Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Jazz musicians who received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire: list of 14 recipients by year.
Recipients
| 2001 | Sade Adu British singer |
| 1996 | George Shearing British-American jazz pianist |
| 1991 | Chris Barber English trombonist (1930–2021) |
| 1988 | Mike Westbrook British pianist |
| 1979 | Cleo Laine English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025) |
| — | Marian McPartland British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013) |
| — | Don Paterson poet |
| — | Joanna MacGregor British musician |
| — | Stan Tracey British pianist (1926-2013) |
| — | Ronnie Scott British jazz saxophonist (1927–1996) |
| — | Tommy Smith Scottish saxophone player |
| — | Stanley Black British composer (1913-2002) |
| — | Graham Collier English jazz bassist, bandleader and composer (1937–2011) |
| — | Don Lusher British musician (1923–2006) |