Amélie — Audrey Brisson, Chris Jared, Caolan Mccarthy & Jez Unwin, Principal Soloists; Michael Fentiman, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Barnaby Race & Nathan Tysen, Producers; Nathan Tysen, Lyricist; Daniel Messe, Composer & Lyricist (Original London Cast)
American Utopia On Broadway — David Byrne, Principal Soloist; David Byrne, Producer (David Byrne, Composer & Lyricist) (Original Cast)
Jagged Little Pill — Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten & Elizabeth Stanley, Principal Soloists; Neal Avron, Pete Ganbarg, Tom Kitt, Michael Parker, Craig Rosen & Vivek J. Tiwary, Producers (Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette, Lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast)
Little Shop Of Horrors — Tammy Blanchard, Jonathan Groff & Tom Alan Robbins, Principal Soloists; Will Van Dyke, Michael Mayer, Alan Menken & Frank Wolf, Producers (Alan Menken, Composer; Howard Ashman, Lyricist) (The New Off-Broadway Cast)
The Prince Of Egypt — Christine Allado, Luke Brady, Alexia Khadime & Liam Tamne, Principal Soloists; Dominick Amendum & Stephen Schwartz, Producers; Stephen Schwartz, Composer & Lyricist (Original Cast)
Soft Power — Francis Jue, Austin Ku, Alyse Alan Louis & Conrad Ricamora, Principal Soloists; Matt Stine, Producer; David Henry Hwang, Lyricist; Jeanine Tesori, Composer & Lyricist (Original Cast)
SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA:
“Beautiful Ghosts” [From “Cats”] — Taylor Swift
“Carried Me With You” [From “Onward”] — Brandi Carlile
“Into The Unknown” [From “Frozen 2"] — Idina Menzel & Aurora
“No Time To Die” [From “No Time To Die”] — Billie Eilish
“Stand Up” [From “Harriet”] — Cynthia Erivo
COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR A VISUAL MEDIA:
“A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood” (Various Artists)
“Bill & Ted Face The Music” (Various Artists)
“Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga” (Various Artists)
“Frozen 2" (Various Artists)
“Jojo Rabbit” (Various Artists)
SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR A VISUAL MEDIA:
