Django d'Or (France)
The European jazz prize Django d'Or (officially also written DjangodOr ) has been awarded in France since 1992 by the ANC (Arts, Nuances, Cultures). a. Jacqueline Danno, Frank Hagège (the latter with Babik Reinhardt founding members), David Reinhardt (President) are. The award is named after Django Reinhardt . Today, up to seven prizes are generally awarded in different categories, selected by a jury. Prize winners should be French in most categories (or considered to be French, at least five years in France). Similar prices are also available in Belgium (since 1995) , Sweden (since 1998) , Italy (since 1999) , and Denmark (since 2001) .
The winners will receive a trophy designed by Raymond Moretti .
The categories for the French Django d'Or are:
- Nouveau Talent (new talent, age under 35, sponsored by Adami , the French counterpart to GEMA ),
- Musicien Confirmé (established musician, at least 3 albums),
- DjangodOr Frank Hagège (for people who have made a contribution to the promotion of jazz),
- SACEM de la création (for composers, receive a composition commission as part of the award),
- Spectacle vivant SPEDIDAM (for live performances),
- Musique sans Frontiéres (musicians with Balkan or Gypsy influence),
- DjangodOr de la Guitare (guitar). An honorary Django, a prize for world music (Musiques Traditionnelles du Monde), blues, a prize for foreigners and other categories (listed below) is also occasionally awarded. Not all categories are awarded annually.
Award winners
2010:
- Composition: Jean-Loup Longnon
- New musical talent: Thomas Enhco
- Established musician: Andy Emler
- Frank Hagège Prize : Eddy Louiss
- Live music: Rhoda Scott Ladies Quartet
2009:
- Composition: Laurent Cugny
- New musical talent: Anne Paceo
- Established musician: Hervé Sellin
- Frank Hagège Prize : Patrick Saussois
- Live music: Médéric Collignon
2008:
- Composition: Patrice Caratini
- New musical talent: Airelle Besson & Sylvain Rifflet
- Guitar: Christian Escoudé
- Established musician: Louis Winsberg
- Frank Hagège Prize : Rhoda Scott
- Live music: Andy Emler MegaOctet
2007:
- Composition: Carine Bonnefoy
- New musical talent: Sophie Alour
- Balkans / Gypsy: Biréli Lagrène
- Established musician: Sylvain Luc
- Frank Hagège Prize : Marcel Azzola (accordion)
- Live music: Orchester National de Jazz under Franck Tortiller Sentimental 3/4
2006:
- New musical talent: Géraldine Laurent
- Established musician: Riccardo Del Fra
- Composition: Andy Emler
- Live music: Sixun celebrate their 20th anniversary at La Cigale
- Balkans / Gypsy: Boulou Ferré and Elios Ferré
- Guitar: Nguyên Lê
- Honorary Django: George Avakian
2005:
- New talent: Nicolas Folmer
- Established musicians: Pierre Bertrand , Nicolas Folmer with the Paris Jazz Big Band
- Composition: Christophe Dal Sasso
- Live music: Yolk musician collective
- Special price: André Francis
- Prize for foreigners: Casa del Jazz di Roma (Italy)
- World music: Mônica Passos
2004:
- New talent: Sébastien Texier
- Established musician: Martial Solal
- Composition: Bernard Struber
- Live music: Center Régional de Jazz en Bourgogne
- Special price: Frank Ténot
- Prize for foreigners: Gabor Szel-Molnar (Hungary)
- World music: Majid Bekkas , Minino Garay , Anouar Brahem , Samir Joubran
2003:
- New talent: Fabien Mary
- Established musician: Emmanuel Bex
- Live music: Association à la Recherche d'un Folklore Imaginaire
- Special price: TSF Jazz & Infos (a radio station in Paris that only broadcasts jazz, founded by Frank Tenot)
- Price for foreigners: French Nordic Jazz Transit (Scandinavia)
- World music: Ray Lema
2002
- Vocal artist: Anne Ducros
- French musician: Biréli Lagrène
- Audiovisual / communication: Henri Texier , Jean-Louis Bertuccelli
- New talent: Giovanni Mirabassi
- Jazz formation: BFG , with Emmanuel Bex , Glenn Ferris , Simon Goubert
- Special prize: Babik Reinhardt
- Prize for foreigners: Michael Brecker
- Audience award: Biréli Lagrène
2001:
- Vocal artist: Joni Mitchell
- French musician: Patrice Caratini
- Audiovisual / communication: Laurent Cugny for the Parisian Maison du Jazz
- New talent: Baptiste Trotignon
- Blues: BB King
- Special price: Maurice Cullaz
- Prize for foreigners: Paolo Fresu
2000:
- Vocal artist: Diana Krall
- French musician: Alain Jean-Marie
- Audiovisual / communication: Frank Cassenti
- New talent: Stéphane Huchard
- Blues: Jean-Jacques Milteau
- Special award: Claude Carriere
- Prize for foreigners: Charlie Haden
1999:
- Vocal artist: Shirley Horn
- French musician: Henri Texier
- Audiovisual / communication: Philippe Adler
- New talent: Franck Avitabile
- Blues: Olu Dara
- Special price: Michel Petrucciani
- Prize for foreigners: Herbie Hancock
- European jazz musicians: Joachim Kühn , Daniel Humair , Jean-François Jenny-Clark
1998:
- Vocal artist: Dianne Reeves
- French musician: Martial Solal
- Audiovisual / Communication: Clint Eastwood
- New talent: Hervé Meschinet
- Audience Award: The man i love by Billie Holiday
- Jazz formation: Prysm
- Jazz event of the year: Le Duc des Lombards
- Special price: Alby Cullaz
- Prize for foreigners: Brad Mehldau
- European jazz musician: Philip Catherine
1997:
- Vocal artist: Abbey Lincoln
- French musician: Claude Barthélemy
- Audiovisual / communication: Philippe Koechlin
- New talent: Christophe Marguet
- Audience award: La Javanaise by Serge Gainsbourg
- Jazz formation: Orchester National de Jazz (ONJ), directed by Laurent Cugny
- Jazz event of the year: Gérald Arnaud
- Special price: André Francis
- Prize for foreigners: Joe Henderson
- European jazz musician: Enrico Pieranunzi
1996:
- Vocal artist: Cassandra Wilson
- French musician: Jacky Terrasson
- Audiovisual: Robert S. Levi
- New talent: Julien Lourau
- Jazz formation: Claude Tissendier Saxomania & Guy Lafitte
- Event of the year: La Chaîne Muzzik
- Special price: Maurice Cullaz
- Prize for foreigners: Ahmad Jamal
- European jazz musician: Paolo Fresu
- Audience award: La Mer by Charles Trenet
1995:
- Vocal artist: Betty Carter
- French musician: Jean-Loup Longnon
- Audiovisual: Cab Calloway on Stage
- New talent: Daniel Mille
- Jazz formation: Eddy Louiss / Michel Petrucciani
- Event of the year: Les Instants Chavirés
- Special prize: Alain Guerrini
- Prize for foreigners: Sonny Rollins
- European jazz musician: Toots Thielemans
- Audience Award: Don't worry be happy by Bobby McFerrin
1994:
- Vocal artist: Dee Dee Bridgewater
- French musician: Richard Galliano
- Audiovisual: Monk in Oslo
- New talent: Sylvain Beuf
- Foreign jazz formation: McCoy Tyner Big Band
- French jazz formation: Martial Solal / Didier Lockwood
- Special price: Michel Legrand
- Prize for foreigners: Wynton Marsalis
- Jazz book: Miles Davis Electrique by Laurent Cugny
- Audience Award: Summertime by George Gershwin
- Album cover: Martine Anderson for the Miss You collection
- New edition: Young Chet from Blue Note Records
1993:
- Vocal artist: Stephanie Crawford
- French musician: Biréli Lagrène
- Foreign album: I heard you twice the first time by Branford Marsalis
- New talent: Debora Seffer
- French album: Ellington on the Air by Louis Sclavis
- Foreign jazz formation: Carla Bley Bigband
- French jazz formation: Trio Ceccarelli
- Special price: Stéphane Grappelli
- Prize for foreigners: Steve Coleman
- Jazz book: Chet Baker by Gérard Rouy
- Audience award: Nuages by Django Reinhardt
- Album cover (Pochette de Disque): Michel Baulot for American Jazz in Paris
- New edition: Billie Holiday on Verve Records
1992:
- Vocal artist: Rachelle Ferrell
- French musician: Aldo Romano
- Foreign album: People Time by Stan Getz and Kenny Barron
- New talent ( Espoir Jazz , Hope Jazz): Stéphan Oliva
- French album: White Keys by Manuel Rocheman
- Foreign jazz formation: Trio by Pat Metheny , Dave Holland , Roy Haynes
- French jazz formation: Andy Emler MegaOctet
- Special price: Leonard Feather
- Prize for foreigners: Gonzalo Rubalcaba
- European jazz musician: Enrico Pieranunzi
- Jazz book: Django by Patrick Williams
- Audience award: Petite fleur by Sidney Bechet
- Album cover (Pochette de Disque): Victor Dvoskin
- New edition: John Coltrane , Complete Prestige Recordings
About individual award winners
- Claude Carriere has been a producer at Radio France ( France Musique ) since 1975 and organizes their jazz concerts. Since 1982 he has headed the Jazz Club series , in which concerts are broadcast live from jazz clubs every week (over 900 until 2007).
- Laurent Cugny and André Francis are the directors of the Maison du Jazz , a jazz center at 63 Champs Elysees in Paris that organizes jazz seminars, concerts and audiovisual exhibitions.