A visual history · Grammys
The winners who defined Alt Jazz Album.
2 ceremonies, 2024–2025. 1 different winner. The longest run belongs to Meshell Ndegeocello, with 2 straight wins.
- Who won most recently?
- Meshell Ndegeocello in 2025 for No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin.
- Who has won the most?
- Meshell Ndegeocello, 2 wins (2024, 2025).
- No More Water: The Gospel of James BaldwinMeshell Ndegeocello01
- The Omnichord Real BookMeshell Ndegeocello02
- Years explored
- 2024–2025
- Different winners
- 1
- Category leader
- Meshell Ndegeocello · 2
About this record
Best Alternative Jazz Album was first awarded in 2024, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.
It was the first new category in the Grammy jazz field since 1995.
2024–2025
2 ceremonies
20242025
01 / The reigns
Meshell Ndegeocello set the longest run.
The timeline turns the 2024–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.
- 01Meshell Ndegeocello2 wins
Meshell Ndegeocello'24–'25×2
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2024–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Meshell Ndegeocello (No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin)repeatbeat 4 others
| Blue Note |
| 2024 | Meshell Ndegeocello (The Omnichord Real Book)beat 4 others
| Blue Note |