Svensk Jazz has since many years given awards that often have attracted much attention. The awards are usually handed out at the association's annual meeting or in other appropriate context. tillbaka delat ut utmärkelser som ofta rönt stor uppmärksamhet. Utmärkelserna brukar delas ut i samband med förbundets årsstämma eller i andra lämpliga sammanhang. The awards that exist are Basisten, Jazzkannan, Lifetime Achievement, Årets Jazzkommun and the newly established Årets Jazzklubb.
Basisten (Bassist)
Svensk Jazz's award Basisten is for someone who has done jazz great favors, not necessarily through playing but through organizational or other work promoting the development and distribution of jazz and it has been handed out since 1993. The prize is a sculpture of the artist Göran Hazelius.
Previous award winners
2016 Åke Björänge (in the photo to the right together with chairman of Svensk Jazz, Magnus Thuvesson)
2015 Bengt Säve-Söderbergh
2014 Jazztidskriften Orkester Journalen
2013 Ingrid Strömdahl
2012 Harald Hult
2011 Conny Johansson
2010 Jan Bruer
2009 Bosse Stenhammar
2008 Jan-Eric Askenström
2007 Rune Nilsson
2006 Gunnar Holmberg
2005 Kjell-Åke Svensson
2004 Ivar Lindell
2003 Lasse Müller
2002 Bosse Broberg
2001 Göran Engström
2000 Åke Edfelt
1999 Bengt Nyqvist
1998 Ander R Öhman
1997 Göran Nylöf
1996 Lars-Göran Thuresson
1995 Bengt ”Abbe” Johansson
1994 Bertil Sundin
1993 Lars Resberg och Leif ”Smoke Rings” Andersson
Jazzkannan (Jazz can)
Svensk Jazz jazz can has been handed out since 1993 for innovative efforts in jazz music. The award is a special custom designed - of course - jazz can.
Previous award winners
2016 Susanna Lindeborg (photo on the right)
2015 Jon Fält
2014 Cennet Jönsson
2013 Sofia Jernberg
2012 Magnus Broo
2011 Lindha Kallerdahl
2010 Helge Albin
2009 Alberto Pinton
2008 Ann-Sofi Söderqvist
2007 Bengt Berger
2006 Per Henrik Wallin, postumt
2005 Staffan Svensson
2004 Maggie Olin
2003 Palle Danielsson
2002 Lina Nyberg
2001 Fredrik Ljungkvist
2000 Mats Gustafsson
1999 Per ”Texas” Johansson
1998 Lars Danielsson
1997 Bobo Stenson
1996 Jonas Knutsson
1995 Lennart Åberg
1994 Anders Jormin
1993 Joakim Milder
Life Time Achievement
Svensk Jazz's honorary prize for lifelong efforts in jazz music is available to, each year since 2002, celebrate one of jazz's great personalities with a honors award. It can also go to international musicians. The award is a glass sculpture.
Previous award winners
2016 Nannie Porres
2015 Erik Norström
2014 Bosse Broberg
2013 Monica Dominique
2012 Alice Babs
2011 Bengt Hallberg
2010 Georg Riedel
2009 Bernt Rosengren
2008 Jan Allan
2007 Bengt-Arne Wallin
2006 George Russell
2005 Johnny Mekoa
2004 Rune Gustavsson
2003 Toots Thielemans
2002 Svend Asmussen
Årets Jazzkommun
(Jazz municipality of the year)
Svensk Jazz's award Årets Jazzkommun is handed out in order to give attention to the municipality where jazz has been given best benefit. The award is not just about the award winner having realized the value of jazz with generous contributions as a result, but primarily about the quality of the business and the efforts made for jazz. The award should be seen as incentive for the municipality, music school and region to deepen cooperation and to reach several and larger listener groups.
Previous award winners
2016 Jönköping
2015 Växjö
2014 Hässleholm
2013 Bollnäs
Årets Jazzklubb
(Jazz club of the year)
The award Årets Jazzklubb is about a jazz club that according to its prerequisites, has created amazing meetings between music and audiences in all parts of the arrangement. Meetings with existing and new audiences, musicians, ambiance and all that can not be touched but that makes a good arrangement. New award from 2017.
Award winner:
2017 Öbacka Jazz & Blues