Spellemannprisen

Jazz musicians who received the Spellemannprisen: list of 5 recipients by year.

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Spellemannprisen is a Norwegian music award ceremony presented by IFPI Norge and FONO. It was first awarded in 1973 for the recording year 1972, and has been awarded every year since. It is the most significant award that a group or artist can receive in Norwegian music. The award ceremony is organized by the Spellemann Committee, which is appointed by IFPI Norge and FONO. The annual ceremony features performances by prominent artists. The awards are presented in a widely viewed broadcast ceremony. The awards are the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy Awards for music, and it is one of the major awards in Norway along with the Gullruten for television, Amandaprisen for motion pictures, and Heddaprisen for stage performances.

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Recipients

—Jan Garbarek Norwegian saxophonist and composer (born 1947)
—Arild Andersen Norwegian jazz musician
—Olga Konkova Norwegian–Russian jazz pianist
—Simone Eriksrud German-Norwegian jazz vocalist and composer
—Torstein Lofthus Norwegian musician