Member of the Order of the British Empire
Jazz musicians who received the Member of the Order of the British Empire: list of 13 recipients by year.
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises six classes of appointments across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or a dame if female. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise "such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire". Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. The order was retained after the decline of the British Empire in the second half of the 20th century. The majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of Commonwealth realms outside the UK continue to make appointments to the order.
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Recipients
| 1996 | Barbara Thompson English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer (1944–2022) |
| — | Acker Bilk English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist (1929-2014) |
| — | Lonnie Donegan Scottish-born skiffle musician (1931–2002) |
| — | Martin Taylor British guitarist |
| — | Norma Winstone English jazz singer |
| — | Guy Barker British composer and musician |
| — | Mica Paris English soul/jazz singer |
| — | Carol Kidd British singer |
| — | Graeme Bell Australian jazz pianist and composer (1914–2012) |
| — | Kenny Baker British composer and musician (1921–1999) |
| — | Seva Novgorodsev British radio presenter |
| — | Andy Hamilton British jazz saxophonist (1918–2012) |
| — | Michael Garrick English pianist (1933–2011) |