Guggenheim Fellowship
Jazz musicians who received the Guggenheim Fellowship: list of 82 recipients by year.
Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 (1925) by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, endowed by Simon and Olga Hirsh Guggenheim. These awards are bestowed upon individuals who have demonstrated distinguished accomplishment in the past and potential for future achievement. The recipients exhibit outstanding aptitude for prolific scholarship or exceptional talent in the arts. The foundation holds two separate competitions each year: One open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada. The other to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Latin America and Caribbean competition is currently suspended "while we examine the workings and efficacy of the program. The U.S. and Canadian competition is unaffected by this suspension." Performers (e.g.
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Recipients
| 2026 | James Brandon Lewis American jazz musician |
| 2026 | Linda May Han Oh Malaysian-Australian jazz bassist and composer |
| 2024 | Rodney Jones American jazz guitarist and bassist, born 30 August 1956 in New… |
| 2023 | Nicole Mitchell American jazz flutist |
| 2021 | Rez Abbasi American fusion and jazz guitarist, music producer, and composer |
| 2021 | Miya Masaoka American composer (born 1958) |
| 2021 | Helen Sung American jazz pianist |
| 2020 | Reggie Workman American double-bassist |
| 2019 | Zeena Parkins American musician |
| 2017 | Jeff "Tain" Watts American musician |
| 2016 | Wayne Shorter American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023) |
| 2014 | Elliott Sharp American musician |
| 2011 | Fred Ho American jazz musician, author, and activist |
| 2010 | Edward Simon Venezuelan pianist |
| 2008 | Miguel Zenón Puerto Rican alto saxophonist |
| 2007 | Don Byron American musician |
| 2007 | Jane Ira Bloom American jazz saxophonist and composer |
| 2006 | Anthony Davis American pianist and composer |
| 2005 | Marilyn Crispell American pianist |
| 2003 | Patricia Barber American composer, jazz singer and pianist as well as bandleader and… |
| 2002 | Dewey Redman American saxophonist (1931–2006) |
| 2001 | Ray Anderson American jazz trombonist |
| 2000 | Roswell Rudd American jazz trombonist and composer (1935–2017) |
| 2000 | Milford Graves American jazz drummer and percussionist (1941-2021) |
| 1994 | Benny Golson American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and… |
| 1994 | Jessica Williams American jazz pianist (1948–2022) |
| 1985 | William Thomas McKinley American composer and executive (1938–2015) |
| 1982 | Ran Blake American musician |
| 1980 | Marian McPartland British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013) |
| 1978 | Chuck Israels American jazz musician |
| 1973 | Cecil Taylor American jazz pianist and poet (1929–2018) |
| 1972 | Keith Jarrett American jazz/classical pianist and composer (born 1945) |
| 1972 | Carla Bley American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader (1936–2023) |
| 1972 | Mary Lou Williams American jazz pianist and composer (1910–1981) |
| 1971 | Charles Mingus American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922–1979) |
| 1969 | George Russell American pianist and composer (1923–2009) |
| 1968 | Gil Evans American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist (1912–1988) |
| 1967 | Ornette Coleman American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer… |
| 1957 | Teo Macero American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer (1925–2008) |
| 1925 | Aaron Copland American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor… |
| — | Thelonious Monk American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982) |
| — | Sonny Rollins American jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026) |
| — | Charlie Haden American musician and educator (1937–2014) |
| — | Paquito D'Rivera Cuban musician |
| — | Alex North American composer (1910–1991) |
| — | Anthony Braxton American musician, composer and philosopher (born 1945) |
| — | Randy Weston American jazz pianist (1926–2018) |
| — | David Murray American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet) |
| — | Gunther Schuller American composer and conductor (1925–2015) |
| — | Steve Lacy American jazz musician (1934–2004) |
| — | Geri Allen American composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017) |
| — | Dave Douglas American jazz trumpeter |
| — | Jimmy Giuffre American jazz clarinet and saxophone player (1921–2008) |
| — | Andrew Cyrille American avant-garde jazz drummer |
| — | Oliver Lake American musician (born 1942) |
| — | Wadada Leo Smith American jazz trumpeter and composer |
| — | Michael Snow Canadian artist (1928–2023) |
| — | Kenny Werner American jazz pianist, composer, and author |
| — | Fred Hersch American jazz pianist |
| — | Steve Coleman American saxophonist |
| — | George Lewis American composer, performer, and music scholar |
| — | Henry Threadgill American jazz musician (born 1944) |
| — | Leroy Jenkins American composer and violinist (1932–2007) |
| — | Mel Powell American composer (1923-1998) |
| — | Bobby Previte American drummer |
| — | Claudia Acuña Chilean jazz singer |
| — | Marty Ehrlich American musician |
| — | David Moss American singer (born 1949) |
| — | Billy Childs American jazz pianist |
| — | Myra Melford American avant-garde jazz pianist and composer |
| — | David Fiuczynski American musician |
| — | Gerry Hemingway American drummer |
| — | James Newton American flautist, composer, and conductor |
| — | Rufus Reid American bassist, educator, and composer |
| — | Arthur Phillips American novelist |
| — | Richard Teitelbaum American composer, jazz musician (1939–2020) |
| — | Steve Lehman American musician |
| — | Craig S. Harris American musician |
| — | Steven Feld ethnomusicologist |
| — | Bill Smith jazz musician and composer from the United States |
| — | Donal Fox American musician |
| — | Hall Overton musician, composer, music teacher (1920–1972) |