Arts and Letters Award in Music
Jazz musicians who received the Arts and Letters Award in Music: list of 7 recipients by year.
Recipients
| 1996 | Anthony Davis American pianist and composer |
| 1988 | Hale Smith American composer, music pedagogue, and jazz pianist (1925–2009) |
| 1983 | William Thomas McKinley American composer and executive (1938–2015) |
| 1972 | Bill Smith jazz musician and composer from the United States |
| 1964 | Hall Overton musician, composer, music teacher (1920–1972) |
| 1963 | Mel Powell American composer (1923-1998) |
| 1960 | Gunther Schuller American composer and conductor (1925–2015) |