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Awards Willem Breuker:

2010 Meer Jazz Prijs

2005 Ehrenurkunde der Deutsche Schallplatten-industrie (Lifetime Achievement Award from the German Recording Industry) for his oeuvre. Willem Breuker was the first Dutchman who won this prestigeous prize after Pierre Boulez, Frank Zappa, Alfred Brendel and B.B. King.

1998 Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw (Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion).

1993 VPRO/Boy Edgar Prize

1988 Bird Award, at the North Sea Jazz Festival

1984 Edison, for filmmusic

1984 Zilveren Lessenaar, Nederlands Film Festival, De Illusionist van Jos Stelling

1982 Gouden Kalf, Nederlands Film Festival, for music

1976 Matthijs Vermeulen Prize (refused)

1972 SMØR Prize, jazz

1970 Wessel Ilcken Prize, jazz

1966 2e Prijs Moderne Jazz Loosdrecht Jazzconcours

1965 F.A.M.O.S. Jazz Concours Solistenprijs

1964 F.A.M.O.S. Jazz Concours Solistenprijs