Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961. From 1962 to 1971 and 1979 to 1991 the award title specified instrumental performances. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
Name changes
The name of the award has been changed several times.- 1961: Best Jazz Performance Large Group
- 1962–1963: Best Jazz Performance – Large Group
- 1964: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group
- 1965–1971: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
- 1972–1978: Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
- 1979–1991: Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
- 1992–2000: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- 2001–present: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
1961–2013
2014–present
| Year | Performer | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
| 2014 | Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio, Kalisz Philharmonic | |||
| 2015 | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band | |||
| 2016 | Maria Schneider Orchestra | |||
| 2017 | Ted Nash Big Band | |||
| 2018 | Christian McBride Big Band | Bringin' It | ||
| 2019 | John Daversa Big Band ft. DACA Artists | |||
| 2020 | Brian Lynch Big Band | The Omni-American Book Club |