Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album (Latin Grammy Award)

Latin Grammy Award

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz 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 has been given to artists since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards in 2000 for vocal or instrumental albums containing more than half of its playing time of newly recorded material in Spanish or Portuguese. Latin jazz is a mixture of musical genres, including Afro-Caribbean and Pan-American rhythms with the harmonic structure of jazz. The award was first presented as a tie between Michel Camilo and Tomatito for Spain and Paquito D'Rivera for Tropicana Nights. D'Rivera holds the record for most wins as performer in this category, with four out of six nominations. Bebo ValdÃ©s won the award twice for albums which also earned the Grammy Award: Bebo de Cuba received the Best Tradicional Tropical Latin Album accolade in 2005, while Juntos Para Siempre, by Bebo and Chucho ValdÃ©s won for Latin Jazz Album in 2010. Bebo, Michel Camilo, Chucho ValdÃ©s, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and Arturo Sandoval have twice been awarded. In 2012, the award was given to Sandoval for the album Dear Diz, which was also nominated for Album of the Year. Since its inception, the award has been presented to musicians or ensembles originating from Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States, and Spain.

Date Established : 2000

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Okeh Records, Michel Camilo, Sony Music Latin, Redondo Music

Honored for : What's Up?

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michel Camilo	What's Up?
Okeh Records	What's Up?
Sony Music Latin	What's Up?
Redondo Music	What's Up?
The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band	¡Ritmo!
Brent Fischer	¡Ritmo!
Clavo Records	¡Ritmo!
Negroni's Trio	On the Way
AA Records	On the Way
Poncho Sanchez and His Latin Jazz Band	Live In Hollywood
Concord Picante	Live In Hollywood
Chucho Valdés & the Afro-Cuban Messengers	Border-Free
Jazz Village	Border-Free
Comanche Music	Border-Free
Chucho Valdés	Grand Piano Live
Music Roots Records	Grand Piano Live

Arturo Sandoval

Honored for : Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Arturo Sandoval	Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
Chucho Valdés	Live In Chicago
Poncho Sanchez	= Chano Y Dizzy!
Terence Blanchard	= Chano Y Dizzy!
Tania Maria	Tempo
Jerry González	Jerry González y El Comando De La Clave
El Comando De La Clave	Jerry González y El Comando De La Clave

Paquito D'Rivera

Honored for : Panamericana Suite

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Paquito D'Rivera	Panamericana Suite
Bobby Sanabria	Tito Puente Masterworks Live!!!
Chucho Valdés	New York Is Now! / Viva El Sonido Cubano
Dave Valentin	Pure Imagination
Paquito D'Rivera	Clazz: Continental Latin Jazz. Live At Barcelona, Teatre Paral.lel 2011
Pepe Rivero	Clazz: Continental Latin Jazz. Live At Barcelona, Teatre Paral.lel 2011

João Donato Trio, Mario Jorge Bruno, João Samuel

Honored for : Sambolero

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
João Donato Trio	Sambolero
Mario Jorge Bruno	Sambolero
João Samuel	Sambolero
Issac Delgado	L-O-V-E
Mark Levine & The Latin Tinge	Off and On: The Music of Moacir Santos
Poncho Sanchez	Psychedelic Blues
Chucho Valdés	Cuban Dreams
Miguel Zenón	Esta Plena

Bebo Valdés y Chucho Valdés, Javier Limón, Fernando Trueba, Nat Chediak, Pepe Loeches

Honored for : Juntos Para Siempre

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Brazilian Trio	Forests
Michael Brorby	Forests
Bobby Sanabria	Kenya Revisited Live!!!
Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround Sextet	Sepulveda Boulevard
Nestor Torres	Nouveau Latino
Bebo Valdés y Chucho Valdés	Juntos Para Siempre
Javier Limón	Juntos Para Siempre
Fernando Trueba	Juntos Para Siempre
Nat Chediak	Juntos Para Siempre
Pepe Loeches	Juntos Para Siempre

Caribbean Jazz Project, Dave Samuels, Bob Dawson, Phil Magnotti

Honored for : Afro Bop Alliance

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Caribbean Jazz Project	Afro Bop Alliance
Dave Samuels	Afro Bop Alliance
Bob Dawson	Afro Bop Alliance
Phil Magnotti	Afro Bop Alliance
Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto	Brasilianos 2
Pau Brasil	Nonada
David Sánchez	Cultural Survival
Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround Sextet	Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround

Arturo Sandoval, Waldy Domínguez, Carl Griffin, Felipe Lamoglia

Honored for : Rumba Palace

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Arturo Sandoval	Rumba Palace
Waldy Domínguez	Rumba Palace
Carl Griffin	Rumba Palace
Felipe Lamoglia	Rumba Palace
Michel Camilo	Spain Again
Tomatito	Spain Again
Michel Camilo	Spirit of the Moment
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet	Funk Tango
Chucho Valdés	Keys Of Latin Jazz

Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jim Anderson

Honored for : Solo

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ed Motta	Aystelum
Gonzalo Rubalcaba	Solo
Jim Anderson	Solo
Eddie Palmieri	Listen Here!
Jovino Santos Neto	Roda Carioca (Rio Circle)
Dave Valentin	World on a String

Bebo Valdés, James Farber, Jim Anderson, Fernando Trueba, Nat Chediak

Honored for : Bebo de Cuba (disc 1: Suite Cubana)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bebo Valdés	Bebo de Cuba (disc 1: Suite Cubana)
James Farber	Bebo de Cuba (disc 1: Suite Cubana)
Jim Anderson	Bebo de Cuba (disc 1: Suite Cubana)
Fernando Trueba	Bebo de Cuba (disc 1: Suite Cubana)
Nat Chediak	Bebo de Cuba (disc 1: Suite Cubana)
Paoli Mejias	Mi Tambor
Bob Mintzer	The Body Acoustic
Giovanni Hidalgo	The Body Acoustic
Andy Gonzalez	The Body Acoustic
David Chesky	The Body Acoustic
Randy Brecker	The Body Acoustic
Negroni's Trio	Piano - Drums - Bass
Poncho Sanchez	Poncho At Montreux

Chucho Valdés, Jon Fausty, Orestes Aguilar Cruz, Rene Lopez, Yaroldy Abreu Robles

Honored for : New Conceptions

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chucho Valdés	New Conceptions
Jon Fausty	New Conceptions
Orestes Aguilar Cruz	New Conceptions
Rene Lopez	New Conceptions
Yaroldy Abreu Robles	New Conceptions
Jerry González	Jerry Gonzalez y los Piratas del Flamenco
Los Piratas del Flamenco	Jerry Gonzalez y los Piratas del Flamenco
Jovino Santos Neto	Canto Do Rio Jovino
Diego Urcola	Soundances
Bebo Valdés	We Could Make Such Beatiful Music Together
Federico Britos	We Could Make Such Beatiful Music Together

Paquito D'Rivera

Honored for : Brazilian Dreams (featuring New York Voices and Claudio Roditi)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Paquito D'Rivera	Brazilian Dreams (featuring New York Voices and Claudio Roditi)
	Bongó De Van Gogh
Gato Barbieri	The Shadow of the Cat
Eddie Palmieri	La Perfecta II
Chucho Valdés	Fantásia Cubana
Hermeto Pascoal E Grupo	Mundo verde esperança

Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio, Jim Anderson, Mario García Haya

Honored for : Supernova

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio	Supernova
Jim Anderson	Supernova
Mario García Haya	Supernova
Richie Beirach	Round About Federico Mompou
Gregor Huebner	Round About Federico Mompou
George Mraz	Round About Federico Mompou
William Cepeda	Expandiendo Raices/Branching Out
Charlie Haden	Nocturne
Omar Sosa	Sentir

Paquito D'Rivera Quintet, Steve Remote, Jack Kreisberg

Honored for : Live at the Blue Note

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chico O'Farrill	Carambola
Danilo Pérez	Motherland
David Sánchez	Melaza
Chucho Valdés	Solo Live in New York
	Calle 54
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet	Live at the Blue Note
Jack Kreisberg	Live at the Blue Note
Steve Remote	Live at the Blue Note

Michel Camilo, Tomatito

Honored for : Spain

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michel Camilo	Spain
Tomatito	Spain
Paquito D'Rivera	Tropicana Nights
Adrián Iaies Trio	Las Tardecitas de Minton's
Chico O'Farrill	Heart of a Legend
Lalo Schifrin	Latin Jazz Suite

Paquito D'Rivera

Honored for : Tropicana Nights

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michel Camilo	Spain
Tomatito	Spain
Paquito D'Rivera	Tropicana Nights
Adrián Iaies Trio	Las Tardecitas de Minton's
Chico O'Farrill	Heart of a Legend
Lalo Schifrin	Latin Jazz Suite

Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album