Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Jazz Album of the Year

Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Jazz Album of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented byBillboard
First awarded1994
Last awarded2008
Most awardsArturo Sandoval (5)
Most nominationsPoncho Sanchez (8)
Websitebillboardevents.com

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Jazz Album of the Year was an honor that was presented annually at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, a ceremony which honors "the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, radio airplay, streaming and social data that shapes Billboard's weekly charts".[1] Latin jazz is a form of jazz music which incorporates various sounds from Latin America.[2]

The accolade for Latin Jazz Album of the Year was first presented at the inaugural Billboard Latin Music Awards in 1994 to Uruguayan musician Roberto Perera's Dreams & Desires (1992).[3] From 1994 to 1998, only winners were announced at the conferences. Nominees were first presented in 1999 after Billboard began the Latin Music Awards on Telemundo. Cuban musician Arturo Sandoval is the most awarded artist with five wins. His records, Danzón (Dance On) (1994) and Hot House (1998), are both winners of the category, and also received the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.[4][5] Latin Soul by Poncho Sanchez is the only record to have been nominated more than once. It was nominated in 2000 and won the award in 2001.[6][7] Chucho Valdés holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with four. The accolade was last presented in 2008 and discontinued a year later.[8]

  1. ^ Cobo, Leila (February 7, 2018). "J Balvin, Shakira, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna & Maluma Lead 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Torres, George (2013). Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music. Greenwood. p. 224. ISBN 9780313087943. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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  5. ^ "Here Are The Grammy Award Winners As Compiles By Associated Press". Chicago Tribune. Tronc. February 25, 1999. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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  8. ^ "Billboard Latin Music Awards 2009 Finalists". Telemundo. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.