The Juno Award for "Jazz Album of the Year - Solo" has been awarded since 2015, as recognition each year for the best jazz album of a solo artist in Canada.
Winners Year Winner(s) Album Nominees Ref.2015 Kirk MacDonald Vista ObscuraJim Head, Zoetrope Lenny Breau, LA Bootleg 1984 Marianne Trudel, La vie commence ici Owen Howard, Drum Lore Vol. 2 – More Lore2016 Robi Botos Movin' ForwardAl Muirhead, It's About Time Curtis Nowosad, Dialectics Rich Brown, Abend Tara Davidson, Duets2017 Renee Rosnes Written in the RocksShirantha Beddage, Momentum Seamus Blake, Superconductor Brandi Disterheft, Blue Canvas Mike Janzen, Nudging Forever2018Mike DownesRoot StructureBrad Cheeseman, The Tide Turns Chet Doxas, Rich in Symbols Hilario Durán, Contumbao Ralph Bowen, Ralph Bowen2019Robi BotosOld SoulAlexis Baro, Sandstorm Larnell Lewis, In the Moment Renee Rosnes, Beloved of the Sky Alison Young, So Here We Are"Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.2020Jacques Kuba SéguinMigrationsThe Mark Kelso Jazz Project, The Chronicles of Fezziwig Joel Miller, Unstoppable Ted Quinlan, Absolutely Dreaming John Stetch, Black Sea SuiteMelody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.2021Jocelyn GouldElegant TravelerElmer Ferrer, Básico, No Básico y Dirigido Junior Santos, Conpambiche Rachel Therrien, Vena Andrés Vial, Gang of ThreeHolly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021. 2022 Will Bonness Change of PlansEfajemue, Aesthetics Jon Gordon, Stranger Than Fiction Jesse Ryan, Bridges Andrés Vial, When Is Ancient?"Gala des prix JUNO 2022 | Charlotte Cardin devance Justin Bieber et The Weeknd dans les nominations!". sorstu.ca, March 1, 2022.2023 Renee Rosnes Kinds of LoveErnesto Cervini, Joy Luis Deniz, El Tinajon Lauren Falls, A Little Louder Now Rafael Zaldivar, Rumba Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.2024 Christine Jensen Day MoonGentiane MG, Walls Made of Glass Jocelyn Gould, Sonic Bouquet Noam Lemish, Twelve Russ Macklem, The South Detroit Connection "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.2025 André Leroux Montreal Jazz Series 1 (Échanges Synaptiques)Jocelyn Gould, Portrait of Right Now Mark Kelso, The Antrim Coast Larnell Lewis, Slice of Life Audrey Ochoa, The Head of a Mouse "Junos 2025: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 30, 2025.2026 Renee Rosnes Crossing Paths Anthony D'Alessandro, City Lights Justin Gray, Immersed Aretha Tillotson, Kinda Out West Nancy Walker, Deeper Down Natalie Harmsen, Melody Lau, Holly Gordon and Kelsey Adams, "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music, March 28, 2026.
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