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 |

































