Articles: Awards & Honors of McCoy Tyner (~mccoytyner.com)
Awards & Honors of McCoy Tyner
- 2008: Presidential Merit Award from the Grammy Foundation
- 2005: Berklee College of Music President Roger Brown conferred honorary doctor of music degrees upon pianists McCoy Tyner and Hank Jones.
- 2004: Steinway and Sons conferred a special gold medallion to McCoy Tyner honoring his fiftieth year as a professional musician and his long association with Steinway as a Steinway Artist since 1977.
- 2004: McCoy Tyner's album "Illuminations" receives a GRAMMY award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group.
- 2003: The Philadelphia Chapter of the BMI Recording Academy awarded McCoy Tyner with a "2003 Hero Award". The Chapter presents its Heroes Awards annually to honor outstanding individuals and institutions in the Philadelphia region who have improved the environment for the creative community.
- 2002: McCoy Tyner receives a Jazz Master award from the National Endowment for the Arts. (2002 NEA Jazz Masters recipient)
- 1995: McCoy Tyner's album "Infinity" receives a GRAMMY award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group.
- 1994: McCoy Tyner's album "Journey" receives a GRAMMY award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance.
- 1992: McCoy Tyner's album "The Turning Point" receives a GRAMMY award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance.
- 1988: The album "Blues for Coltrane - A Tribute to John Coltrane" receives a GRAMMY award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group. (The album features David Murray, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Cecil McBee & Roy Haynes)
- 1977: McCoy Tyner was named "Pianist of the Year" in the Down Beat Critics Poll for the fourth year in row. (1974 - 1977)
- 1977: McCoy Tyner's band was selected "Acoustic Jazz Group" of the year in the Down Beat Critics Poll for the fourth year in row. (1974 - 1977)
- 1973: McCoy Tyner's album "Sahara" receives two GRAMMY award nominations and was named 'Record of the year' in the Down Beat Critics Poll.
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