1991 Gyldne Palme, Music Academy Paris, Frankrig
1991: BEST instrumentalist og nøgler
til byen, Lugano, Schweiz
1992: BEST PERFORMER AWARD for sit album
SUITE 4y20, The Art Critics Association, Japan
1993: BEST PERFORMER AWARD for sit album
Rapsodia, The Art Critics Association, Japan
2001 GRAMMY-BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM for sit album
NOCTURNE, National Academy of Recording Arts &
Sciences, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Producer
2001 LEADER CIRCLE Laureate, Leaders Circle of
San Francisco Jazz Festival Organization
i anerkendelse af hans ekstraordinære bidrag
2002 LATIN Grammy for sit album TRIO, latin Academy
af Optagelse Arts & Sciences
LATIN Grammy for sit album SUPERNOVA, latin
Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
2004 GRAMMY-BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM for sit album
LAND AF SOLEN, National Academy of
Optagelse Arts & Sciences, som producer
2006: LATIN Grammy for sit album SOLO, latin
Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences,
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Producer
2007: LATIN PRIDE NATIONAL AWARD, PREMIO A LA
Excelencia
2008: VANGUARD AWARD fra The ASCAP Foundation
for kortlægning nye retninger i jazz.
2009: JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR for AVATAR,
Kritiker Choice (TOP 10 bedste jazz album).
Grammy-nomineringer:
1995: BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Person eller gruppe for Rapsodia
1997: BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO for Agua De Beber
2001 BEST LATIN JAZZ PERFORMANCE for Antiguo
2001: BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Enkeltperson eller gruppe for Inner Voyage
2002 BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM FOR Supernova
2002 BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM for Nocturno som Producer
2002 BEST INSTRUMENTAL bindende ordning for En la Orilla
del Mundo
2002 BEST INSTRUMENTAL SAMMENSÆTNING for Oren
2004 BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM for Land of The Sun
som producer
LATIN Grammy-nomineringer:
2002 MEJOR FORTOLKNING DE JAZZ por Supernova
2005 MEJOR ALBUM INSTRUMENTAL por Paseo
2006: MEJOR ALBUM DE JAZZ LATINO por Solo
2007: MEJOR ALBUM TROPICAL Tradicional por
Con el Permiso de Bola
2008: MEJOR ALBUM INSTRUMENTAL por Avatar
