Festival Awards
Here are the different awards presented at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.
B.B.-King Award
The B.B.-King Blues Award was created in 2014 for the 35th edition of the Festival to honour and recognize the exceptional talent of an artist who has left an indelible mark on the blues scene.
Antonio-Carlos-Jobim Award
The Antonio Carlos Jobim Award was created on the occasion of the Festival’s 25th anniversary to honour artists distinguished in the field of world music and whose influence on the evolution of jazz and cultural crossover is widely recognized.
Miles-Davis Award
The Miles Davis Award was created for the Festival’s 15th anniversary in 1994 to honour a great international jazz musician for the entire body of his or her work and influence in regeneratingthe jazz idiom.
Ella-Fitzgerald Award
The Festival created the Ella Fitzgerald Award for its 20th anniversary in 1999, annualy conferring it upon a jazz singer of significant talent who has had a major impact and influence on the international scene.
Oscar-Peterson Award
Created on the 10th anniversary of the Festival in 1989, the Oscar Peterson Award recognizes a performer’s musicianship and exceptional contribution to the development of Canadian jazz.
Bruce-Lundvall Award
The Bruce Lundvall Award, created in 2009 during the Festival’s 30th edition, is presented annually to a non-musician who has left a mark on the world of jazz or contributed to the development of the music, through the media, the concert or record industries.
Montréal Jazz Festival Spirit Award
The Montreal Jazz Festival Spirit Award underlines a popular artist’s extraordinary contribution to the musical world.
Winners history
B.B.-King Award
- 2018 : George Thorogood
- 2017 : Charlie Musselwhite
- 2016 : Taj Mahal
- 2015 : James Cotton
- 2014 : B.B.-King
Ella-Fitzgerald Award
- 2018 : Ben Harper
- 2017 : Lizz Wright
- 2016 : Gregory Porter
- 2015 : Erykah Badu
- 2014 : Diana Ross
- 2013 : Holly Cole
- 2012 : Liza Minnelli
- 2011 : Sade
- 2010 : The Manhattan Transfer
- 2009 : John Pizzarelli
- 2008 : Aretha Franklin
- 2007 : Harry Connick
- 2006 : Etta James
- 2005 : Al Jarreau
- 2004 : Tony Bennett
- 2003 : Bobby McFerrin
- 2002 : Dianne Reeves
- 2001 : Diana Krall
- 2000 : Dee Dee Bridgewater
- 1999 : Diane Schuur
Montréal Jazz Festival Spirit Award
- 2018 : Ry Cooder
- 2016 : Brian Wilson
- 2014 : Elvis Costello
- 2012 : James Taylor
- 2011 : Robert Plant
- 2010 : Smokey Robinson
- 2009 : Stevie Wonder
- 2008 : Leonard Cohen
- 2007 : Bob Dylan
- 2006 : Paul Simon
Miles Davis Award
- 2018 : Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
- 2017 : Jack DeJohnette
- 2016: Kenny Barron
- 2015: Al Di Meola
- 2014 : Terence Blanchard
- 2013 : Charles Lloyd
- 2012 : Ron Carter
- 2011 : Stanley Clarke
- 2010 : Sonny Rollins
- 2009 : Ornette Coleman
- 2008 : McCoy Tyner
- 2007 : Mike Stern
- 2006 : Brad Mehldau
- 2005 : Dave Holland
- 2004 : Keith Jarrett
- 2003 : Joe Zawinul
- 2002 : Chick Corea
- 2001 : Michael Brecker
- 2000 : Charlie Haden
- 1999 : Cassandra Wilson
- 1998 : John Scofield
- 1997 : Herbie Hancock
- 1996 : Wayne Shorter
- 1995 : Pat Metheny
- 1994 : John McLaughlin
Antonio-Carlos-Jobim Award
- 2018 : Zakir Hussain
- 2017 : Buika
- 2016 : Lila Downs
- 2015 : King Sunny Ade
- 2014 : Paco de Lucía
- 2013 : Amadou & Myriam
- 2012 : Emir Kusturica
- 2011 : Youssou N’Dour
- 2010 : Richard Bona
- 2009 : Toots & The Maytals
- 2008 : Gilberto Gil
- 2007 : Angélique Kidjo
- 2006 : Salif Keita
- 2005 : Khaled
- 2004 : Ibrahim Ferrer
Oscar-Peterson Award
- 2018 : Renee Rosnes
- 2017 : Christine Jensen
- 2016 : Karen Young
- 2015 : Jim Galloway
- 2014 : Ron Di Lauro
- 2013 : Alain Caron
- 2012 : Peter Appleyard
- 2011 : Jean-Pierre Zanella
- 2010 : Don Thompson
- 2009 : Susie Arioli
- 2008 : Dave Young
- 2007 : François Bourassa
- 2006 : Yannick Rieu
- 2005 : Bernard Primeau
- 2004 : Diana Krall
- 2003 : Kenny Wheeler
- 2002 : Lorraine Desmarais
- 2001 : Moe Kofman
- 2000 : Charles Biddle
- 1999 : Maynard Ferguson
- 1998 : Guy Nadon
- 1997 : Rob McConnell
- 1996 : Nelson Symonds
- 1995 : Michel Donato
- 1994 : Paul Bley
- 1993 : Fraser MacPherson
- 1992 : Vic Vogel
- 1991 : UZEB
- 1990 : Oliver Jones
- 1989 : Oscar Peterson
Bruce-Lundvall Award
- 2017 : Michael Bourne
- 2016 : Jim West
- 2015 : Bill Milkowski
- 2014 : Jean-Philippe Allard
- 2013 : Tommy LiPuma
- 2012 : Michael Cuscuna
- 2011 : George Wein
- 2010 : Herman Leonard
- 2009 : Bruce Lundvall