Knight of the National Order of Merit
Jazz musicians who received the Knight of the National Order of Merit: list of 10 recipients by year.
Recipients
| 2015 | Ibrahim Maalouf French-Lebanese trumpeter and composer (born 1980) |
| 2013 | Anne Ducros French singer |
| 2006 | Richard Galliano French musician |
| 2002 | Jean-Luc Ponty French jazz violinist and composer |
| 1998 | Didier Levallet French musician |
| 1997 | Gilberto Gil Brazilian recording artist, singer, guitarist, songwriter and… |
| 1974 | Bill Coleman American musician (1904-1981) |
| — | Yehudi Menuhin American violinist and conductor (1916–1999) |
| — | Dee Dee Bridgewater American singer (born 1950) |
| — | Tina Arena Australian singer, songwriter and television personality |