- 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 12,500euro s. It is widely regarded as the Netherlands' most prestigious and honorable jazz award. The award is given under the auspicies of theVPRO andMusic Center the Netherlands .Winners
* 1963
Herman Schoonderwalt
* 1964Boy Edgar
* 1965Piet Noordijk
* 1966Misha Mengelberg
* 1967Han Bennink
* 1968Harry Verbeke
* 1969Hans Dulfer
* 1970Willem Breuker
* 1971Gijs Hendriks
* 1972Kees Hazevoet
* 1973Leo Cuypers
* 1974 Orkest De Boventoon
* 1975 Ohm
* 1976/1977 (not awarded)
* 1978 Stichting ClaxonMaarten Altena andMichel Waisvisz
* 1979Theo Loevendie
* 1980Rein de Graaff
* 1981Guus Janssen
* 1982Alan Laurillard
* 1983Nedly Elstak
* 1984Martin van Duynhoven
* 1985Ernst Reijseger
* 1986 Michael Moore
* 1987J.C. Tans
* 1988John Engels
* 1989Ab Baars
* 1990Greetje Bijma
* 1991 (not awarded)
* 1992Willem van Manen
* 1993Willem Breuker
* 1994Franky Douglas
* 1995Wolter Wierbos
* 1996/97Michiel Braam
* 1997/98Corrie van Binsbergen
* 1998/99Paul van Kemenade
* 2000Sean Bergin
* 2001Eric Vloeimans
* 2002Tony Overwater
* 2003Tobias Delius
* 2004Luc Houtkamp
* 2006 Benjamin Herman
* 2007Bert van den Brink
* 2008Pierre Courbois External links
* [http://www.vproboyedgarprijs.nl VPRO/Boy Edgar Award]
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