The 2018 GRAMMY nominations have just been released including dozens of artists showcased and interviewed on Jazz FM in the last twelve months our congratulations to those who work tirelessly across the jazz, soul and blues families who have been recognised this year. Below are just SOME of the most relevant highlights from EIGHTY FOUR categories.The Recording Academy has announced that the 60th GRAMMY Awards will take place at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, January 28, 2018.
Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Journey The Baylor Project
A Social Call Jazzmeia Horn
Bad Ass And Blind Raul Midσn
Porter Plays Porter Randy Porter Trio With Nancy King
Dreams And Daggers Cιcile McLorin Salvant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Uptown, Downtown Bill Charlap Trio
Rebirth Billy Childs
Project Freedom Joey DeFrancesco & The People
Open Book Fred Hersch
The Dreamer Is The Dream Chris Potter
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
MONK'estra Vol. 2 John Beasley
Jigsaw Alan Ferber Big Band
Bringin' It Christian McBride Big Band
Homecoming Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne
Whispers On The Wind Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge
Best Latin Jazz Album
Hybrido - From Rio To Wayne Shorter Antonio Adolfo
Oddara Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
Outra Coisa - The Music Of Moacir Santos Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonηalves
Tνpico Miguel Zenσn
Jazz Tango Pablo Ziegler Trio
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Can't Remember Why Sara Caswell, soloist
Track from: Whispers On The Wind (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)
Dance Of Shiva Billy Childs, soloist
Track from: Rebirth
Whisper Not Fred Hersch, soloist
Track from: Open Book
Miles Beyond John McLaughlin, soloist
Track from: Live @ Ronnie Scott's (John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension)
Ilimba Chris Potter, soloist
Track from: The Dreamer Is The Dream
Best Traditional Blues Album
Migration Blues Eric Bibb
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio
Roll And Tumble R.L. Boyce
Sonny & Brownie's Last Train Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi
Blue & Lonesome The Rolling Stones
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm
Recorded Live In Lafayette Sonny Landreth
TajMo Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo'
Got Soul Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Live From The Fox Oakland Tedeschi Trucks Band
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version) Michael Bublι
Triplicate Bob Dylan
In Full Swing Seth MacFarlane
Wonderland Sarah McLachlan
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 Various Artists
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
What If The Jerry Douglas Band
Spirit Alex Han (produced by Marcus Miller)
Mount Royal Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge
Prototype Jeff Lorber Fusion
Bad Hombre Antonio Sanchez
Best R&B Performance
Get You Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis
Distraction Kehlani
High Ledisi
That's What I Like Bruno Mars
The Weekend SZA
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Laugh And Move On The Baylor Project
Redbone Childish Gambino
What I'm Feelin' Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones
All The Way Ledisi
Still Mali Music
Best R&B Album
Freudian Daniel Caesar
Let Love Rule Ledisi
24K Magic Bruno Mars
Gumbo PJ Morton
Feel The Real Musiq Soulchild
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Baby Driver (Various Artists)
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Various Artists)
Hidden Figures: The Album (Various Artists)
La La Land (Various Artists)
Moana: The Songs (Various Artists)
Best Song Written For Visual Media
City Of Stars Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Track from: La La Land
How Far I'll Go Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli'i Cravalho)
Track from: Moana: The Songs
I Don't Wanna Live Forever Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift
Track from: Fifty Shades Darker Never Give Up
Stand Up For Something Common & Diane Warren
Track from: Marshall
The full full list is here: https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/60th-grammy-awards-full-nominees-list