Nominees

JAZZPAR Prize Nominees
(Winners in CAPITALS)

Prize year /
Name
Age at nomination
Nationality
Main
instrument

 

1990

MUHAL R. ABRAMS
Benny Carter
Lee Konitz
David Murray
Sonny Rollins

59
82
62
34
59

USA
USA
USA
USA
USA

piano
alto sax
alto sax
tenor sax
tenor sax

 

1991

Don Cherry
Jackie McLean
DAVID MURRAY
Martial Solal
Randy Weston

54
58
35
63
64
USA
USA
USA
France
USA
trumpet
alto sax
tenor sax
piano
piano

 

1992

Tommy Flanagan
Charlie Haden
LEE KONITZ
Abbey Lincoln
Albert Mangelsdorff

61
54
64
61
63
USA
USA
USA
USA
Germany
piano
bass
alto sax
vocal
trombone

 

1993

Kenny Barron
Carla Bley
TOMMY FLANAGAN
Jimmy Heath
Martial Solal

49
54
62
66
65
USA
USA
USA
USA
France
piano
piano
piano
alto sax
piano

 

1994

Carla Bley
Art Farmer
ROY HAYNES
Joe Henderson
Putte Wickman

55
65
67
56
69
USA
USA
USA
USA
Sweden
piano
trumpet
drums
tenor sax
clarinet

1995

Carla Bley
TONY COE
Tom Harrel
Jackie McLean
Michel Petrucciani

56
60
48
62
32
USA
GB
USA
USA
France
piano
tenor sax
trumpet
alto sax
piano

 

1996

GERI ALLEN
Django Bates
Dave Holland
Palle Mikkelborg
Maria Schneider

38
35
49
54
34
USA
GB
GB
Denmark
USA
piano
keyboard
bass
trumpet
composer

 

1997

DJANGO BATES
Jim Hall
Paul Motian
Michel Portal
George Russell

36
66
65
61
73
GB
USA
USA
France
USA
keyboard
guitar
drums
clarinet
composer

 

1998

JIM HALL
Lars Jansson
Steve Lacy
Marilyn Mazur
John Surman

67
46
63
42
53
USA
Sweden
USA
Denmark
GB
guitar
piano
sopr. sax
percussion
sax

 

1999

Marilyn Mazur
Nicholas Payton
Mathias Rüegg
MARTIAL SOLAL
Steve Swallow

43
25
46
71
57
Denmark
USA
Switzerl.
France
USA
percussion
trumpet
composer
piano
bass

 

2000

Dave Douglas
James Moody
Nicholas Payton
CHRIS POTTER
Jacky Terrasson

36
74
26
28
33
USA
USA
USA
USA
F/USA
trumpet
tenor sax
trumpet
tenor sax
piano

 

2001

Kenny Barron
Willem Breuker
MARILYN MAZUR
Nils Petter Molvær
Sam Rivers

57
45
45
39
76
USA
Holland
Denmark
Norway
USA
piano
sax
percussion
trumpet
sax

 

2002

Paquito D'Rivera
Abdullah Ibrahim
ENRICO RAVA
Louis Sclavis
Joe Wilder

52
66
61
48
79
Cuba/USA
S. Africa
Italy
France
USA
alto sax
piano
trumpet
clarinet
trumpet

 

2003

Seamus Blake
Ellery Eskelin
Wycliffe Gordon
ANDREW HILL
Maria Schneider

31
42
34
64
41
Canada
USA
USA
USA
USA
sax
tenor sax
trombone
pianist
arranger

 

2004

Paquito D'Rivera
Bobby Hutcherson
Marc Johnson
Steve Kuhn
ALDO ROMANO

54
62
49
65
62

Cuba/USA
USA
USA
USA
Italy

alto sax
vibraphon
double bass
piano
drums