The Golden Django, named after guitarist
Django Reinhardt
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, is an award for
jazz
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musicians in Europe created by the French producer Frank Hagège. The trophy is a creation of the French painter
Raymond Moretti. It was first introduced in France (in 1992), then in Belgium (1995), in Sweden and Italy (1999) and finally in Denmark (2001).
Belgian palmares
Since 1995, Belgium has had its own Golden Django ceremony, sponsored by Sabam. It was first proposed to reward both
French-speaking
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and
Flemish Belgian jazz musicians, but since 2000, only one musician receives the trophy, alternating French-speaking and Dutch-speaking winners each year. The next year, they introduced the new talent award. A special prize was also created. The ceremony was cancelled in 2008.
References
Jazz in Belgium website
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Jazz awards
Belgian music awards