Juno Award/Instrumental Album of the Year

Der Juno Award for the Instrumental Album of the Year wird seit 1976 an das erfolgreichste Instrumentalalbum eines kanadischen Künstlers vergeben. Bis 1998 hieß der Award Juno Award for the Instrumental Artist of the Year.

Gewinner

Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year (1976–1987)

Jahr Gewinner Nominierungen Ref.
1976 Hagood Hardy
1977 Hagood Hardy
1978 André Gagnon
1979 Liona Boyd
1980 Frank Mills
1981 Frank Mills
1982 Liona Boyd
1983 Liona Boyd
  • All-Star Swing Band
  • The Emeralds
  • Frank Mills
  • The Spitfire Band
1984 Liona Boyd
1985 Canadian Brass
1986 David Foster
1987 David Foster

Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year (1989–1998)

Jahr Gewinner Nominierung Ref.
1989 David Foster
1990 Manteca
1991 Ofra Harnoy
  • Exchange (Steve Sexton und Gerald O'Brien)
  • Michael Jones
  • Moe Koffman
  • Ian Tamblyn
1992 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
1993 Ofra Harnoy
  • John Arpin
  • Exchange (Steve Sexton und Gerald O'Brien)
  • Manteca
  • Skywalk
1994 Ofra Harnoy
1995 André Gagnon
  • Hennie Bekker
  • Wayne Chaulk
  • Marie-Andree Ostiguy
  • Quartetto Gelato
1996 Liona Boyd
1997 Ashley MacIsaac
  • Richard Abel
  • Hennie Bekker
  • Samuel Reid und Ernest Lyons
  • Sandule und Nikolai
1998 Leahy

Best Instrumental Album (1999–2002)

Jahr Gewinner Album Nominierung Ref.
1999 Natalie MacMaster My Roots Are Showing
2000 Natalie MacMaster In My Hands
  • David Bradstreet und Dan Gibson, Natural Sleep Inducement
  • Rob Crabtree und Oliver Schroer, The Piper's Legacy
  • John Herberman und Dan Gibson, Piano Cascades
  • Robert Michaels, Utopia
2001 Jesse Cook Free Fall
  • Oliver Schroer, Celtic Devotion
  • Pavlo, Fantasia
  • Dan Gibson, Ron Allen und Dr. Lee Bartel, Natural Massage Therapy
  • Dan Gibson, Ron Allen und Dr. Lee Bartel, Natural Relaxation
2002 Oscar Lopez Armando's Fire
  • Richard Abel, Inspiration Classique
  • Dan Gibson und David Bradstreet, Angel's Embrace
  • Dan Gibson und John Herberman, The English Country Garden
  • Kenny Vehkavaara, Fiesta Del Sol

Instrumental Album of the Year (2003 – heute)

Jahr Gewinner Album Nominierung Ref.
2003 Robert Michaels Allegro
2004 I Sorenti Italian Love Songs
2005 Oscar Lopez Mi Destino/My Destiny
  • Longhouse, A Warrior's Journey
  • Loretto Reid und Dan Gibson, Celtic Reverie
  • Montgomery Smith, Rest & Relaxation
  • Kenny Vehkavaara und Rob Piltch, Mediterranean Nights
2006 Daniel Lanois Belladonna
  • George Carlaw, Christmas Serenity
  • Bobby Creed & His Orchestra, Sentimental Strings
  • Tomas Hamilton, Balance
  • Nancy Walker, Rainy Days und Mondays
2007 Sisters Euclid Run Neil Run
  • Bell Orchestre, Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light
  • Joël Fafard, ...and another thing
  • Johannes Linstead, Café Tropical
  • Natalie MacMaster, Yours Truly
2008 Jayme Stone The Utmost
  • Bob Lanois, Snake Road
  • Amon Tobin, Foley Room
  • Richard Underhill, Kensington Suite
  • Joey Wright, Jalopy
2009 DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra Nostomania
  • Creaking Tree String Quartet, The Soundtrack
  • Steve Dawson, Telescope
  • Inhabitants, The Furniture Moves Underneath
  • Tanya Tagaq, Auk/Blood
2010 Bell Orchestre As Seen Through The Windows
  • Beats on Canvas, Beats on Canvas
  • The Hylozoists, L'île de Sept Villes
  • Pavlo, Rik Emmett und Oscar Lopez, Trifecta
  • Sultans of String, Yalla Yalla!
2011 Fond of Tigers Continent & Western
  • David Braid und Canadian Brass, Spirit Dance
  • Creaking Tree String Quartet, Sundogs
  • The Souljazz Orchestra, Rising Sun
  • Jayme Stone, Room of Wonders
2012 Stretch Orchestra Stretch Orchestra
  • Andrew Collins, Cats & Dogs
  • MAZ, Téléscope
  • L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus, L'Âge du cuivre
  • Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
2013 Pugs and Crows Fantastic Pictures
  • Five Alarm Funk, Rock the Sky
  • Ian McDougall, The Very Thought of You
  • Ratchet Orchestra, Hemlock
  • Hugh Sicotte und Jon Ballantyne, Twenty Accident Free Work Days
2014 Esmerine Dalmak
  • Petr Cancura, Down Home
  • Mahogany Frog, Senna
  • The Peggy Lee Band, Invitation
  • Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light
2015 Quartango Encuentro
2016 Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld Never Were the Way She Was
  • Afiara Quartet und Skratch Bastid, Spin Cycle
  • Cris Derksen, Orchestral Powwow
  • Esmerine, Lost Voices
  • Jens Lindemann und Tommy Banks, Legacy Live
2017 The Fretless Bird's Nest
  • Blitz//Berlin, Movements 1
  • David Braid, Flow
  • Sarah Neufeld, The Ridge
  • Pugs & Crows und Tony Wilson, Everyone Knows Everyone
2018 Do Make Say Think Stubborn Persistent Illusions
  • Five Alarm Funk, Sweat
  • Kristofer Maddigan, Cuphead
  • Oktopus, Hapax
  • Peregrine Falls, Peregrine Falls
2019 Gordon Grdina China Cloud
  • Aerialists, Group Manoeuvre
  • Kevin Breit, Johnny Goldtooth and the Chevy Casanovas
  • The Fretless, Live from the Art Farm
  • Toninato/Thiessen, The Space Between Us
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2020 Alexandra Stréliski Inscape
  • Kevin Hearn, Calm and Cents
  • Bill McBirnie und Bernie Senesky, The Silent Wish
  • Ron Davis' Symphronica, Symphronica Upfront
  • Tanya Tagaq, Toothsayer
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2021 Blitz//Berlin Movements III [3]
2022 David Myles That Tall Distance
  • Cœur de pirate, Perséides
  • Frank Evans und Ben Plotnick, Madison Archives
  • Jorane, Hemenetset
  • Jens Lindemann mit Jon Kimura Parker, Matt Catingub und dem Canadian All Star JazzPops Orchestra, Then is Now Rhapsody in Blue
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2023 Esmerine Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More [5]
2024 Colin Stetson When we were that what wept for the sea
  • Meredith Bates, Tesseract
  • Markus Floats, Fourth Album
  • Haralabos (Harry) Stafylakis, Calibrating Friction
  • Alexandra Stréliski, Néo-Romance
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2025 Intervals Memory Palace
  • Eric Bearclaw, Distant Places
  • Disaster Pony, Disaster Pony
  • Ginger Beef, Ginger Beef
  • Lara Wong und Melón Jimenez, Confluencias
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Einzelnachweise

  1. Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations. CBC Music, 29. Januar 2019, abgerufen am 29. September 2025.
  2. Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations. CBC Music, 28. Januar 2019, abgerufen am 29. September 2025.
  3. Holly Gordon und Andrea Warner: Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, 4. Juni 2021, abgerufen am 29. September 2025.
  4. Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners. CBC Music, 14. Mai 2022, abgerufen am 29. September 2025.
  5. The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night. CBC Music, 11. März 2023, abgerufen am 29. September 2025.
  6. Junos 2024: full list of winners. CBC Music, 23. März 2024, abgerufen am 29. September 2025.
  7. Junos 2025: full list of winners. CBC Music, 30. März 2025, abgerufen am 29. September 2025.