NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist. The award was first given during the 1980 ceremony and was later retired in 2011. Quincy Jones holds the record for most wins in this category with four.

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Wins

 * 4 wins
 * Quincy Jones


 * 2 wins
 * Natalie Cole

Nominations

 * 4 nominations
 * Quincy Jones


 * 3 nominations
 * Wynton Marsalis


 * 2 nominations
 * Gerald Albright
 * Natalie Cole