Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

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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,[1] 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".[2]

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".[3] 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.[4]

In 2015, the category was renamed Best Contemporary Instrumental Album and moved from the Pop category field to the Contemporary category field.[5] The category description did not change.

Recipients

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Joe Jackson was the first recipient of the award in 2001.
A man in a multi-colored dress shirt with a black guitar strapped around his neck.
2002 award winner, Steve Lukather
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2007 award winner, Peter Frampton
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Béla Fleck of the 2009 award-winning group, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
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Two-time winner Larry Carlton
A man wearing a black hat and jacket.
2010 award winner, Booker T. Jones
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Four-time winners Snarky Puppy
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2012 Booker T. Jones The Road from Memphis Template:Smalldiv [17]
2013 Chris Botti Impressions Template:Smalldiv [18]
2014 Herb Alpert Steppin' Out Template:Smalldiv [19]
2015 Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer Bass & Mandolin Template:Smalldiv [20]
2016 Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest Sylva Template:Smalldiv [21]
2017 Snarky Puppy Culcha Vulcha Template:Smalldiv [22]
2018 The Jeff Lorber Fusion Prototype Template:Smalldiv [23]
2019 Steve Gadd Band Steve Gadd Band Template:Smalldiv [24]
2020 Rodrigo y Gabriela Mettavolution Template:Smalldiv
2021 Snarky Puppy Live at the Royal Albert Hall Template:Smalldiv [25]
2022 Taylor Eigsti Tree Falls Template:Smalldiv [26]
2023 Snarky Puppy Empire Central Template:Smalldiv [27]
2024 Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer ft. Rakesh Chaurasia As We Speak Template:Smalldiv [28]
2025 Taylor Eigsti Plot Armor Template:Smalldiv [29]
2026 Winner TBA on 1 February 2026 [30]

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See also

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References

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General
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