The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Jazz Artist:
| Year | Artist |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 1997 | Quincy Jones |
| 1998 | Kenny G |
| 1999 | Lena Horne |
| 2000 | Quincy Jones |
| 2001 | Grover Washington, Jr. |
| 2002 | Quincy Jones |
| 2003 | Natalie Cole |
| 2004 | Ramsey Lewis |
| 2005 | Nancy Wilson |
| 2006 | |
| 2007 | Gladys Knight |
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—Bible: Hebrew Deuteronomy, 6:15.
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—Jean De La Bruyère (1645–1696)
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—André Previn (b. 1929)
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—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)