Grammy Award for Best New Age Album

The first recipient of the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 1987 was the Swiss musician and composer Andreas Vollenweider

The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album , in German "Grammy award for the best New Age album", is a music prize that has been awarded by the American Recording Academy in the field of New Age music since 1987 .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall outstanding performance regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. Originally known as the Grammy Award for Best New Age Recording , the award was first given in 1987 at the 29th Grammy Awards ceremony to Swiss musician Andreas Vollenweider for his album Down to the Moon . From 1988 to 1991 the category was named Best New Age Performance . The prize has been awarded as Best New Age Album since 1992 . In addition to the artists, the award winners have also included the album's producers and sound engineers since 2001.

American saxophonist Paul Winter holds the record for most wins in the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album category . He has won six times so far (four times as the band leader of his group Paul Winter Consort ). Paul Winter is also the only musician to have won the award in a row. In 1994 he received the award as a member of his ensemble for Spanish Angel and in 1995 as a solo artist for Prayer for the Wild Things . The Irish musician Enya has received four prizes so far. The Japanese composer and musician Kitarō holds the record for most nominations and was the 2001 winner. Peter Kater was nominated for the thirteenth time at the Grammy Awards 2018 and won his first Grammy for Dancing on Water . R. Carlos Nakai is the only artist to be nominated for more than one work in the same year - at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000 he was nominated alongside Paul Horn for Inside Monument Valley and for his own album Inner Voices . The Tangerine Dream group holds the record for the most consecutive nominations. She was nominated five times in a row from 1992 to 1996.

Winners and nominees

year	Artist	nationality	album	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
1987	Andreas Vollenweider	Switzerland	Down to the moon	Jean Michel Jarre - Rendez-Vous Paul Winter - Canyon Various artists ( Windham Hill Records ) - A Winter Solstice Various Artists (Windham Hill Records) - Sampler '86
1988	Yusef Lateef	United States	Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony	Paul Horn - Traveler Kitarō - The Field Montreaux - Sweet Intentions Patrick O'Hearn - Between Two Worlds Liz Story - Reconciliations
1989	Shadow fax	United States	Folk songs for a Nuclear Village	Suzanne Ciani - Neverland Mark Isham - Castalia Steve Khan and Rob Mounsey - Local Color Paul Winter - Down in Belgorod
1990	Peter Gabriel	United Kingdom	Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ	Enya - "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" Mark Isham - Tibet Andreas Vollenweider - Dancing with the Lion Paul Winter - Icarus
1991	Mark Isham	United States	Mark Isham	Acoustic Alchemy - "Caravan of Dreams" Michael Hedges - Taproot Mannheim Steamroller - Yellowstone: The Music of Nature Mysterious Voices of Bulgaria - Balkans Paul Winter - Earth: Voices of a Planet
1992	Chip Davis	United States	Fresh Aire 7	David Arkenstone - In the Wake of the Wind Suzanne Ciani - Hotel Luna Ottmar Liebert - Borrasca Tangerine Dream - Canyon Dreams
1993	Enya	Ireland	Shepherd Moons	Kitarō - Dream Shadowfax - Esperanto Tangerine Dream - Rockoon Yanni - Dare to Dream
1994	Paul Winter Consort	United States	Spanish Angel	Clannad - Banba Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra - The Hours Between Night and Day Tangerine Dream - 220 Volt Live Yanni - In My Time
1995	Paul Winter	United States	Prayer for the Wild Things	Craig Chaquico - Acoustic Planet Kitarō - mandala Michael Nesmith - The Garden Tangerine Dream - Turn of the Tides
1996	George Winston	United States	Forest	Suzanne Ciani - Dream Suite Kitarō - An Enchanted Evening Patrick O'Hearn - Trust Tangerine Dream - Tyranny of Beauty
1997	Enya	Ireland	The Memory of Trees	Acoustic Alchemy - Arcanum Suzanne Ciani - Pianissimo II Clannad - Lore Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra - Opium
1998	Michael Hedges	United States	Oracle	Enigma - Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi! Mike Oldfield - Voyager Vangelis - Oceanic Paul Winter - Canyon Lullaby
1999	Clannad	Ireland	Landmarks	William Ackerman - Sound of Wind Driven Rain Alex De Grassi - The Water Garden Kitarō - Gaia Onbashira John Tesh - Grand Passion
2000	Paul Winter	United States	Celtic Solstice	David Arkenstone - Citizen of the World Suzanne Ciani - Turning Paul Horn and R. Carlos Nakai - Inside Monument Valley R. Carlos Nakai - Inner Voices George Winston - Plains
2001	Kitaro	Japan	Thinking of you	Maire Brennan - Whisper to the Wild Water Phil Coulter - Highland Cathedral David Lanz - East of the Moon R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton, Will Clipman & Nawang Khechog - In a Distant Place
2002	Enya	Ireland	A day without rain	Philip Aaberg - Live from Montana David Darling - Cello Blue Kitarō - Ancient Sacred Spirit - Sacred Spirit II: More Chants and Dances of the Native Americans
2003	Tingstad and Rumbel	United States	Acoustic Garden	William Ackerman - Hearing Voices Kitarō - An Ancient Journey R. Carlos Nakai - Fourth World Jai Uttal & Pagan Love Orchestra - Mondo Rama
2004	Pat Metheny	United States	One quiet night	Cusco - Inner Journeys: Myths & Legends Michael Hoppé - Solace Peter Kater - Red Moon Kitarō - Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai
2005	William Ackerman	United States	Returning	David Arkenstone - Atlantis: A Symphonic Journey Moya Brennan - Two Horizons Peter Kater - piano Jonathan Elias - American River
2006	Paul Winter Consort	United States	Silver Solstice	Jack DeJohnette - Music in the Key of Om Kitarō - Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 2 R. Carlos Nakai Quartet - People of Peace George Winston - Montana - A Love Story
2007	Enya	Ireland	Amarantine	Enigma - A posteriori Gentle Thunder with Will Clipman and AmoChip Dabney - Beyond Words Peter Kater - Elements Series: Fire Andreas Vollenweider - The Magical Journeys of Andreas Vollenweider
2008	Paul Winter Consort	United States	Crestone	Peter Kater - Faces of the Sun Kitarō - Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 3 Ottmar Liebert - One Guitar Eric Tingstad - Southwest
2009	Jack DeJohnette	United States	Peace time	William Ackerman - Meditations Will Clipman - Pathfinder Peter Kater - Ambrosia Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra - The Scent of Light
2010	David Darling	United States	Prayer for Compassion	Jim Brickman - Faith Henta - Laserium for the Soul Peter Kater, Dominic Miller , Kenny Loggins and Jaques Morelenbaum - In a Dream Kitarō - Impressions of the West Lake
2011	Paul Winter Consort	United States	Miho: Journey to the Mountain	Michael Brant DeMaria - Ocean Kitarō - Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 4 R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton and Will Clipman - Dancing Into Silence Zamora - Instrumental Oasis, Vol 4
2012	Pat Metheny	United States	What's It All About	Al Conti - Northern Seas Michael Brant DeMaria - Gaia Peter Kater - Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame Zamora - Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6
2013	Omar Akram	Afghanistan  United States	Echoes of Love	Krishna Das - Live Ananda Michael Brant DeMaria - Bindu Steven Halpern - Deep Alpha Peter Kater - Light Body Loreena McKennitt - Troubadours of the Rhine
2014	Laura Sullivan	United States	Love's River	Brian Eno - Lux Peter Kater - Illumination Kitarō - Final Call R. Carlos Nakai and Will Clipman - Awakening the Fire
2015	Ricky Kej and Wouter Kellerman	India and  South Africa	Winds of Samsara	Paul Avgerinos - Bhakti Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai - ritual Kitarō - Symphony Live in Istanbul Silvia Nakkach and David Darling - In Love and Longing
2016	Paul Avgerinos	United States	Grace	Madi Das - Bhakti Without Borders Catherine Duc - Voyager Peter Kater - Love Ron Korb - Asia Beauty
2017	White Sun	United States	White Sun II	John Burke - Orogenous Enya - Dark Sky Island Peter Kater and Tina Guo - Inner Passion Vangelis - Rosetta
2018	Peter hangover	United States	Dancing on Water	Kitarō - Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 5 Steve Roach - Spiral Revelation Brian Eno - Reflection India.Arie - SongVersation: Medicine
2019	Opium Moon	United States	Opium Moon	Lisa Gerrard and David Kuckhermann - Hiraeth Snatam Kaur - Beloved Steve Roach - Molecules of Motion Jim Kimo West - Moku Maluhia - Peaceful Island
2020 January 26th, 2020	Peter hangover	United States	Wings	David Arkenstone - Fairy Dreams David Darling - Homage to Kindness Sebastian Plano - Verve Deva Premal - Deva

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album (English) at grammy.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 22, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved February 22, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Best New Age Album. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .