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". Latin jazz is a form of jazz music which incorporates various sounds from Latin America.

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). 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. 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. 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.

Recipients

Year	Winner(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
1994	Roberto Perera	Dreams & Desires	Nominations were not provided prior to 1999
1995	Arturo Sandoval	Danzón (Dance On)
1996	Arturo Sandoval	Arturo Sandoval & The Latin Train
1997	Tito Puente and La India with the Count Basie Orchestra	Jazzin'
1998	Herb Alpert	Passion Dance
1999	Arturo Sandoval	Hot House	Chucho Valdés — Bele Bele en la Habana David Sánchez — Obsesión Poncho Sanchez — Afro-Cuban Fantasy
2000	Los Hombres Calientes	Los Hombres Calientes	Gonzalo Rubalcaba — Inner Voyage Poncho Sanchez — Latin Soul Chucho Valdés — Briyumba Palo Congo
2001	Poncho Sanchez	Latin Soul	Marc Ribot — ¡Muy Divertido! Poncho Sanchez  — Soul of the Conga Chucho Valdés — Live at the Village Vanguard
2002	Poncho Sanchez	Latin Spirits	Various artists — Calle 54 Los Hombres Calientes — Vol. 3: New Congo Square Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio — Supernova
2003	Gato Barbieri	Shadow of the Cat	Michel Camilo  — Triangulo Arturo Sandoval — My Passion for the Piano Chucho Valdés — Fantasia Cubana
2004	Arturo Sandoval	Trumpet Evolution	Los Hombres Calientes — Vol. 4: Vodou Dance Eddie Palmieri — Ritmo Caliente Poncho Sanchez — Out of Sight
2005	Paco de Lucía	Cositas Buenas	Marta Gómez  — Cantos de Agua Dulce Charlie Haden — Land of the Sun Néstor Torres — Sin Palabras (Without Words)
2006	Arturo Sandoval	Sandoval: Live at the Blue Note	Los Hombres Calientes  — Vol. 5: Carnival Eddie Palmieri — Listen Here! Poncho Sanchez — Do It!
2007	Eliane Elias	Around the City	Gonzalo Rubalcaba  — Solo Néstor Torres  — Dances, Prayers, and Meditations For Peace
2008	Luciana Souza	The New Bossa Nova	Marc Antoine  — Hi-Lo Split Poncho Sanchez  — Raise Your Hand Ricardo Scales  — I'm Here

See also

• Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album
• Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album