Ogłoszono nominacje do Grammy Awards 2022. Oto kandydaci w kategoriach jazzowych.

Best Jazz Vocal Album

1. GENERATIONS The Baylor Project
2. SUPERBLUE Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter
3. TIME TRAVELER Nnenna Freelon
4. FLOR Gretchen Parlato
5. SONGWRIGHTS APOTHECARY LAB Esperanza Spalding

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

1. SACKODOUGOU Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, soloist Track from: The Hands of Time (Weedie Braimah)
2. KICK THOSE FEET Kenny Barron, soloist Track from: Songs From My Father (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios)
3. BIGGER THAN US Jon Batiste, soloist Track from: Soul (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Various Artists)
4. ABSENCE Terence Blanchard, soloist Track from: Absence (Terence Blanchard Featuring the E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet)
5. HUMPTY DUMPTY (SET 2) Chick Corea, soloist Track from: Akoustic Band Live (Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl)

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

1. JAZZ SELECTIONS: MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY SOUL Jon Batiste
2. ABSENCE Terence Blanchard Featuring The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet
3. SKYLINE Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
4. AKOUSTIC BAND LIVE Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl
5. SIDE-EYE NYC (V1.IV) Pat Metheny

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

1. LIVE AT BIRDLAND! The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart
2. DEAR LOVE Jazzmeia Horn And Her Noble Force
3. FOR JIMMY, WES AND OLIVER Christian McBride Big Band
4. SWIRLING Sun Ra Arkestra
5. JACKETS XL Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album

1. MIRROR MIRROR Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés
2. THE SOUTH BRONX STORY Carlos Henriquez
3. VIRTUAL BIRDLAND Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
4. TRANSPARENCY Dafnis Prieto Sextet
5. EL ARTE DEL BOLERO Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

1. DOUBLE DEALIN’ Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal
2. THE GARDEN Rachel Eckroth
3. TREE FALLS Taylor Eigsti
4. AT BLUE NOTE TOKYO Steve Gadd Band
5. DEEP: THE BARITONE SESSIONS, VOL. 2 Mark Lettieri

Ponadto w głównych kategoriach jako Nagranie roku i Album roku nominacje zdobyli Jon Batiste oraz duet Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga. NAtomiast jako kompozytorzy / arażerzy wyróznieni zostali Arturo O’Farrill i Lyle Mays.