Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year

The Juno Award for "Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1977, as recognition each year for the best contemporary jazz album in Canada.

Winners

Best Jazz Album (1977 – 1993)

• 1977 — Phil Nimmons - Nimmons 'N Nine Plus Six, The Atlantic Suite
• 1978 — Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass, Big Band Jazz
• 1979 — Tommy Banks Big Band with Guest Big Miller, Jazz Canada Montreux 1978
• 1980 — Ed Bickert/Don Thompson, Sackville 4005
• 1981 — Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass, Present Perfect
• 1982 — The Brass Connection, The Brass Connection
• 1983 — Fraser MacPherson/Oliver Gannon, I Didn't Know About You
• 1984 — Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass, All In Good Time
• 1985 — Don Thompson, A Beautiful Friendship
• 1986 — Oliver Jones, Lights of Burgundy
• 1987 — The Oscar Peterson Four, If You Could See Me Now
• 1989 — Jon Ballantyne Trio Featuring Joe Henderson, Skydance
• 1991 — Mike Murley, Two Sides
• 1992 — Renee Rosnes, For The Moment
• 1992 — Renee Rosnes, For The Moment
• 1992 —- Brian Dickinson, In Transition
• 1992 — Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass, The Brass Is Back
• 1993 — P.J. Perry, My Ideal

Best Contemporary Jazz Album (1994 – 1999)

• 1994 — Holly Cole Trio, Don't Smoke In Bed
• 1995 — Jim Hillman & The Merlin Factor, The Merlin Factor
• 1996 — Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra, NOJO
• 1997 — Joe Sealy, Africville Suite
• 1998 — Metalwood, Metalwood
• 1999 — Metalwood, Metalwood 2

Best Contemporary Jazz Album — Instrumental (2000 – 2002)

• 2000 — D.D. Jackson, ...so far
• 2001 — François Carrier Trio + 1, Compassion
• 2002 — François Bourassa Trio + André LeRoux, Live

Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year (2003 – present)

• 2003 — Richard Underhill, tales from the blue lounge
• 2004 — Great Uncles of the Revolution, bLOW tHE hOUSE dOWN

• 2005 — Hilario Duran Trio, New Danzon
• 2006 — Jane Bunnett, Radio Guantánamo (Guantánamo Blues Project Vol. 1)