Golden Django
The Golden Django is the name of awards for jazz musicians in Europe, with an obvious reference to guitarist Django Reinhardt. The trophy is a creation of painter Raymond Moretti. It was first introduced in France (in 1992), then in Belgium (1995), in Sweden and Italy (1999) and finally in Denmark (2001).
Belgian palmares
Since 1995, Belgium has its own Golden Django ceremony. It was first proposed to reward both French-speaking and Flemish Belgian jazz musicians, but since 2000, only one musician receives the trophy, alterning French-speaking and Dutch-speaking winners each year. The next year, they introduced the new talent award.
| Year | French-speaking | Flemish | New talent | Special prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Philip Catherine (guitar, composition) | Marc Godfroid (trombone) | – | – |
| 1996 | Sadi (vibes, composition, arrangement) | Bert Joris (trumpet, composition, arrangement) | – | – |
| 1997 | Charles Loos (piano, composition) | Kurt Van Herck (saxophone, composition) | – | – |
| 1998 | Fabrizio Cassol (saxophone, composition) | Chris Joris (percussion, composition) | – | Jean Warland (bass, composition, arrangement) |
| 1999 | Nathalie Loriers (piano, composition) | Jeroen Van Herzeele (saxophone, composition) | – | – |
| 2000 | Steve Houben (saxophone, flute) | - | – | Edmond Harnie (trumpet) |
| 2001 | – | Frank Vaganée (saxophone, composition) | Nicolas Thys (bass) | Robert Pernet (jazz historian) |
| 2002 | Philippe Aerts (double bass) | - | Anne Wolf (piano, composition) | Rik Bevernage (producer from De Werf) |
| 2003 | – | Erik Vermeulen (piano) | Nicolas Kummert (saxophone) | Jean-Marie Peterken (organizer of jazz festivals) |
References
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