Donostiako Jazzaldia Award
Every year, the San Sebastian Jazz Festival/ Donostiako Jazzaldia gives an award to an outstanding person in the field of Jazz. Awarded musicians so far include:
| ARTIST | YEAR |
| DOC CHEATHAM | 1994 |
| PHIL WOODS | 1995 |
| HANK JONES | 1996 |
| STEVE LACY | 1997 |
| CHICK COREA | 1998 |
| MAX ROACH AND CLARK TERRY | 1999 |
| KENNY BARRON | 2000 |
| RAY BROWN | 2001 |
| ELVIN JONES | 2002 |
| BEBO VALDÉS | 2003 |
| SHIRLEY HORN AND FERNANDO TRUEBA | 2004 |
| KEITH JARRETT AND CHARLES MINGUS (IN MEMORIAM) | 2005 |
| HERBIE HANCOCK | 2006 |
| WAYNE SHORTER | 2007 |
| AHMAD JAMAL | 2008 |
| ROY HAYNES | 2009 |
| RON CARTER | 2010 |
| TOOTS THIELEMANS | 2011 |
| JIMMY COBB AND PIERRE LAFONT (IN MEMORIAM) | 2012 |
| LEE KONITZ AND JUAN CLAUDIO CIFUENTES | 2013 |
| TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI | 2014 |
| BENNY GOLSON | 2015 |
| ELLIS MARSALIS | 2016 |
| CHARLES LLOYD | 2017 |
| MARY STALLINGS AND MICHEL PORTAL | 2018 |
| JOHN ZORN | 2019 |
| JORGE PARDO, CHANO DOMÍNGUEZ AND IÑAKI SALVADOR | 2020 |
| CHUCHO VALDÉS AND LA LOCOMOTORA NEGRA | 2021 |
| AMINA CLAUDINE MYERS AND MULATU ASTATKE | 2022 |
| ABDULLAH IBRAHIM, ENRICO RAVA AND YOSUKE YAMASHITA | 2023 |
