The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album has been presented since 1992. The award has had several minor name changes:

• In 1992 the award was known as Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
• From 1993 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental)
• From 1995 to 2000 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
• Since 2001 it has been awarded as Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

2000s

• Grammy Awards of 2004
  • George Whitty (engineer/mixer & producer) & Randy Brecker (producers & artist) for 34th N Lex
• Grammy Awards of 2003
  • Rob Eaton (engineer/mixer), Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny, Steven Rodby (producers) & the Pat Metheny Group for Speaking of Now
• Grammy Awards of 2002
  • Khaliq-O-Vision, Ray Bardani (engineers), David Isaac (producer) & Marcus Miller (producer & artist) for M<sum>
• Grammy Awards of 2001
  • Richard Battaglia, Robert Battaglia (engineers/mixers), Béla Fleck (engineer/mixer & producer) & Béla Fleck and the Flecktones for Outbound
• Grammy Awards of 2000
  • David Sanborn for Inside

1990s

• Grammy Awards of 1999
  • Pat Metheny Group for Imaginary Day
• Grammy Awards of 1998
  • Randy Brecker for Into the Sun
• Grammy Awards of 1997
  • Wayne Shorter for High Life
• Grammy Awards of 1996
  • Pat Metheny Group for We Live Here
• Grammy Awards of 1995
  • The Brecker Brothers for Out of the Loop
• Grammy Awards of 1994
  • Pat Metheny Group for The Road to You
• Grammy Awards of 1993
  • Pat Metheny for Secret Story
• Grammy Awards of 1992
  • The Manhattan Transfer for "Sassy"