Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Jazz musicians who received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany: list of 5 recipients by year.
Recipients
| 2008 | Hans Werner Henze German composer (1926–2012) |
| 2005 | Thomas Quasthoff German opera singer, bass-baritone (born 1959) |
| 1985 | Helmut Zacharias German violinist (1920–2002) |
| 1970 | Aaron Copland American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor… |
| — | Albert Mangelsdorff German jazz trombonist (1928–2005) |