Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
2026 • 68th Annual Grammy Awards
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2024 and Aug 30, 2025
2026 Winner is ARKAI with "Brightside"
Nominees 2026
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Brightside
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Ones & Twos
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BEATrio
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Shayan
Winners
| Year | Winner | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ARKAI | Brightside |
| 2025 | Taylor Eigsti | Plot Armor |
| 2024 | Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Rakesh Chaurasia | As We Speak |
| 2023 | Snarky Puppy | Empire Central |
| 2022 | Taylor Eigsti | Tree Falls |
| 2021 | Snarky Puppy | Live At The Royal Albert Hall |
| 2020 | Rodrigo y Gabriela | Mettavolution |
| 2019 | Steve Gadd | Steve Gadd Band |
| 2018 | Jeff Lorber | Prototype |
| 2017 | Snarky Puppy | Culcha Vulcha |
| 2016 | Snarky Puppy, Metropole Orkest | Sylva |
| 2015 | Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer | Bass & Mandolin |