  the grammy award for best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist(s) has been awarded since 1963. the award is presented to the arranger of the music, not to the performer(s), except if the performer is also the arranger. there have been several minor changes to the name of the award: *from 1963 to 1964 the award was known as best background arrangement *in 1965 it was awarded as best accompaniment arrangement for vocalist(s) or instrumentalist(s) *from 1966 to 1967 it was awarded as best arrangement accompanying a vocalist or instrumentalist *in 1968 it was awarded as best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist(s)/best background arrangement  *from 1969 to 1978 and in 1981 it was awarded as best arrangement accompanying vocalist(s) *from 1979 to 1980 it was awarded as best arrangement accompanying vocal(s) *from 1982 to 1994 and from 1998 to 1999 it was awarded as best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocal(s) *from 1995 to 1997 it was awarded as best instrumental arrangement with accompanying vocals *from 2000 to the present it has been awarded as best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist(s) *from 2015, it will be awarded as best arrangement, instruments and vocals, which will from then on also include vocal arrangers. years reflect the year in which the grammy awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. ==2010s== *grammy awards of 2015list of nominees 2015 **winner tba on 8 february 2015 nominees *jeremy fox for all my tomorrows, performed by jeremy fox ft. kate mcgarry *vince mendoza for goodnight america, performed by mary chapin carpenter *billy childs for new york tendabarry, performed by billy childs ft. renÃ©e fleming & yo yo ma *gordon goodwin for party rockers, performed by gordon goodwin's big phat band *pete mcguinness for what are you doing the rest of your life?, performed by the pete mcguinness jazz orchestra *grammy awards of 2014 **gil goldstein for "swing low," performed by bobby mcferrin & esperanza spalding nominees *nan schwarz for "la vida nos espera," performed by gian marco *chris walden for "let's fall in love," performed by calabria foti featuring seth justman *john hollenbeck for "the moon's a harsh mistress," performed by john hollenbeck *shelly berg for "what a wonderful world," performed by gloria estefan *grammy awards of 2013 **thara memory & esperanza spalding for "city of roses," performed by esperanza spalding nominees *gil evans for "look to the rainbow," performed by the gil evans project & luciana souza *[[shelly
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