Czech Medal of Merit
Jazz musicians who received the Czech Medal of Merit: list of 7 recipients by year.
The Medal of Merit (Czech: Medaile Za zásluhy) is an award of the Czech Republic which comes in three grades, the First Grade being the highest. It is awarded to people for service to the Republic in a number of different public areas, including: “the economy, science, technology, culture, arts, sports, enlightenment and education, defense and security of the state and the people”. The medal was designed by Jiří Harcuba.
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Recipients
| 2013 | Felix Slováček Czech clarinettist and saxophonist |
| 2011 | Emil Viklický Czech composer, jazz musician and pianist |
| 2007 | Jiří Stivín Czech flautist, composer, jazz musician, multi-instrumentalist… |
| — | Jaroslav Ježek Czech conductor, Esperantist, composer and jazz musician (1906–1942) |
| — | Jiří Šlitr Czech actor, composer, pianist, artist and singer (1924-1969) |
| — | František Ringo Čech Czech drummer, actor, painter, scriptwriter, writer, lyricist and… |
| — | Vlasta Průchová Czech singer (1926–2006) |