Juno Award for Best Jazz Album
The Juno Award for Best Jazz Album was an award, presented by the Juno Awards to the year's best jazz album by a Canadian artist. It was presented from 1977 until 1993, following which it was discontinued and replaced with separate categories for Contemporary Jazz and Mainstream/Traditional Jazz.[1]
Winners
Year | Winner | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
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1977 | Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six | The Atlantic Suite |
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1978 | Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass | Big Band Jazz |
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1979 | Tommy Banks Big Band feat. Big Miller | Jazz Canada Montreux 1978 |
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1980 | Ed Bickert and Don Thompson | Sackville 4005 |
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1981 | Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass | Present Perfect |
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1982 | The Brass Connection | The Brass Connection |
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1983 | Fraser MacPherson and Oliver Gannon | I Didn't Know About You |
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1984 | Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass | All in Good Time |
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1985 | Don Thompson | A Beautiful Friendship |
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1986 | Oliver Jones | Lights of Burgundy |
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1987 | Oscar Peterson | If You Could See Me Now |
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1989 | The Hugh Fraser Quintet | Looking Up |
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1990 | Jon Ballantyne Trio feat. Joe Henderson | Skydance |
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1991 | Mike Murley | Two Sides |
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1992 | Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass | The Brass Is Back |
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Brian Dickinson | In Transition | |||
Renee Rosnes | For the Moment | |||
1993 | P. J. Perry | My Ideal |
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References
- ^ "Quirky mix of nominees for 1994 Junos". The Globe and Mail, February 9, 1994.
- ^ "Worth waiting for: A Juno award in March for best jazz album was one more indication that P.J. Perry's career, more than 35 years on, is finally unfolding as it should". The Globe and Mail, June 26, 1993.
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- Album of the Year
- Adult Alternative
- Adult Contemporary
- Alternative
- Blues
- Children's
- Comedy
- Classical – Large Ensemble
- Classical – Small Ensemble
- Classical – Solo
- Classical Composition
- CCM/Gospel
- Contemporary Indigenous Artist
- Contemporary R&B/Soul
- Contemporary Roots
- Country
- Dance
- Electronic
- Francophone
- Global Music
- Heavy Metal
- Instrumental
- International
- Jazz – Solo
- Jazz – Group
- Jazz – Vocal
- Pop
- Rap Album/EP
- Rap Single
- Reggae
- Rock
- Single of the Year
- Traditional Indigenous Artist
- Traditional R&B/Soul
- Traditional Roots
- Underground Dance
- Classical Album of the Year (1977–1985)
- Classical – Solo or Chamber Ensemble (1985–2021)
- Classical – Vocal or Choral Performance (1994–2021)
- Indigenous Artist or Group (1994–2021)
- Jazz Album (1977–1993)
- Jazz – Contemporary (1994–2014)
- Jazz – Traditional (1994–2014)
- Rap Recording (1991–2021)
- R&B/Soul Recording (1985–2020)
- Roots and Traditional Album (1989–1995)
- Roots & Traditional Album – Solo (1996–2015)
- Roots & Traditional Album – Group (1996–2015)
1 Due to the rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988.