St. Louis-area trumpeter Keyon Harrold earns 2026 Grammy nominations across two live jazz releases
Two nominations tied to the same concert recordings
Keyon Harrold, a jazz trumpeter and vocalist raised in Ferguson, Missouri, is set to return to the Grammy Awards as part of two nominated live projects in the jazz field for the 68th annual ceremony. Harrold is credited among the artists nominated for “All Stars Lead To You – Live” in the Best Jazz Performance category and “Live at Vic’s Las Vegas” in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category.
The 2026 Grammy Awards are scheduled for Feb. 1, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Many category winners are traditionally announced earlier the same day during the ceremony’s afternoon “premiere” presentations, with the main telecast later in the evening.
Where Harrold appears on the 2026 nominations list
Best Jazz Performance: “All Stars Lead To You – Live,” credited to Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth and Sam Weber.
Best Jazz Vocal Album: “Live at Vic’s Las Vegas,” credited to Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth and Sam Weber.
The nominations place Harrold within a competitive jazz field that includes artists such as Samara Joy, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bill Charlap, Terri Lyne Carrington, Christie Dashiell and Michael Mayo across the same categories.
Context: a career spanning jazz and mainstream collaborations
Harrold has built a career that moves between straight-ahead jazz settings and high-profile collaborations across R&B and hip-hop. He has been billed as both a bandleader and a featured instrumentalist, and his profile expanded further through work connected to film and major touring productions.
His ties to the St. Louis region have remained part of his public biography, with Ferguson widely cited as his hometown. Within the broader jazz ecosystem, he has been associated with mentors and collaborators in New York’s club and touring circuits while also participating in cross-genre studio projects.
Why the nominations matter for local visibility
For the St. Louis area, Harrold’s presence on the Grammy ballot underscores how regional artists can surface in national awards not only through solo albums, but also through collaborative credits—particularly on live recordings, where jazz performance and ensemble interplay are central to the category definitions.
The 2026 nominations list credits Harrold as part of the ensembles recognized in both Best Jazz Performance and Best Jazz Vocal Album.
With the ceremony approaching on Feb. 1, the two nominations position Harrold among the jazz musicians whose work will be evaluated by Recording Academy voters across performance and album categories.