Frankfurter Musikpreis
Jazz musicians who received the Frankfurter Musikpreis: list of 8 recipients by year.
The Frankfurter Musikpreis was awarded from 1982 to 2020 by the joint foundation of the Musikmesse Frankfurt and the National Association of German Musical Instruments Manufacturers. The aim of this international music award is to highlight "personalities from the world of music for special achievements in the fields of interpretation, composition, musicology, teaching and services to music making" (according to its self description). The award was presented annually and alternately to personalities from the world of music in the fields of popular music and classical music. It was endowed with 15,000 euros. The awards ceremony took place on the eve of the Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt am Main.
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Recipients
| 2016 | Al Jarreau American jazz and pop singer (1940–2017) |
| 2014 | Ernie Watts American jazz musician |
| 2012 | John McLaughlin English guitarist, founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra |
| 2008 | Paquito D'Rivera Cuban musician |
| 2000 | Klaus Doldinger German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist (1936–2025) |
| 1998 | Peter Herbolzheimer German musician (1935-2010) |
| 1990 | Chick Corea American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer… |
| 1986 | Albert Mangelsdorff German jazz trombonist (1928–2005) |