The Golden Django, named after guitarist

Guitarist

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 Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt was a pioneering virtuoso jazz guitarist and composer who invented an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique that has since become a living musical tradition within French gypsy culture...

, is an award

Award

An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signifiedby trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons...

 for jazz

Jazz

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 musician

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s in Europe

Europe

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. The trophy is a creation of the French

France

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 painter

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 Raymond Moretti. It was first introduced in France (in 1992), then in Belgium

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 (1995), in Sweden

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 and Italy

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 (1999) and finally in Denmark

Denmark

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 (2001).

Belgian palmares

Since 1995, Belgium has had 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. The ceremony was cancelled in 2004.

Year	French-speaking	Flemish	New talent	Special prize
1995	Philip Catherine Philip Catherine Philip Catherine is a Belgian jazz guitarist.-Biography:He was born in London from an English mother and Belgian father....  (guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... )	Marc Godfroid (trombone Trombone The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate... )	-	-
1996	Sadi Sadi (jazz musician) "Fats" Sadi Pol Lallemand was a Belgian jazz musician, vocalist and composer, playing vibraphone and percussion. He chose Sadi as an artist name as he had an aversion for his last name "Fats" Sadi Pol Lallemand (23 October 1927, Andenne – 20 February 2009 in Huy) was a Belgian jazz musician,...  (vibraphone Vibraphone The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family.... )	Bert Joris Bert Joris Bert Joris is an internationally renowned jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger from Belgium. In 1996 he received the Golden Django.-References:*...  (trumpet Trumpet The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air... )	-	-
1997	Charles Loos Charles Loos Charles Loos is a Belgian jazz pianist and composer. In 1972 he began studying composition and jazz orchestra at Berklee College of Music in Boston, while he already followed a classical formation in Belgium. Back in his country, he co-founded Les Lundis d'Hortense, a Belgian association for...  (piano Piano The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... )	Kurt Van Herck (saxophone Saxophone The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846... )	-	-
1998	Fabrizio Cassol Fabrizio Cassol Fabrizio Cassol is a Belgian saxophonist and the first user of the aulochrome .He was born in Ougrée, Belgium. Between 1982 and 1985, he studied at the Liège conservatory and obtained a first prize for saxophone while majoring in chamber music. He graduated in improvisation and composition...  (saxophone)	Chris Joris Chris Joris Chris Joris is a Belgian jazz percussionist, pianist and composer. He is the son of Jan Joris, an opera singer. Joris joined Aksak Maboul in 1977, appeared on their first album but left the group later that year...  (percussion Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... )	-	Jean Warland (bass Double bass The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... )
1999	Nathalie Loriers Nathalie Loriers Nathalie Loriers is a Belgian jazz pianist and composer.In 1991 Loriers formed her own quartet with Kurt Van Herck , Philippe Aerts and Mimi Verderame . She also has her own trio with Salvatore La Rocca and Hans Van Oosterhout...  (piano)	Jeroen Van Herzeele Jeroen Van Herzeele Jeroen Van Herzeele is a Belgian jazz saxophonist. He was born in Zottegem. He plays in various bands such as Greetings From Mercury, Maak's Spirit, Octurn, Tomas and Co, Ivan Paduart etc... He won the Belgian Golden Django in 1999 for best Flemish artist.-References:*...  (saxophone)	-	-
2000	Steve Houben Steve Houben Steve Houben is a Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist. He was born in 1950. In the mid 1970s, he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Houben created on his return to Belgium the jazz seminar at the Liège conservatory, in association with Henri Pousseur. In his long career he played...  (saxophone, flute Flute The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening... )	-	-	Edmond Harnie (trumpet)
2001	-	Frank Vaganée Frank Vaganée Frank Vaganée is a Belgian jazz saxophonist and composer. He has his own trio with Philippe Aerts recently replaced by Rosario Bonnacorso on the double bass, and Dré Pallemaerts on drums. He is co-leader of the Frank Vaganée/Mike Del Ferro Quartet and also is the artistic leader of the...  (saxophone)	Nicolas Thys Nicolas Thys Nicolas Thys is a Belgian bassist. He graduated in 1994 from the Hilversum Conservatory , where he also taught bass and double bass. Thys took private lessons with Dave Holland, Marc Helias and Marc Johnson. He received several awards, most notably the Golden Django award for best young talent in...  (bass)	Robert Pernet (jazz historian)
2002	Philippe Aerts Philippe Aerts Philippe Aerts is a Belgian jazz double bassist. He is a member of Philip Catherine trio and Ivan Paduart trio. He also has his own trio with John Ruocco and Tony Levin and quartet with on top Bert Joris...  (double bass Double bass The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... )	-	Anne Wolf Anne Wolf Anne Wolf is a Belgian pianist. She studied classical piano for ten years before entering the conservatory in 1985, where she was taught by a.o. Michel Petrucciani, Eric Legnini and Charles Loos. She plays as well alone as with jazz, pop and world musicians. In 2001, she released her first trio...  (piano)	Rik Bevernage (producer Record producer A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...  from De Werf De Werf De Werf is a Belgian arts center based in Bruges. It organizes concerts and records CDs for jazz musicians. The first record it released was Sketches of Belgium by K. D.'s Basement Party, a band led by Kris Defoort. The next year, Octurn's first album went out on this label... )
2003	-	Erik Vermeulen Erik Vermeulen Erik Vermeulen is a Belgian jazz pianist, born in Ypres in 1959. He entered the Belgian jazz scene when he was 22 with his trio. At the time, it featured Heyn Van de Geyn on bass and Dré Pallemaerts on drums...  (piano)	Nicolas Kummert Nicolas Kummert Nicolas Kummert is a Belgian jazz tenor saxophonist. He studied at the Brussels conservatory with teachers Jeroen Van Herzeele and John Ruocco. He was also taught by Fabrizio Cassol. Kummert already won several prizes, e.g. the Golden Django for best young talent in 2003.-External links:*...  (saxophone)	Jean-Marie Peterken (organizer of festival Festival A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival.... s)
2005	Eric Legnini (piano)	-	Pascal Schumacher Pascal Schumacher Pascal Schumacher is a Luxembourg jazz musician, composer and percussionist who has founded a number of groups including the Pascal Schumacher Quartet. He also plays and composes classical chamber music.-Education:...  (vibraphone)	Sim Simons (journalist)
2007	Pierre Van Dormael Pierre Van Dormael Pierre Van Dormael , born in Brussels, Uccle, was a Belgian musician and composer.In 1988, he played with the James Baldwin Project with a.o. David Linx and Deborah Brown , Slide Hampton , Diederik Wissels , Bob Stewart and Michel Hatzigeorgiou...  (guitar)	-	Pascal Mohy	Marc Van den Hoof