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Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis
American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality
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Craig Chaquico
Craig Chaquico
American musician
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Sade
Sade
British band
3
Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum
American musician
4
Theo Travis
Theo Travis
British saxophonist
5
John Klemmer
John Klemmer
American musician
6
Kenny G
Kenny G
American saxophonist
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Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
8
Dave Koz
Dave Koz
American jazz saxophonist
9
Maria Schneider
Maria Schneider
Jazz bandleader and composer
10
Sade Adu
Sade Adu
English singer-songwriter
11
Chieli Minucci
Chieli Minucci
American musician
12
Donald Harrison
Donald Harrison
musician, composer, producer, instructor
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Anneke van Giersbergen
Anneke van Giersbergen
Dutch musician
14
Gato Barbieri
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician
15
No-Man
No-Man
English art-pop duo
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Rollins Band
Rollins Band
American punk rock band
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Gerald Veasley
Gerald Veasley
American musician
18
Ben Perowsky
Ben Perowsky
American drummer
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Tetsuo Sakurai
Tetsuo Sakurai
Japanese bassist (1957-)
20
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and session musician
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Najee
Najee
American musician
22
Michael Lington
Michael Lington
Danish musician
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Chuck Loeb
Chuck Loeb
American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017)
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Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin
American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist
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David Sanborn
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
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Benny Green
Benny Green
American musician
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Kim Waters
Kim Waters
US jazz musician
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Peter White
Peter White
English musician
29
Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
30
Grant Geissman
Grant Geissman
American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer
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Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Mexican and American rock musician
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Jesse Cook
Jesse Cook
Canadian guitarist, composer, and producer
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Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
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Kenny Garrett
Kenny Garrett
American musician
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Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
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Alien Ant Farm
Alien Ant Farm
American rock band
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Jeff Healey
Jeff Healey
Canadian musician
38
John Scofield
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
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Chris Botti
Chris Botti
American trumpeter and composer
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Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant
British band
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Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Tim Hagans
Tim Hagans
American musician
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Gary Meek
Gary Meek
American musician
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Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
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Ron Carter
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
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Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Robert Trujillo
Robert Trujillo
American Bass Player
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Willie Ruff
Willie Ruff
American musician
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Pete Rock & CL Smooth
American hip hop duo
51
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael
American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899-1981)
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Cyrus Chestnut
Cyrus Chestnut
American musician
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Russ Freeman
Russ Freeman
American jazz musician and composer
54
Dave Valentin
Dave Valentin
American musician
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Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
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David Benoit
David Benoit
American jazz pianist, composer and producer (born 1953)
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Gota Yashiki
Gota Yashiki
Japanese musician (1962-)
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Jessy J
Jessy J
American musician
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Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Zero 7
Zero 7
English musical duo
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Craig Handy
Craig Handy
American tenor saxophonist
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Brian Blade
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
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Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
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Norihiko Hibino
Norihiko Hibino
Japanese composer
65
Grover Washington, Jr.
Grover Washington, Jr.
American recording artist, jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist (1943-1999)
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3rd Force is a smooth jazz band consisting of William Aura, Craig Dobbin, and Alain Eskinasi.

The band's eponymous first album was released in 1994. It was followed by others with "Force" in the title. "3rd Force is considerably more eclectic than most artists who fit into smooth jazz radio formats; in fact, their work often straddles the line between smooth jazz and dance-heavy, electronic-tinged acid jazz, sometimes incorporating ethnic influences as well."