VPRO/Boy Edgar Award
The VPRO/Boy Edgar Award, is an annual award given to a Dutch jazz musician, composer, or bandleader. The individual must have made significant contributions to the Dutch jazz scene over a significant period of time. The award is a sculpture by Dutch fine artist Jan Wolkers, and a cash prize of 12,500 euros. It is widely regarded as the Netherlands' most prestigious and honorable jazz award. The award is given under the auspicies of the VPRO and Music Center the Netherlands.
The prize was inaugurated in 1963 as the Wessel Ilcken Prijs, named after drummer Wessel Ilcken; in 1980 it was renamed the Boy Edgar Prijs, after Boy Edgar. VPRO linked its name to the prize in 1992.
Winners[]
- 1963
- 1964 Boy Edgar
- 1965 Piet Noordijk
- 1966 Misha Mengelberg
- 1967 Han Bennink
- 1968
- 1969 Hans Dulfer
- 1970 Willem Breuker
- 1971
- 1972 Kees Hazevoet
- 1973
- 1974 Orkest De Boventoon
- 1975 Ohm
- 1976/1977 (not awarded)
- 1978 Stichting Claxon Maarten Altena and Michel Waisvisz
- 1979 Theo Loevendie
- 1980
- 1981 Guus Janssen
- 1982 Alan Laurillard
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985 Ernst Reijseger
- 1986 Michael Moore
- 1987
- 1988 John Engels
- 1989 Ab Baars
- 1990
- 1991 (not awarded)
- 1992
- 1993 Willem Breuker
- 1994
- 1995 Wolter Wierbos
- 1996/97 Michiel Braam
- 1997/98
- 1998/99
- 2000 Sean Bergin
- 2001 Eric Vloeimans
- 2002 Tony Overwater
- 2003 Tobias Delius
- 2004
- 2006 Benjamin Herman
- 2007
- 2008 Pierre Courbois
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012 Yuri Honing
- 2013
- 2014 Jeroen van Vliet
- 2015 Tineke Postma
- 2016 Wilbert de Joode
External links[]
Categories:
- Jazz awards
- Dutch music awards
- Awards established in 1963