Buddyprisen

Buddyprisen (established 1956 in Oslo, Norway) is an award, given annually by the Norwegian Jazz Forum to a Norwegian jazz musician that has "been an excellent performer and significantly involved in Norwegian jazz by other means".

The award was accompanied by a statue portraiting the New Orleans trumpeter Buddy Bolden, made by visual artist Lise Frogg. From 1987, recipients have received a travel grant; in 2011, the grant amounted to NKR 50,000.

The awards ceremony takes place at the club "Bare Jazz" in Oslo.

In 2009, the prize was awarded at "Dokkhuset" in Trondheim.

List of Buddy Award winners

 * 1956: Rowland Greenberg
 * 1957: Arvid Gram Paulsen
 * 1958: Einar Iversen
 * 1959: –
 * 1960: Mikkel Flagstad
 * 1961: Erik Amundsen
 * 1962: Bjørn Johansen
 * 1963: –
 * 1964: Øistein Ringstad
 * 1965: Karin Krog
 * 1966: –
 * 1967: Jon Christensen
 * 1968: Jan Garbarek
 * 1969: Arild Andersen
 * 1970: Frode Thingnæs
 * 1971: Carl Magnus Neumann
 * 1972: Asmund Bjørken
 * 1973: –
 * 1974: –
 * 1975: Bjørn Alterhaug
 * 1976: Laila Dalseth
 * 1977: Egil Kapstad
 * 1978: Kristian Bergheim
 * 1979: Guttorm Guttormsen
 * 1980: Bjarne Nerem
 * 1981: Knut Riisnæs
 * 1982: Radka Toneff
 * 1983: Terje Bjørklund – Knut Kristiansen – Espen Rud
 * 1984: Jon Balke
 * 1985: Terje Rypdal
 * 1986: Thorgeir Stubø
 * 1987: Tore Jensen
 * 1988: Carl Morten Iversen – Terje Venaas
 * 1989: Per Husby
 * 1990: John Pål Inderberg
 * 1991: Stein Erik Tafjord
 * 1992: Morten Gunnar Larsen
 * 1993: Egil Johansen
 * 1994: Bjørn Kjellemyr
 * 1995: Per Jørgensen
 * 1996: –
 * 1997: Ole Jacob Hansen
 * 1998: Magni Wentzel
 * 1999: Totti Bergh
 * 2000: Sidsel Endresen
 * 2001: Jon Eberson
 * 2002: –
 * 2003: Nils Petter Molvær
 * 2003: Honorary Award Buddy to Petter Pettersson
 * 2004: Bugge Wesseltoft
 * 2005: Arve Henriksen
 * 2006: Paal Nilssen-Love
 * 2007: Jon Larsen
 * 2008: Frode Gjerstad
 * 2009: Dag Arnesen
 * 2010: Karl Seglem
 * 2011: Eldbjørg Raknes
 * 2012: Tore Brunborg
 * 2013: Jan Gunnar Hoff
 * 2014: Erlend Skomsvoll
 * 2015: Håkon Kornstad
 * 2016: Live Maria Roggen
 * 2017: Audun Kleive
 * 2018: Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
 * 2019: Ståle Storløkken