Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Jazz musicians who received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany: list of 14 recipients by year.
Recipients
| 2019 | Nils Landgren Swedish musician |
| 2009 | Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern Prince of Hohenzollern |
| 1999 | Joe Viera German saxophonist and music educator (1932–2024) |
| 1989 | Coco Schumann German jazz musician (1924–2018) |
| 1978 | James Last German musician (1929-2015) |
| — | Ferenc Snétberger Hungarian musician |
| — | Eberhard Weber German musician |
| — | Helmut Zacharias German violinist (1920–2002) |
| — | Alexander von Schlippenbach German jazz pianist and composer |
| — | Gunter Hampel German jazz musician (1937–2026) |
| — | Martin Böttcher German composer (1927-2019) |
| — | Manfred Schoof German musician |
| — | Simon Gronowski Belgian jurist and Holocaust survivor; jazz pianist |
| — | Erwin Lehn German jazz composer, bandleader and musician (1919–2010) |