Officer of the National Order of Merit
Jazz musicians who received the Officer of the National Order of Merit: list of 6 recipients by year.
Recipients
| 2016 | Richard Galliano French musician |
| 2016 | Jean-Luc Ponty French jazz violinist and composer |
| 2006 | Didier Lockwood French jazz violonist and composer (1956–2018) |
| 1998 | Martial Solal French jazz pianist and composer (1927–2024) |
| 1997 | Michel Petrucciani French jazz pianist |
| — | Michel Legrand French film score composer (1932–2019) |