Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
2017 • 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2015 and Aug 30, 2016
2017 Winner is Snarky Puppy with "Culcha Vulcha"
Culcha Vulcha
Nominees 2017
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Human Nature
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When You Wish Upon A Star
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Way Back Home: Live From Rochester, NY
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Unspoken
Winners
| Year | Winner | Nomination | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ARKAI | Brightside | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Taylor Eigsti | Plot Armor | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Rakesh Chaurasia | As We Speak | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Snarky Puppy | Empire Central | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Taylor Eigsti | Tree Falls | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Snarky Puppy | Live At The Royal Albert Hall | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Rodrigo y Gabriela | Mettavolution | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Steve Gadd, Steve Gadd Band | Steve Gadd Band | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Jeff Lorber Fusion, Jeff Lorber | Prototype | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Snarky Puppy | Culcha Vulcha | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Snarky Puppy, Metropole Orkest | Sylva | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer | Bass & Mandolin | All Nominees |
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