Every Grammys Best Latin Jazz Album winner

25 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 21 different winners.

The Recording Academy had folded it into Best Jazz Instrumental Album, and reinstated it a year later.

Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra ×3Charlie Haden and Gonzalo Rubalcaba ×2Chucho Valdés ×2

One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run. Outlined blocks are years the award was not presented.

Poncho Sánchez'00

Chucho Valdés'01

Charlie Haden and Gonzalo Rubalcaba'02

Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project'03

Michel Camilo, Charles Flores, and Horacio Hernández'04

Charlie Haden and Gonzalo Rubalcaba'05

Eddie Palmieri'06

The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project'07

Paquito D'Rivera Quintet'08

Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra'09

Bebo Valdés and Chucho Valdés'10

Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers'11

'12not awarded

Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band'13

Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente'14

Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra'15

Eliane Elias'16

Chucho Valdés'17

Pablo Ziegler Trio'18

Dafnis Prieto Big Band'19

Chick Corea & the Spanish Heart Band'20

Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra'21

Eliane Elias with Chick Corea & Chucho Valdés'22

Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra ft. the Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective'23

Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo'24

Luques Curtis, Zaccai Curtis, Willie Martinez, Camilo Molina & Reinaldo de Jesus'25

Wins by label

Independent528%
Universal317%
Zoho Music317%
ArtistShare16%
Candid16%
Dafnison16%
Other422%

7 further wins have no label on record and are not counted in the 18 above.

7 of these 25 wins have no label on record, so the bar covers the other 18.

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025. Excludes 1 nominations credited to Various Artists, which names a compilation rather than an act.

Most nominated, never won

Miguel Zenón5 noms
Bobby Sanabria Big Band3 noms
David Sánchez3 noms
Omar Sosa3 noms
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band2 noms
Caribbean Jazz Project2 noms

Most losses

Miguel Zenón5L · 0W
Bobby Sanabria Big Band3L · 0W
David Sánchez3L · 0W
Omar Sosa3L · 0W
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band2L · 0W
Caribbean Jazz Project2L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2025	Luques Curtis, Zaccai Curtis, Willie Martinez, Camilo Molina & Reinaldo de Jesus (Cubop Lives!) beat 6 others Michel Camilo & Tomatito (Spain Forever Again) Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba (COLLAB) Eliane Elias (Time And Again) Horacio "El Negro" Hernández, John Beasley, & José Gola (El Trio: Live in Italy) Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet (Cuba and Beyond) Donald Vega featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci, & Luisito Quintero (As I Travel)	Not credited
2024	Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo (El Arte del Bolero Vol. 2) beat 4 others Eliane Elias (Quietude) Ivan Lins & The Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra (My Heart Speaks) Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band (Vox Humana) Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente (Cometa)	Not credited
2023	Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra ft. the Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective (Fandango at the Wall in New York) beat 4 others Danilo Pérez featuring the Global Messengers (Crisálida) Flora Purim (If You Will) Arturo Sandoval (Rhythm & Soul) Miguel Zenón (Música de las Américas)	Not credited
2022	Eliane Elias with Chick Corea & Chucho Valdés (Mirror Mirror) beat 4 others Carlos Henriquez (The South Bronx Story) Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (Virtual Birdland) Dafnis Prieto Sextet (Transparency) Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo (El Arte Del Bolero)	Candid
2021	Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (Four Questions) beat 4 others Afro Peruvian Jazz Orchestra (Tradiciones) Chico Pinheiro (City of Dreams) Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola (Viento y Tiempo – Live at Blue Note Tokyo) Poncho Sánchez (Trane's Delight)	Zoho Music
2020	Chick Corea & the Spanish Heart Band (Antidote) beat 4 others Thalma de Freitas with Victor Goncalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato and Duduka da Fonseca (Sorte! Music by John Finbury) Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Rubén Blades (Una Noche con Rubén Blades) David Sánchez (Carib) Miguel Zenón (Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera)	Concord Jazz
2019	Dafnis Prieto Big Band (Back to the Sunset) beat 4 others Eddie Daniels (Heart of Brazil) Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band (West Side Story Reimagined) Elio Villafranca (Cinque) Miguel Zenón featuring Spektral Quartet (Yo Soy La Tradición)	Dafnison
2018	Pablo Ziegler Trio (Jazz Tango) beat 4 others Antonio Adolfo (Hybrido – From Rio to Wayne Shorter) Jane Bunnett & Maqueque (Oddara) Anat Cohen & Marcello Goncalves (Outra Coisa – The Music of Moacir Santos) Miguel Zenón (Típico)	Zoho Music
2017	Chucho Valdés (Tribute to Irakere: Live in Marciac) beat 4 others Andy González (Entre Colegas) Brian Lynch/Various Artists (Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw) Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace/La Orquesta Sinfonietta (Canto América) Trio da Paz (30)	Not credited
2016	Eliane Elias (Made in Brazil) beat 4 others Rodriguez Brothers (Impromptu) Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Suite Caminos) Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet (Intercambio) Miguel Zenón (Identities Are Changeable)	Concord Jazz
2015	Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (The Offense of the Drum) beat 4 others Conrad Herwig ft. Joe Lovano (The Latin Side of Joe Henderson) Pedrito Martinez Group (The Pedrito Martinez Group) Emilio Solla and La Inestable de Brooklyn (Second Half) Yosvany Terry (New Throned King)	Not credited
2014	Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente (Song for Maura) beat 4 others Buika (La Noche Más Larga) Roberto Fonseca (Yo) Omar Sosa (Eggun) Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quartet (Latin Jazz – Jazz Latin)	Not credited
2013	Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band (Ritmo!) beat 4 others Bobby Sanabria Big Band (Multiverse) Chano Dominguez (Flamenco Sketches) Manuel Valera New Cuban Express (New Cuban Express) Luciana Souza (Duos III)	Not credited
2011	Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers (Chucho's Steps) beat 4 others Pablo Aslan (Tango Grill) Héctor Martignon (Second Chance) Poncho Sánchez (Psychedelic Blues) Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet (¡Bien Bien!)	Four-Quarters
2010	Bebo Valdés and Chucho Valdés (Juntos Para Siempre) beat 4 others Chembo Corniel (Things I Wanted to Do) Geoffrey Keezer (Áurea) Claudio Roditi (Brazilliance X 4) Miguel Zenón (Esta Plena)	Sony Music Latin
2009	Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (Song for Chico) beat 4 others Caribbean Jazz Project (Afro Bop Alliance) Conrad Herwig and the Latin Side Band (The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter) Nestor Torres (Nouveau Latino) Papo Vázquez and The Mighty Pirates (Marooned/Aislado)	Zoho Music
2008	Paquito D'Rivera Quintet (Funk Tango) beat 4 others Bobby Sanabria Big Band (Big Band Urban Folktales) Sammy Figueroa and His Latin Jazz Explosion (The Magician) Steve Khan (Borrowed Time) Héctor Martignon (Refugee)	Sunny Side
2007	The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project (Simpático) beat 4 others Ignacio Berroa (Codes) Edsel Gómez (Cubist Music) Dafnis Prieto (Absolute Quintet) Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sánchez and Pernell Saturnino (Viva)	ArtistShare
2006	Eddie Palmieri (Listen Here!) beat 4 others Ray Barretto (Time Was – Time Is) Caribbean Jazz Project featuring Dave Samuels (Here and Now – Live in Concert) Sammy Figueroa and His Latin Jazz Explosion (...And Sammy Walked In) Omar Sosa (Mulatos)	Concord Picante
2005	Charlie Haden and Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Land of the Sun) beat 4 others Raphael Cruz (Bebop Timba) Jerry Gonzalez y los Piratas del Flamenco (Jerry Gonzalez y los Piratas del Flamenco) Conrad Herwig Nonet (Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis) Diego Urcola (Soundances)	Verve
2004	Michel Camilo, Charles Flores, and Horacio Hernández (Live at the Blue Note) beat 4 others Jane Bunnett (Cuban Odyssey) Caribbean Jazz Project (Birds of a Feather) Mark Levine and the Latin Tinge (Isla) Chucho Valdés (New Conceptions)	Telarc
2003	Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project (The Gathering) beat 4 others Jane Bunnett (Alma de Santiago) Duduka Da Fonseca (Samba Jazz Fantasia) John Santos and the Machete Ensemble (S.F. Bay) Omar Sosa (Sentir)	Concord Jazz
2002	Charlie Haden and Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Nocturne) beat 4 others Los Hombres Calientes (Irvin Mayfield and Bill Summers) (Vol. 3: New Congo Square) Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio (Supernova) David Sánchez (Travesía) Various Artists (Calle 54)	Verve
2001	Chucho Valdés (Live at the Village Vanguard) beat 4 others Bobby Sanabria Big Band (Afro-Cuban Dream... Live & in Clave) Gary Burton (Libertango: The Music of Ástor Piazzolla) Danilo Pérez (Motherland) David Sánchez (Melaza)	Blue Note
2000	Poncho Sánchez (Latin Soul) beat 4 others Al McKibbon (Tumbao Para los Congueros di Mi Vida) Bobby Rodríguez (Latin Jazz Explosion) Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Cuban Quartet (Antiguo) Chucho Valdés (Briyumba Palo Congo – Religion of the Congo)	Concord Jazz

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