Awards & Winners

Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album

Latin Grammy Award

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award goes to the artists for releasing albums containing at least 51% or more of instrumental tracks of Latin instrumental recordings. The award was first presented in 2001 in the pop field under the name of Best Pop Instrumental Album when it was handed out to Nestor Torres for the album This Side Of Paradise. However it wasn't until the Latin Grammy Awards of 2004 when the instrumental field was created and the award received its current denomination Best Instrumental Album which was awarded to Yo-Yo Ma for Obrigado Brazil. Chick Corea is the biggest winner in this category with two awards. Furthermore, musicians from the United States have received this award on four occasions. The rest of the winners come from Argentina, Cuba, Colombia and Puerto Rico. In 2013, the album Presente by Bajofondo became the first instrumental album to be nominated for Album of the Year.
Date Established : 2001

Check all the winners of Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album presented under Latin Grammy Award since 2001 .


Bajofondo, Sony Masterworks

Honored for : Presente

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bajofondo Presente
Sony Masterworks Presente
Huáscar Barradas Dos Mundos 2
Leopoldo Betancourt Dos Mundos 2
HB Records Dos Mundos 2
Hamilton de Holanda Trio
Brasilianos Trio
Sergio Assad Dances From The New World
Odair Assad Dances From The New World
Paquito D'Rivera Dances From The New World
GHA Records Dances From The New World
Theodore Kuchar Latin American Classics
Venezuela Symphony Orchestra Latin American Classics
Brilliant Classics Latin American Classics

Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez, Paul Motian

Honored for : Further Explorations

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chick Corea Further Explorations
Eddie Gomez Further Explorations
Paul Motian Further Explorations
Miguel Zenón Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook
Hamilton de Holanda Brasilianos 3
Guinga Rasgando Seda
Quinteto Villa-Lobos Rasgando Seda
Paquito D'Rivera Día Y Medio
Berta Rojas Día Y Medio

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chick Corea Forever
Stanley Clarke Forever
Lenny White Forever
Bernie Kirsh Forever
Brian Vibberts Forever
Buck Snow Forever
Al Di Meola Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
Escalandrum Piazzolla Plays Piazzolla
Luis Salinas Sin Tiempo
Omar Sosa Calma

Arturo Sandoval, Don Murray, Gregg Field, Jorge Calandrelli

Honored for : A Time for Love

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arturo Sandoval A Time for Love
Don Murray A Time for Love
Gregg Field A Time for Love
Jorge Calandrelli A Time for Love
Yamandú Costa Luz da aurora
Hamilton de Holanda Luz da aurora
Arthur Maia O Tempo e a Musica
Paulo Moura Afrobossanova
Armandinho Afrobossanova
Soto 75 Latin American Chillout

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carlos Franzetti Duets
Eddie Gomez Duets
Katherine Miller Duets
Jovino Santos Neto Live At Caramoor
Weber Lago Live At Caramoor
Mauro Senise Lua Cheia Mauro Senise Toca Dolores Duran E Sueli Costa
Omar Sosa Omar Sosa: Across the Divide: A Tale of Rhythm & Ancestry
Bernie Williams Moving Forward

Bogotá Philharmonic, Eduardo Diazmuñoz, Gerardo Paz González

Honored for : Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá - 40 Años

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bogotá Philharmonic Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá - 40 Años
Eduardo Diazmuñoz Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá - 40 Años
Gerardo Paz González Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá - 40 Años
Kenny G Rhythm & Romance
Paulo Moura Pra cá e pra lá
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Avatar
Bebo Valdés Live at the Village Vanguard
Javier Colina Live at the Village Vanguard

Chick Corea, Béla Fleck, Bernie Kirsh

Honored for : The Enchantment

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chick Corea The Enchantment
Béla Fleck The Enchantment
Bernie Kirsh The Enchantment
Ray Barretto Standards Rican-Ditioned
Ed Calle In the Zone
Carlos Franzetti Live In Buenos Aires
Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto Brasilianos

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bebo Valdés Bebo
Pepe Loeches Bebo
Fernando Trueba Bebo
Banda Mantiqueira Terra Amantiquira
Paquito D'Rivera The Jazz Chamber Trio
Luis Salinas Luis Salinas y amigos en España
Mario Adnet Moacir Santos: Choros y Alegría
Zé Nogueira Moacir Santos: Choros y Alegría

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Sánchez Coral
Todd Whitelock Coral
Steven Epstein Coral
Manuel Alejandro Nuevos Caminos
Ed Calle Ed Calle Plays Santana
Pedro Guzman Ti ple Jazz
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Paseo
New Cuban Quartet Paseo

Yo-Yo Ma, Richard King, Steven Epstein

Honored for : Obrigado Brazil

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yo-Yo Ma Obrigado Brazil
Richard King Obrigado Brazil
Steven Epstein Obrigado Brazil
Armandinho Retocando O Choro
Paulo Moura Estação Leopoldina
Ricardo Silveira Noite Clara
Tanghetto Emigrante
Max Masri Emigrante

Gustavo Santaolalla, Campo

Honored for : Bajofondo Tango Club

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gustavo Santaolalla Bajofondo Tango Club
Campo Bajofondo Tango Club
Raul di Blasio Gardel
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra Historia Sinfonica Del Pop Español
Spam Allstars ¡Fuacata! Live
Nestor Torres Mi Alma Latina (My Latin Soul)

Chucho Valdés

Honored for : Canciones Inéditas

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chucho Valdés Canciones Inéditas
Rey Guerra De Sindo A Silvio
José Padilla Navigator
Roberto Perera Sensual
Gustavo Cerati +Bien

Nestor Torres

Honored for : This Side of Paradise

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nestor Torres This Side of Paradise
Andrés Alén Pianoforte
Lara & Reyes World Jazz
Keith Lockhart The Latin Album (feat. conductor: Kieth Lockhart)
Boston Pops Orchestra The Latin Album (feat. conductor: Kieth Lockhart)
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