Best Alternative Jazz Album
The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Jazz Album recognizes artistic excellence in alternative jazz albums. Alternative jazz is a genre-blending, envelope-pushing hybrid that mixes jazz with other genres including R&B, hip-hop, classical, contemporary improvisation, experimental, pop, rap, electronic/dance music, and spoken word.
67th Annual Grammy Awards • 2025
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2023 and Aug 30, 2024
Meshell Ndegeocello won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Jazz Album with "No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin"
Winners & Nominees 2025
Winner
Nominees
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No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin
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Night Reign
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New Blue Sun
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Code Derivation
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Foreverland
Previous Winners
| Year | Winner | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nate Smith | LIVE-ACTION | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Me'shell NdegeOcello | No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Me'shell NdegeOcello | The Omnichord Real Book | All Nominees |
