Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
Winners and nominees
Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year. The name of the performer and the nominated album.

Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album

Section Title: Winners and nominees
Table Section Text: Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year. The name of the performer and the nominated album.

Year	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.

2000	Michel Camilo and Tomatito	Spain	Adrián Iaies Trio – Las Tardecitas de Minton's Chico O'Farrill – Heart of a Legend Lalo Schifrin – Latin Jazz Suite

Paquito D'Rivera	Tropicana Nights

2001	Paquito D'Rivera Quintet	Live at the Blue Note	Chico O'Farrill – Carambola Danilo Pérez – Motherland David Sánchez – Melaza Chucho Valdés – Solo: Live in New York Various artists – Calle 54

2002	Gonzalo Rubalcaba	Supernova	Richie Beirach, Gregor Huebner and George Mraz – Round About Federico Monpou William Cepeda – Expandiendo Raíces/Branching Out Charlie Haden – Norturne Omar Sosa – Sentir

2003	Paquito D'Rivera	Brazilian Dreams	Alex Acuña and Justo Almario with Tolú – Bongó de Van Gogh Gato Barbieri – The Shadow of the Cat Eddie Palmieri – La Perfecta II Esperança Hermeto Pascoal e Grupo – Mundo Verde Chucho Valdés – Fantasía Cubana

2004	Chucho Valdés	New Conceptions	Jerry González y Los Piratas del Flamenco – Jerry González y Los Piratas del Flamenco Santos Neto Quinteto – Canto do Rio Jovino Diego Urcola – Soundances Bebo Valdés and Federico Britos – We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together

2005	Bebo Valdés	Bebo de Cuba	Paoli Mejias – Mi Tambor Bob Mintzer, Giovanni Hidalgo, Andy González, David Chesky and Randy Brecker – The Body Acoustic Negroni's Trio – Piano/Drums/Bass Poncho Sanchez – Poncho At Montreaux

2006	Gonzalo Rubalcaba	Solo	Ed Motta – Aystelum Eddie Palmieri – Listen Here! Jovino Santos-Neto – Roda Carioca Dave Valentin – World on a String

2007	Arturo Sandoval	Rumba Palace	Michel Camilo and Tomatito – Spain Again Michel Camilo – Spirit of the Moment Paquito D'Rivera Quintet? – Funk Tango Chucho Valdés – Keys of Latin Jazz

2008	Caribbean Jazz Project and Dave Samuels	Afro Bop Alliance	Pau Brasil – Nonada Hamilton de Holanda Quintero – Brasilianos 2 David Sánchez – Cultural Survival Charlie Sepúlveda & The Turnaround – Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround

2009	Bebo Valdés and Chucho Valdés	Juntos Para Siempre	Brazilian Trio – Forests Bobby Sanabria conducting the Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra – Kenya Revisited Live!!! Charlie Sepúlveda & The Turnaround – Sepulveda Boulevard Néstor Torres – Nouveau Latino

2010	João Donato Trio	Sambolero	Isaac Delgado – L-O-V-E Mark Levine and The Latin Tinge – Off and On: The Music of Moacir Santos Poncho Sanchez – Psychedelic Blues Chucho Valdés – Cuban Dreams Miguel Zenón – Esta Plena

2011	Paquito D'Rivera	Panamericana Suite	Paquito D'Rivera and Pepe Rivero – Clazz: Continental Latin Jazz. Live at Barcelona, Teatre Paral.lel 2011 Bobby Sanabria conducting The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra – Tito Puente Masterworks Live!!!

2012	Arturo Sandoval	Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)	Jerry Gonzalez and El Comando de la Clave — Jerry González and El Comando de la Clave Tania Maria — Tempo Poncho Sanchez and Terence Blanchard — Chano y Dizzy!

2013	Michel Camilo	What's Up?	The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band — ¡Ritmo! Negroni's Trio — On The Way Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band — Live in Hollywood Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers — Border Free Chuchito Valdés — Grand Piano Live

2014	Chick Corea	The Vigil	Juan Garcia-Herreros "Snow Owl" — Normas Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra — The Offense of the Drum Luisito Quintero — 3rd Element

Paquito D'Rivera and Trío Corrente	Song for Maura

2015	Paquito D'Rivera	Jazz Meets The Classics	Eddie Fernández — Jazzeando Iván "Melón" Lewis — Ayer y Hoy José Negroni — Negroni Piano +9 José Valentino Ruiz and the Latin Jazz Ensemble featuring Giovanni Hidalgo — I Make You Want To Move

2016	Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra	Cuba: The Conversation Continues	Mario Adnet — Jobim Jazz (Ao Vivo) Antonio Adolfo — Tropical Infinito Raul Agraz — Between Brothers Carrera Quinta — Big Band

2017	Eliane Elias	Dance of Time	Antonio Adolfo — Hybrido / From Rio To Wayne Shorter Oskar Cartaya — Bajo Mundo Charlie Sepúlveda & The Turnaround — Mr.

2018	Hermeto Pascoal & Big Band	Naturaleza Universal	Adrian Iaies Trio — La Casa de un Pianista de Jazz Dafnis Prieto Big Band — Back to the Sunset Néstor Torres — Jazz Flute Traditions Bobby Valentin & The Latin Jazzists — Mind of a Master

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