Officer of Arts and Letters
Jazz musicians who received the Officer of Arts and Letters: list of 15 recipients by year.
The Order of Arts and Letters (French: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the Ordre national du Mérite was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields. Its origin is attributed to the Order of Saint Michael (established 1 August 1469), as acknowledged by French government sources.
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Recipients
| 2023 | Ibrahim Maalouf French-Lebanese trumpeter and composer (born 1980) |
| 2023 | André Manoukian French composer, arranger and jazz musician |
| 2022 | Cécile McLorin Salvant American jazz singer of French and Haitian roots |
| 2019 | Youn Sun Nah South Korean jazz singer |
| 2015 | Michel Benita French musician |
| 2014 | Jean-Jacques Milteau French blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter |
| 2000 | Clark Terry American swing and bebop trumpeter (1920–2015) |
| 1981 | Stéphane Grappelli French jazz violinist (1908–1997) |
| — | Angelique Kidjo Beninese-French world music singer (born 1960) |
| — | Oscar Peterson Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007) |
| — | Michel Legrand French film score composer (1932–2019) |
| — | Dee Dee Bridgewater American singer (born 1950) |
| — | Richard Galliano French musician |
| — | Tania Maria Brazilian musician |
| — | Per Aage Brandt Danish writer and linguist |