NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist. The award was first given during the 1980 ceremony and was later retired in 2011. Quincy Jones holds the record for most wins in this category with four.

## Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

### 1980s

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Year  | Artist  | Ref

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1980
Count Basie | [1]
1981 – 82  | —
1983
Al Jarreau | [2]
1984 – 86  | —
1987
Miles Davis | [3]
Dexter Gordon
George Howard
Al Jarreau
Najee
1988
Ella Fitzgerald | [4]
1989
Miles Davis | [5][6]
Larry Jackson
Bobby Lyle
Joe Sample
Sherry Winston

### 1990s

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Year  | Artist  | Ref

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1990 – 91  | —
1992
Natalie Cole | [7][8]
Shirley Horn
Earl Klugh
Wynton Marsalis
Dianne Reeves
1993
Wynton Marsalis | [9]
1994
Kenny G | [10]
1995  | —
1996
Quincy Jones | [11]
Gerald Albright
George Duke
Rachelle Farrell
Dianne Reeves
1997
Quincy Jones | [12][13]
Cassandra Wilson
Dianne Reeves
George Benson
Branford Marsalis
1998
Kenny G | [14]
1999
Lena Horne | [15][16]
Carmen McRae
Herbie Hancock
Najee
Will Downing & Gerald Albright

### 2000s

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Year  | Artist  | Ref

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2000
Quincy Jones | [17]
Branford Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Dianne Reeves
Cassandra Wilson
2001
Grover Washington, Jr. | [18]
2002
Quincy Jones | [19]
2003
Natalie Cole | [20]
2004
Ramsey Lewis | [21]
2005
Nancy Wilson | [22]
Gerald Albright
Regina Belle
Al Jarreau
Wynton Marsalis
2006
Najee | [23]
Jermaine Gardner
Onaje Allan Gumbs
Billy Miles
Mike Phillips
2007
Gladys Knight | [24]
Gerald Albright
Regina Carter
George Duke
Take 6
2008 – 09 | —

### 2010s

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Year  | Artist  | Ref

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2010  | —
2011
Stanley Jordan | [25]

## Multiple wins and nominations

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### Wins

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4 wins

* Quincy Jones

2 wins

* Natalie Cole

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### Nominations

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4 nominations

* Quincy Jones

3 nominations

* Wynton Marsalis

2 nominations

* Gerald Albright
* Natalie Cole

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## References

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2. ^ "The Crisis". The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. 1 March 1984. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
3. ^ "NAACP Announces Nominees for Show Business Honors". Associated Press.
4. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 20 December 1980. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
5. ^ Pogatchnik, Shawn. "1989 Image Award Winners". LA Times. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
6. ^ "NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced". Associated Press.
7. ^ "1992 Image Award Winners". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
8. ^ "NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced". Associated Press.
9. ^ "1993 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
10. ^ "NAACP Image Award winners".
11. ^ "1996 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
12. ^ "1997 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
13. ^ "Billboard". 25 January 1997.
14. ^ "1998 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
15. ^ "1999 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
16. ^ "The Crisis". December 1998.
17. ^ "2000 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
18. ^ "2001 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
19. ^ "2002 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
20. ^ "2003 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
21. ^ "2004 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
22. ^ "2005 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
23. ^ "2006 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
24. ^ "2007 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
25. ^ "2011 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist

* Count Basie (1980)
* Al Jarreau (1983)
* Miles Davis (1987)
* Ella Fitzgerald (1988)
* Miles Davis (1989)
* Natalie Cole (1992)
* Wynton Marsalis (1993)
* Kenny G (1994)
* Quincy Jones (1996)
* Quincy Jones (1997)
* Kenny G (1998)
* Lena Horne (1999)
* Quincy Jones (2000)
* Grover Washington, Jr. (2001)
* Quincy Jones (2002)
* Natalie Cole (2003)
* Ramsey Lewis (2004)
* Nancy Wilson (2005)
* Najee (2006)
* Gladys Knight (2007)
* Stanley Jordan (2011)

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NAACP Image Awards

Motion picture|

* Motion Picture
* Documentary
* Actress
* Actor
* Supporting Actress
* Supporting Actor
* Independent
* International
* Directing
* Writing
* Animated

Television|

| Drama Series|

* Actress
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* Supporting Actress
* Supporting Actor
* Directing
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Comedy Series|

* Actress
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Movie, Miniseries,
or Dramatic Special|

* Actress
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* Children's Program
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Music|

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Literature|

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Special awards|

* Chairman's
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Defunct awards|

* News, Talk or Information – Series
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* Actress, Daytime Drama
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* Jazz Artist
* Gospel Artist
* Jackie Robinson Sports Award
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Award ceremonies
(year honored)|

* each year: 1966–1991
* 1992
* 1993
* each year: 1994–2002
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