The main awards bash for the Canadian Juno Awards is being held in Hamilton, Ontario tonight with the big categories (Leonard Cohen is up for Artist of the Year, for example) but the three jazz winners were announced yesterday.

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Diana Panton – Red (eOne)

NOMINEES: Angela Galuppo Angela Galuppo (Justin Time)
Elizabeth Shepherd – The Signal (Linus)
Jullie Crochetiere – Counting Dreams (Vega)

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JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
WINNER: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque – Jane Bunnett and Maqueque (Justin Time)

NOMINEES: Andrew Downing, Jim Lewis, David Occhipinti – Bristles (Independent)
Bobby Rice Latin Jazz Big Band – X-Treme Latin Jazz (Addo)
Brian Dickinson Trio – Fishs Eddy (Addo)
Myriad3 – The Where (Addo)

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JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
WiNNER: Kirk MacDonald Vista Obscura (Addo)

NOMINEES
Jim Head – Zoetrope (Independent)
Lenny Breau – Bootleg LA 1984 (Linus)
Marianne Trudel – La Vie Commence Ici (Justin Time)
Owen Howard Drum Lore Vol.2 – More Lore (Brooklyn Jazz Underground)

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