▁the ▁Gram oph one ▁Awards , ▁to ▁recording ▁artists ▁for ▁works ▁( song s ▁or ▁albums ) ▁containing ▁quality ▁contemporary ▁jazz ▁performances . ▁Hon ors ▁in ▁several ▁categories ▁are ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁ceremony ▁ann ually ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Rec ording ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁" hon or ▁art istic ▁achiev ement , ▁technical ▁prof ic iency ▁and ▁overall ▁excell ence ▁in ▁the ▁recording ▁industry , ▁without ▁regard ▁to ▁album ▁sales ▁or ▁chart ▁position ". ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁called ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Contempor ary ▁Jazz ▁Performance , ▁the ▁award ▁was ▁first ▁presented ▁to ▁The ▁Manh attan ▁Transfer ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁the ▁category ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Best ▁Contempor ary ▁Jazz ▁Performance ▁( Inst rument al ), ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁the ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁Best ▁Contempor ary ▁Jazz ▁Performance , ▁and ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁category ▁has ▁been ▁Best ▁Contempor ary ▁Jazz ▁Album . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁both ▁albums ▁and ▁singles ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁this ▁award . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁category ▁description ▁guide ▁for ▁the ▁ 5 2 nd ▁Gram my ▁Awards , ▁the ▁award ▁is ▁presented ▁for ▁albums ▁containing ▁" at ▁least ▁ 5 1 % ▁playing ▁time ▁of ▁newly ▁recorded ▁contemporary ▁jazz ▁instrument al ▁tracks ". ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁award ▁recip ients