Commander of the Legion of Honour
Jazz musicians who received the Commander of the Legion of Honour: list of 8 recipients by year.
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur [ɔʁdʁ nɑsjɔnal d(ə) la leʒjɔ̃ dɔnœʁ] ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre impérial de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest and most prestigious French national institution, both military and civil. It consists of five classes and was originally established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte. The order has been retained, with occasional minor alterations, by all subsequent French governments and regimes. The order's motto is Honneur et Patrie ("Honour and Fatherland"); its seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. Since 1 February 2023, the Order's grand chancellor has been retired general François Lecointre.
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Recipients
| 2015 | Michel Legrand French film score composer (1932–2019) |
| 2002 | Miriam Makeba South African singer and civil rights activist (1932–2008) |
| 1958 | Darius Milhaud French composer (1892–1974) |
| — | Quincy Jones American record producer and composer (1933–2024) |
| — | Jerry Lewis American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017) |
| — | Alan Greenspan American economist and financial advisor (1926–2026) |
| — | Stéphane Grappelli French jazz violinist (1908–1997) |
| — | Henri Salvador French Caribbean recording artist; singer, songwriter (1917–2008) |