Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year (Juno Award)

Juno Award

The Juno Award for "Traditional Jazz Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1977, as recognition each year for the best traditional jazz album in Canada. It was previously known as other names including Best Jazz Album and the award categories for Best Mainstream Jazz Album and Best Traditional Jazz Album - Instrumental.

This is a list of winners and nominees for the Juno Award for Best Jazz Album, given at the Juno Canada's Music Awards.

Date Established : 1977

Check all the winners of Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year presented under Juno Award since 1977 .

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Mike Downes

Honored for : Ripple Effect

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Carn Davidson 9	Nine
John MacLeod & His Rex Hotel Orchestra	Our Second Set
Mike Downes	Ripple Effect
Phil Dwyer	Look For The Silver Lining
Don Thompson	Look For The Silver Lining
The Ian McDougall 12-tet	The Ian McDougall 12tet Live

Murley, Bickert & Wallace

Honored for : Test of Time

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Shirantha Beddage	Identity
Murley, Bickert & Wallace	Test of Time
Cory Weeds Quartet	Up A Step
Brian Dickinson Quartet	Other Places
Dave Young / Terry Promane Octet	Volume One

David Braid

Honored for : Verge

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Dave Young Quintet	Aspects of Oscar
David Braid	Verge
Kirk MacDonald Orchestra	Deep Shadows
Mike Murley Septet	Still Rollin'
Oliver Jones	Live In Baden

John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra

Honored for : Our First Set

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra	Our First Set
Owen Howard	Drum Lore
Félix Stüssi 5	Hieronymus
Ray Anderson	Hieronymus
Earl MacDonald	Re: Visions, Works for Jazz Orchestra
Kirk MacDonald Quartet	Songbook Vol.2

Terry Clarke

Honored for : It's About Time

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Terry Clarke	It's About Time
Alain Bédard	Bluesy Lunedi
Oliver Jones	Pleased To Meet You
Hank Jones	Pleased To Meet You
Al Henderson Septet	Regeneration
Darren Sigesmund	Strands II

Oliver Jones

Honored for : Second Time Around

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Oliver Jones	Second Time Around
The Don Thompson Quartet	For Kenny Wheeler
Brad Turner Quartet	Small Wonder
Chris Donnelly	Solo
John Stetch	TV Trio

Brandi Disterheft

Honored for : Debut

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Brandi Disterheft	Debut
David Braid	Brubeck Braid: twotet/deuxtet
Matt Brubeck	Brubeck Braid: twotet/deuxtet
Jodi Proznick Quartet	Foundations
Oliver Jones	Live Jazz Legends
Ian MacDougall	Live Jazz Legends
Terry Clarke	Live Jazz Legends
Michele Donato	Live Jazz Legends
P.J. Perry	Live Jazz Legends
Tara Davidson	Code Breaking

Jon Ballantyne

Honored for : Avenue Standard

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The David Braid Quartet	Mnemosyne's March
Mike Murley	Mnemosyne's March
Jake Langley	Movin' & Groovin'
William Carn	Other Stories
David Braid	ZHEN: The David Braid Sextet Live, Volume II
Jon Ballantyne	Avenue Standard

The Don Thompson Quartet

Honored for : Ask Me Later

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Dave Young Quintet	Mainly Mingus
The Don Thompson Quartet	Ask Me Later
Ian McDougall Quintet	In A Sentimental Mood
P.J. Perry	Time Flies
Phil Dwyer	Let Me Tell You About My Day
Alan Jones	Let Me Tell You About My Day
Rodney Whitaker	Let Me Tell You About My Day

David Braid

Honored for : Vivid: The David Braid Sextet Live

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Braid	Vivid: The David Braid Sextet Live
Ryga/Rosnes Quartet	Deep Cove
François Théberge	Elenar
John Stetch	Exponentially Monk
The Mike Murley Quintet	Extra Time

Guido Basso

Honored for : Lost In The Stars

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Guido Basso	Lost In The Stars
John Stetch	Standards
Mike Murley	Duologue
David Occhipinti	Duologue
Joey DeFrancesco	One Take: Volume One
Guido Basso	One Take: Volume One
Lorne Lofsky	One Take: Volume One
Vito Rezza	One Take: Volume One
Sandro Dominelli Quintet	Café Varzé Jazz

Renee Rosnes

Honored for : Life on Earth

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Renee Rosnes	Life on Earth
Bernard Primeau Jazz ensemble	Evolution
Jane Bunnett	Spirituals and Dedications
Dewey Redman	Spirituals and Dedications
Dean Bowman	Spirituals and Dedications
Larry Cramer	Spirituals and Dedications
Stanley Cowell	Spirituals and Dedications
Kieran Overs	Spirituals and Dedications
Mark McLean	Spirituals and Dedications
Oliver Jones	Then & Now
Skip Bey	Then & Now
Rob McConnell Tentet	Thank You, Ted

Mike Murley

Honored for : Murley, Bickert & Wallace: Live at the Senator

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mike Murley	Murley, Bickert & Wallace: Live at the Senator
The Brigham Phillips Big Band	And It Really Was...
Don Thompson	Forgotten Memories
Campbell Ryga	Spectacular
Paul Tobey	Street Culture

Rob McConnell Tentet

Honored for : Rob McConnell Tentet

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Alive And Well	Way Out East
Brad Turner	Brad Turner Quartet
Ingrid Jensen	Higher Grounds
Kirk MacDonald	New Beginnings
Rob McConnell Tentet	Rob McConnell Tentet

Pat LaBarbera

Honored for : Deep in a Dream

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bernie Senensky Quintet	New Horizons
P.J. Perry	P.J. Perry & The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Pat LaBarbera	Deep in a Dream
Renee Rosnes	Art & Soul
Time Warp	Time Warp Plays the Music of Duke Ellington

Kirk MacDonald

Honored for : The Atlantic Sessions

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kirk MacDonald	The Atlantic Sessions
François Bourassa	Cactus
Dave Young Trio	Inner Urge
The Kenny Wheeler Sonny Greenwich Quintet	Kenny and Sonny Live at the Montreal Bistro
Kenny Wheeler	Siren's Song
Norma Winstone	Siren's Song
John Taylor	Siren's Song
Maritime Jazz Orchestra	Siren's Song

The Hugh Fraser Quintet

Honored for : In The Mean Time

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The Hugh Fraser Quintet	In The Mean Time
Renee Rosnes	As We Are Now
Oliver Jones	Have Fingers, Will Travel
Ingrid Jensen	Here on Earth
Diana Krall	Love Scenes

Renee Rosnes

Honored for : Ancestors

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Renee Rosnes	Ancestors
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	Even Canadians Get The Blues
Dave Young	Live at Bourbon St. (disc 1)
Lenny Breau	Live at Bourbon St. (disc 1)
Oscar Peterson	Oscar Peterson Meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore
Dave Young	Two By Two

Ingrid Jensen

Honored for : Vernal Fields

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ingrid Jensen	Vernal Fields
D.D. Jackson	Peace Song
Jeri Brown	A Timeless Place
Normand Guilbeault Ensemble	Basso Continuo
Oliver Jones	From Lush to Lively

Free Trade

Honored for : Free Trade

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Free Trade	Free Trade
Lorne Lofsky	Bill, Please
Ranee Lee	I Thought About You...
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	Overtime
Jane Bunnett	The Water Is Wide

Dave Young, Phil Dwyer Quartet

Honored for : Fables and Dreams

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Dave Young	Fables and Dreams
Phil Dwyer Quartet	Fables and Dreams
Bernie Senensky	Wheel Within a Wheel
Oliver Jones	Just 88
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	Our 25th Year
Sonny Greenwich	Standard Idioms

P.J. Perry

Honored for : My Ideal

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
P.J. Perry	My Ideal
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	Brassy & Sassy
The Oscar Peterson Trio	... Last Call at the Blue Note
John Stetch	Rectangle Man
Mike Murley	Time & Tide

Brian Dickinson

Honored for : In Transition

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Brian Dickinson	In Transition
Renee Rosnes	For The Moment
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	The Brass Is Back
Barry Elmes	Climbing
Stan Samole	Gliding

Renee Rosnes

Honored for : For The Moment

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Brian Dickinson	In Transition
Renee Rosnes	For The Moment
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	The Brass Is Back
Barry Elmes	Climbing
Stan Samole	Gliding

Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass

Honored for : The Brass Is Back

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Brian Dickinson	In Transition
Renee Rosnes	For The Moment
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	The Brass Is Back
Barry Elmes	Climbing
Stan Samole	Gliding

Mike Murley

Honored for : Two Sides

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mike Murley	Two Sides
Dave McMurdo	The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra
Oscar Peterson	Oscar Peterson Live!
Renee Rosnes	Renee Rosnes
Time Warp	Time Warp Live at George's Jazz Room

Joe Henderson, Jon Ballantyne Trio

Honored for : Skydance

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The Edmonton Jazz Ensemble	Something's Here
The Hugh Fraser Quintet	Pas de Probleme
Time Warp	Off Centre
Bernie Senensky	Friday the 14th
Jon Ballantyne Trio	Skydance
Joe Henderson	Skydance

The Hugh Fraser Quintet

Honored for : Looking Up

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The Hugh Fraser Quintet	Looking Up
Jane Bunnett	In Dew Time
Jean Beaudet Quartet	Jean Beaudet Quartet
Karen Young & Michel Donato	Contredanse
Paul Cram Orchestra	Beyond Benghazi

The Oscar Peterson Big 4

Honored for : If You Could See Me Now

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The Oscar Peterson Big 4	If You Could See Me Now
Dave Turner	Cafe Alto
Oliver Jones Trio	Speak Low, Swing Hard
The Shuffle Demons	Streetniks
Jon Ballantyne	Trio Jon Ballantyne

Oliver Jones

Honored for : Lights of Burgundy

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Oliver Jones	Lights of Burgundy
Denny Christianson Big Band	Doomsday Machine
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	Atras da Porta
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	Boss Brass & Woods
Phil Woods	Boss Brass & Woods
The Rob McConnell Sextet	The Rob McConnell Sextet Old Friends/New Music

Don Thompson

Honored for : A Beautiful Friendship

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Don Thompson	A Beautiful Friendship
The Bill King Quintet	Avenue B
The Oliver Whitehead Quintet	Free For Now
Fraser McPherson	MacPherson
Oliver Jones	The Many Moods of Oliver Jones

Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass

Honored for : All In Good Time

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	All In Good Time
Doug Hamilton	A New Look
The Brass Connection	A New Look
Ed Bickert	Bye Bye Baby
Fraser McPherson	Indian Summer
Steve Holt	The Lion's Eyes

Fraser McPherson, Oliver Gannon

Honored for : I Didn't Know About You

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Fraser McPherson	I Didn't Know About You
Oliver Gannon	I Didn't Know About You
Don Thompson	Bells
Rob Piltch	Bells
Paul Cram	Blues Tales in Time
Peter Leitch	Sometime in Another Life
George McFetridge	Sometime in Another Life
Time Warp	Time Warp

The Brass Connection

Honored for : The Brass Connection

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The Brass Connection	The Brass Connection
Joe Sealy	Clear Vision
Peter Leitch	Jump Street
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	Live in Digital
Dave Young	Au Privave
Wray Downes	Au Privave

Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass

Honored for : Present Perfect

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	Present Perfect
Bob Stroup	Entre Amis
Bob Stroup	Live in Jazz City
Don Thompson	Circles
Glenn Hall	The Book of the Heart
Tommy Ambrose	Tommy Ambrose At Last
Doug Riley Band	Tommy Ambrose At Last

Ed Bickert, Don Thompson

Honored for : Sackville 4005

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ed Bickert	Sackville 4005
Don Thompson	Sackville 4005
Michael Stuart	Determination
Keith Blackley	Determination
Oscar Peterson	Night Child
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	Again!
Jim Galloway	Walking On Air

Tommy Banks, Big Miller

Honored for : Jazz Canada Montreux 1978

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Tommy Banks	Jazz Canada Montreux 1978
Big Miller	Jazz Canada Montreux 1978

Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass

Honored for : Big Band Jazz

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	Big Band Jazz
Don Thompson	Country Place
Ed Bickert	Ed Bickert
Moe Koffman	Museum Pieces
Nimmons 'N Nine Plus Six	Transformations/Invocation

Phil Nimmons

Honored for : The Atlantic Suite: Nimmons 'N Nine Plus Six

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Joel Shulman	Nowhere But Here
Moe Koffman	Jungle Man
Oscar Peterson	Travelin' On
Phil Nimmons	The Atlantic Suite: Nimmons 'N Nine Plus Six
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass	The Jazz Album