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Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Honor presented to recording artists for quality contemporary instrumental albums

Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Summary

Honor presented to recording artists for quality contemporary instrumental albums

FieldValue
nameGrammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
awarded_forQuality instrumental albums in the pop music genre
presenterNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
countryUnited States
year2001
holderTaylor Eigsti – Plot Armor (2025)
websiteGrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (previously: Best Pop Instrumental Album) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality instrumental albums in the pop music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".

The award was first presented to Joe Jackson in 2001. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to albums containing "at least 51% playing time of newly recorded pop instrumental tracks". As of 2025, Larry Carlton, Taylor Eigsti, Béla Fleck, Booker T. Jones, Edgar Meyer and Snarky Puppy are the only musicians to receive the award more than once. (Snarky Puppy has had the most wins, with 4.) Gerald Albright has received the most nominations, with six.

The award goes to the artist, producer and engineer/mixer of more than 50% of playing time on the winning album. A producer or engineer/mixer who worked on less than 50% of playing time, as well as the mastering engineer, can apply for a Winners Certificate.

In 2015, the category was renamed Best Contemporary Instrumental Album and moved from the Pop category field to the Contemporary category field. The category description did not change.

Recipients

Joe Jackson]] was the first recipient of the award in 2001.
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2002]] award winner, [[Steve Lukather
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2007]] award winner, [[Peter Frampton
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2009]] award-winning group, [[Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Two-time winner [[Larry Carlton
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2010]] award winner, [[Booker T. Jones
Four-time winners [[Snarky Puppy
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Beastie Boys{{smalldiv
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones{{smalldiv
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Booker T. JonesThe Road from Memphis{{smalldiv
Chris BottiImpressions{{smalldiv
Herb AlpertSteppin' Out{{smalldiv
Chris Thile and Edgar MeyerBass & Mandolin{{smalldiv
Snarky Puppy and Metropole OrkestSylva{{smalldiv
Snarky PuppyCulcha Vulcha{{smalldiv
The Jeff Lorber FusionPrototype{{smalldiv
Steve Gadd BandSteve Gadd Band{{smalldiv
Rodrigo y GabrielaMettavolution{{smalldiv
Snarky PuppyLive at the Royal Albert Hall{{smalldiv
Taylor EigstiTree Falls{{smalldiv
Snarky PuppyEmpire Central{{smalldiv
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer ft. Rakesh ChaurasiaAs We Speak{{smalldiv
Taylor EigstiPlot Armor{{smalldiv
Winner TBA on 1 February 2026

Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

An award was presented to James R. Jensen as the producer of the album.

References

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References

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  2. "Overview". [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]].
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  4. "AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, AND GRAMMY TICKETS".
  5. (12 June 2014). "Press release".
  6. (February 21, 2001). "43rd Grammy Awards". CNN.
  7. (January 4, 2002). "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". [[CBS News]].
  8. (January 8, 2003). "Complete list of Grammy nominees; ceremony set for Feb. 23". [[Hearst Corporation]].
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  10. (December 7, 2004). "Nominee list for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards". LiveDaily.
  11. (December 8, 2005). "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations". [[The New York Times]].
  12. "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  13. (December 6, 2007). "50th annual Grammy Awards nominations". [[Reed Business Information]].
  14. "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
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  18. "List of 2013 nominees".
  19. "2014 Nominees".
  20. "List of Nominees 2015".
  21. "55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners".
  22. (6 December 2016). "Grammys Nominations List: All of Your 2017 Nominees – Variety".
  23. [https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/60thpresslist11272017_0.pdf] {{dead link. (March 2022)
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