Benkó Dixieland Band – The Story
Benkó Dixieland
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The Beginnings
Their Successes
The Golden Line-up
Worldwide
In the New Millennium
In Numbers
The Beginnings
Their Successes
The Golden Line-up
Worldwide
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Számok
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The Beginnings
Their Successes
The Golden Line-up
Worldwide
In the New Millennium
In Numbers
The Golden Line-up
Worldwide
Awards, Prizes, and Recognitions of the Band
1960
1st Prize – 1st Budapest Youth Jazz Festival
1964
1st Prize – Hungarian Cultural Review
1965
Gold Diploma – 1st National Amateur Music Festival
1967
1st Prize – Hungarian Radio 1st Jazz Competition
1971
“European Class” Award – International Jazz Festival, Přerov
1st Prize – Montreux Jazz Festival
1972
Grand Prize of the Audience – San Sebastián Jazz Festival
1976
“Stars of the Year” – England, Music Week
1977
Gold Record – MHV (LPX 17440)
“For Socialist Culture” Award
Minister’s Commendation – Minister of Culture
1982
“Interkoncert Memorial Medal”
State Youth Award
Grand Prize – Sacramento Jazz Jubilee (USA, California)
Certificate of Recognition No. 1866/82 – California State Legislature (USA)
1983
“International Jazz Band of the Year” – California, USA
1985
Certificate of Recognition – Governor George Deukmejian (California)
1987
Certificate of Recognition – President Ronald Reagan (USA)
1988
eMeRton Award – “Outstanding Jazz Ensemble of the Year”
1990
Excellence Award – ORI
1992
“Ferencváros” Medal of Merit
1997
Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (awarded to all members)
1998
Europa Inter – LYRA Award
2001
Platinum Record – BEN-CD 5409 (Holiday Celebration)
2002
“Star of Rock City” – Hollywood Plaques Award
2004
Platinum Record – BEN-CD 5427 (Hot Time)
“PRIMA” Art Award
2007
Certificate of Recognition – President George W. Bush (USA)
2010
Louis Armstrong Memorial Award
Sándor Benkó receives the ‘International Jazz Band of the Year, 1983, California’ award in Sacramento from the president of the California Jazz Federation.
A letter of appreciation from George W. Bush (2007) for the Benkó Dixieland Band’s efforts in promoting American music.
Left: International Jazz Band of the Year (1983). Right: Grand Prize certificate of the Jazz Jubilee (1982), presented in Sacramento by the President of the California Jazz Federation.