Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Jazz musicians who received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire: list of 10 recipients by year.
Recipients
| 2017 | Sade Adu British singer |
| 2008 | Stan Tracey British pianist (1926-2013) |
| 2004 | Eric Clapton British musician |
| 1974 | John Dankworth British musician (1927-2010) |
| — | Dudley Moore British actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935–2002) |
| — | Malcolm Arnold English composer and conductor (1921–2006) |
| — | Karl Jenkins Welsh musician and composer (b. 1944) |
| — | Richard Rodney Bennett British composer and pianist (1936-2012) |
| — | Courtney Pine British musician |
| — | Joanna MacGregor British musician |