Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year

=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)"