Najbolji savremeni džez album:
- The Stanley Clarke Band—The Stanley Clarke Band
- Never Can Say Goodbye—Joey DeFrancesco
- Now Is The Time—Jeff Lorber Fusion
- To The One—John McLaughlin
- Backatown—Trombone Shorty
Najbolji vokalni džez album:
- Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee—Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B—Freddy Cole
- When Lights Are Low—Denise Donatelli
- Ages—Lorraine Feather
- Water—Gregory Porter
Najbolji improvizovani džez solo:
- Solar – Alan Broadbent (Pesma s albuma: Live At Giannelli Square: Volume 1)
- A Change Is Gonna Come – Herbie Hancock (The Imagine Project)
- Body And Soul – Keith Jarrett (Jasmine)
- Lonely Woman – Hank Jones ( Pleased To Meet You)
- Van Gogh – Wynton Marsalis (Portrait In Seven Shades (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra) )
Najbolji instrumentalni džez album:
- Positootly!—John Beasley
- The New Song And Dance—Clayton Brothers
- Historicity—Vijay Iyer Trio
- Moody 4B—James Moody
- Providencia—Danilo Perez
Najbolji album velikog ansambla:
- Infernal Machines—Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
- Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz—Chamber Music Vol. 2—Billy Childs
Ensemble Featuring The Ying String Quartet - Pathways—Dave Holland Octet
- 54—Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza
- Mingus Big Band Live At Jazz Standard—Mingus Big Band
Najbolji latin-džez album:
- Tango Grill—Pablo Aslan
- Second Chance—Hector Martignon
- Psychedelic Blues—Poncho Sanchez
- Chucho’s Steps—Chucho Valdés And The Afro-Cuban Messengers
- ¡Bien Bien!—Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet