|
1972 |
Henry Romersa |
Founder, International Trombone Workshop |
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1973 |
Lewis Van Haney* |
Former Professor, Indiana University |
|
1974 |
Buddy Baker |
Former Professor, University of Northern Colorado |
|
1975 |
Robert King* |
Owner and Founder, Robert King Music Company |
|
1976 |
Gordon Pulis* |
Former Principal Trombonist, New York Philharmonic |
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1977 |
John Coffey* |
Former Bass Trombonist, Boston Symphony Orchestra |
|
1978 |
Stuart Dempster |
Former Professor, University of Washington |
|
1979 |
Thomas Beversdorf* |
Former Professor, Indiana University |
|
1980 |
Thomas Everett |
Professor, Harvard University |
|
1981 |
Allen Ostrander* |
Former Bass Trombonist, New York Philharmonic |
|
1982 |
George Roberts |
Los Angeles based Freelance Trombonist |
|
1983 |
Leon Brown* |
Former Professor, North Texas State University |
|
1984 |
Neill Humfeld* |
Former Professor, East Texas State University |
|
1985 |
Urbie Green |
Jazz Artist, New York City |
|
1986 |
Edward Kleinhammer |
Former Bass Trombonist, Chicago Symphony |
|
1987 |
William Cramer* |
Former Professor, Florida State University |
|
1988 |
J. J. Johnson* |
Legendary Jazz Artist |
|
1989 |
Denis Wick |
Former Principal Trombonist, London Symphony Orchestra |
|
1990 |
Frank Crisafulli* |
Former Trombonist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
|
1991 |
Christian Lindberg |
Virtuoso Solo Trombonist, Stockholm, Sweden |
|
1992 |
Juliusz Pietrachowicz |
Former Principal Trombonist, Warsaw Philharmonic |
|
1993 |
Larry Wiehe* (posthumously)* |
Former Trombone Soloist, US Navy Band and US Air Force Band |
|
1994 |
Robert Isele |
Former Trombone Soloist, US Marine Band and Trombonist, National Symphony Orchestra |
|
1995 |
Vern Kagarice |
Professor, University of North Texas |
|
1996 |
Carsten Svanberg |
Professor, Musikhochschule, Graz, Austria |
|
1997 |
Irvin Wagner |
Professor, University of Oklahoma |
|
1998 |
Carl Fontana* |
Legendary Jazz Artist, Las Vegas |
|
1999 |
John Marcellus |
Professor, Eastman School of Music |
|
2000 |
Heinz Fadle |
Professor, Detmold Hochschule for Musik, Germany |
|
2001 |
Phil Wilson |
Professor, Berklee College of Music |
|
2002 |
Joseph Alessi |
Principal Trombonist, New York Philharmonic |
|
2003 |
Ben van Dijk |
Bass Trombonist, Rotterdam Philharmonic |
|
2004 |
Jay Friedman |
Principal Trombonist, Chicago Symphony |
|
2005 |
Ron Barron |
Principal Trombonist, Boston Symphony |
|
2006 |
Don Lusher* |
British Jazz Trombone Artist |
|
2007 |
Michel Becquet |
French Solo Trombonist & Professor, Conservatoire de Lyon |
|
2008 |
Dick Nash |
Los Angeles Recording Artist |
