Penghargaan Grammy untuk Album Jazz Kontemporer Terbaik
Penerima

| Tahun | Artis yang mementaskan | Karya | Nominee | Ref>  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1992 | The Manhattan Transfer | Sassy "Sassy" |  Béla Fleck and the Flecktones – Flight of the Cosmic Hippo  Bobby McFerrin – Medicine Music  Claus Ogerman dan Michael Brecker – Claus Ogerman Featuring Michael Brecker  Joe Sample – Ashes to Ashes  Yellowjackets – Greenhouse |  |
| 1993 | Metheny, PatPat Metheny | Secret Story Secret Story |  Bob Berg – Back Roads  Brecker Brothers – Return of the Brecker Brothers  Bob Mintzer – One Music  David Sanborn – Upfront |  |
| 1994 | Pat Metheny Group | The Road to You The Road to You |  Chick Corea Elektric Band II – Paint the World  Fourplay – Between the Sheets  John Patitucci – Another World  Yellowjackets – Like a River |  |
| 1995 | Brecker Brothers | Out of the Loop Out of the Loop |  Jan Garbarek Group – Twelve Moons  Marcus Miller – The Sun Don't Lie  Mike Stern – Is What It Is  Yellowjackets – Run for Your Life |  |
| 1996 | Pat Metheny Group | We Live Here We Live Here |  Fourplay – Elixir  Marcus Miller – Tales  Lee Ritenour and Larry Carlton – Larry & Lee  Yellowjackets – Dreamland |  |
| 1997 | Shorter, WayneWayne Shorter | High Life High Life |  Bob James dan Kirk Whalum – Joined at the Hip  T.J. Kirk – If Four Was One  Harvey Mason – Ratamacue  Mike Stern – Between the Lines |  |
| 1998 | Brecker, RandyRandy Brecker | Into the Sun Into the Sun |  Lee Ritenour – Alive in L.A.  Patrice Rushen – Signature  Joe Sample – Sample This  Grover Washington, Jr. – Breath of Heaven: A Holiday Collection |  |
| 1999 | Pat Metheny Group | Imaginary Day Imaginary Day |  George Duke – After Hours  Marcus Miller – Live & More  Yellowjackets – Club Nocturne  Joe Zawinul dan The Zawinul Syndicate – World Tour |  |
| 2000 | Sanborn, DavidDavid Sanborn | Inside Inside |  Russell Gunn – Ethnomusicology, Volume 1  Tim Hagans – Animation/Imagination  Bob James – Joy Ride  Victor Wooten – Yin-Yang |  |
| 2001 | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones | Outbound Outbound |  Fourplay – Yes, Please!  Tim Hagans dan Bob Belden – Re-Animation: Live!  Ronny Jordan – A Brighter Day  Liquid Soul – Here's the Deal |  |
| 2002 | Miller, MarcusMarcus Miller | M² M² |  CAB – CAB 2  Bill Evans – Soul Insider  Russell Gunn – Ethnomusicology, Volume 2  Mike Stern – Voices |  |
| 2003 | Pat Metheny Group | Speaking of Now Speaking of Now |  Larry Carlton – Deep Into It  John Scofield Band – Überjam  Yellowjackets – Mint Jam  Joe Zawinul – Faces & Places |  |
| 2004 | Brecker, RandyRandy Brecker | 34th N Lex 34th N Lex |  Nicholas Payton – Sonic Trance  David Sanborn – Time Again  The Crusaders – Rural Renewal |  |
| 2005 | Frisell, BillBill Frisell | Unspeakable Unspeakable |  Fourplay – Journey  Jan Garbarek – In Praise of Dreams  Don Grusin – The Hang  Roy Hargrove – Strength |  |
| 2006 | Pat Metheny Group | The Way Up The Way Up |  Dave Douglas – Keystone  Bill Evans – Soulgrass  Joshua Redman Elastic Band – Momentum  Meshell Ndegeocello – The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel |  |
| 2007 | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones | The Hidden Land The Hidden Land |  Groove Collective – People People Music Music  Christian Scott – Rewind That  Sex Mob – Sexotica  Mike Stern – Who Let the Cats Out? |  |
| 2008 | Hancock, HerbieHerbie Hancock | River: The Joni Letters River: The Joni Letters |  Will Bernard – Party Hats  Brian Bromberg – Downright Upright  Eldar – Re-Imagination  Jeff Lorber – He Had a Hat |  |
| 2009 | Brecker, RandyRandy Brecker | Randy in Brasil Randy in Brasil |  John McLaughlin – Floating Point  Yellowjackets dan Mike Stern – Lifecycle  Berbagai artis – Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley  Berbagai artis – Miles from India |  |
| 2010 | Zawinul, JoeJoe Zawinul dan The Zawinul Syndicate | 75 75 |  Stefon Harris dan Blackout – Urbanus  Julian Lage – Sounding Point  Philippe Saisse – At World's Edge  Mike Stern – Big Neighborhood |   |
| 2011 | The Stanley Clarke Band | The Stanley Clarke Band The Stanley Clarke Band |  Joey DeFrancesco – Never Can Say Goodbye  Jeff Lorber Fusion – Now Is the Time  John McLaughlin – To the One  Trombone Shorty – Backatown |  |
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