And the Jazz Grammy winners are…

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
River: The Joni Letters
Herbie Hancock
Verve

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Avant Gershwin
Patti Austin
Rendezvous Entertainment]

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
Anagram
Michael Brecker, soloist
Track from: Pilgrimage
Heads Up International

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
Pilgrimage
Michael Brecker
Heads Up International

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
A Tale Of God’s Will (A Requiem For Katrina)
Terence Blanchard
Blue Note

Best Latin Jazz Album
Funk Tango
Paquito D’Rivera Quintet
Paquito Records