| Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | quality albums in theLatin jazz music genre |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Latin Recording Academy |
| First award | 2000 |
| Currently held by | Hamilton de Holanda forHamilton de Holanda Trio - Live In NYC Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet forCuba and Beyond (2025) |
| Website | LatinGrammy.com |
TheLatin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album is an honor presented annually at theLatin 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.[1] The award has been given to artists since the1st Latin Grammy Awards in 2000 for vocal or instrumental albums containing more than half of their playing time of newly recorded material in Spanish or Portuguese.[2]Latin jazz is a mixture of musical genres, includingAfro-Caribbean andPan-American rhythms with the harmonic structure ofjazz.[3] Other jazz genres may also be considered for inclusion by the Jazz Committee.[4]
The award was first presented as a tie betweenMichel Camilo andTomatito forSpain andPaquito D'Rivera forTropicana Nights. D'Rivera holds the record for most wins as a performer in this category, with seven (including one awarded to the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet) out of eight nominations.Bebo Valdés won the award twice for albums that also earned theGrammy Award:Bebo de Cuba received theBest Traditional Tropical Latin Album accolade in 2005,[5] whileJuntos Para Siempre, by Bebo andChucho Valdés won forLatin Jazz Album in 2010.[6] Chucho Valdés has won the award five times, while Bebo, Camilo, D'Rivera,Gonzalo Rubalcaba, andArturo Sandoval have been awarded twice. In 2012, the award was given to Sandoval for the albumDear Diz (Every Day I Think of You), which was also nominated forAlbum of the Year.[7] Since its inception, the award has been presented to musicians or ensembles originating from Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, the United States, and Spain.








| Year[I] | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees[II] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Michel Camilo &Tomatito | Spain |
| [8] |
| Paquito D'Rivera | Tropicana Nights | |||
| 2001 | Paquito D'Rivera Quintet | Live at the Blue Note |
| [9] |
| 2002 | Gonzalo Rubalcaba | Supernova |
| [10] |
| 2003 | Paquito D'Rivera | Brazilian Dreams |
| [11] |
| 2004 | Chucho Valdés | New Conceptions |
| [12] |
| 2005 | Bebo Valdés | Bebo de Cuba |
| [13] |
| 2006 | Gonzalo Rubalcaba | Solo |
| [14] |
| 2007 | Arturo Sandoval | Rumba Palace |
| [15] |
| 2008 | Caribbean Jazz Project andDave Samuels | Afro Bop Alliance |
| [16] |
| 2009 | Bebo Valdés &Chucho Valdés | Juntos Para Siempre |
| [17] |
| 2010 | João Donato Trio | Sambolero |
| [18] |
| 2011 | Paquito D'Rivera | Panamericana Suite |
| [19] |
| 2012 | Arturo Sandoval | Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) |
| [7] |
| 2013 | Michel Camilo | What's Up? |
| [20] |
| 2014 | Chick Corea | The Vigil |
| [21] |
| Paquito D'Rivera and Trío Corrente | Song for Maura | |||
| 2015 | Paquito D'Rivera | Jazz Meets The Classics |
| [22] |
| 2016 | Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra | Cuba: The Conversation Continues |
| [23] |
| 2017 | Eliane Elias | Dance of Time |
| [24] |
| 2018 | Hermeto Pascoal & Big Band | Naturaleza Universal |
| [25] |
| 2019 | Chucho Valdés | Jazz Batá 2 |
| [26] |
| 2020 | Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra | Puertos: Music from International Waters |
| [27] |
| 2021 | Iván "Melón" Lewis | Voyager |
| [28] |
| 2022 | Eliane Elias,Chick Corea,Chucho Valdés | Mirror Mirror |
| [29] |
| 2023 | Chucho Valdés &Paquito D'Rivera (with Reunion Sextet) | I Missed You Too! |
| [30] |
| 2024 | Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo | Pra Você, Ilza |
| [31] |
| 2025 | Hamilton de Holanda | Hamilton de Holanda Trio - Live In NYC |
| [32] |
| Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet | Cuba and Beyond |
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] The name of the performer and the nominated album.
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