▁included ▁the ▁produ cers , ▁engine ers , ▁and / or ▁mix ers ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁nominated ▁work ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁recording ▁artists . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Pat ▁M eth eny ▁holds ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁wins ▁in ▁this ▁category , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁six ▁( five ▁times ▁with ▁the ▁Pat ▁M eth eny ▁Group ). ▁R andy ▁Bre cker ▁has ▁received ▁the ▁award ▁four ▁times ▁total , ▁once ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Michael ▁as ▁the ▁du o ▁known ▁as ▁Bre cker ▁Brothers . ▁The ▁group ▁Bé la ▁Fle ck ▁and ▁the ▁Fle ck ton es ▁has ▁received ▁the ▁award ▁twice . ▁American ▁artists ▁have ▁been ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁award ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁national ity , ▁though ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁presented ▁once ▁to ▁Joe ▁Z aw in ul , ▁born ▁in ▁Austria . ▁The ▁group ▁Y ellow jack ets ▁holds ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁nomin ations ▁without ▁a ▁win , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁seven . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁award ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁over ha ul ▁of ▁Gram my ▁categories . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁contemporary ▁jazz ▁record ings ▁were ▁shift ed ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Best ▁Jazz ▁Inst rument al ▁Album ▁category . ▁ ▁Re cip ients ▁▁ ▁Each ▁year ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁article ▁about ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁held ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁General ▁▁ ▁Note : ▁User ▁must ▁select ▁the ▁" J