Grammy Trustees Award
Jazz musicians who received the Grammy Trustees Award: list of 16 recipients by year.
The Grammy Trustees Award is awarded by The Recording Academy to individuals who, during their careers in music, technology, and so on have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording. From 1983 onwards, performers could also receive this award. This award is distinct from the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors performers.
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Recipients
| 2012 | Dave Bartholomew American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record… |
| 2009 | Allen Toussaint American musician, songwriter and record producer (1938–2015) |
| 2005 | Hoagy Carmichael American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899–1981) |
| 2005 | Billy Taylor American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010) |
| 2004 | Marian McPartland British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013) |
| 1997 | Herb Alpert American trumpeter and recording industry executive (born 1935) |
| 1993 | W. C. Handy American blues composer and musician (1873–1958) |
| 1992 | Thomas A. Dorsey American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in… |
| 1989 | Quincy Jones American record producer and composer (1933–2024) |
| 1986 | George Gershwin American composer and pianist (1898–1937) |
| 1983 | Les Paul American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor… |
| 1981 | Aaron Copland American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor… |
| 1980 | Count Basie American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) |
| 1979 | Frank Sinatra American singer and actor (1915–1998) |
| 1968 | Duke Ellington American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974) |
| 1968 | Billy Strayhorn American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger (1915–1967) |