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Stafford James

American musician

1

Melanie Bong

German woman composer

2

Fred Frith

English musician, composer and improvisor

3

Jim Hall

American jazz guitarist, composer

4

Tim Hodgkinson

English experimental music composer and performer

5

Henry Threadgill

American jazz musician

6

Charlie Byrd

American guitarist

7

Julian Argüelles

British musician

8

Jimmy Owens

jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator

9

Jymie Merritt

American bassist

10

Bob Degen

American musician

11

Kyle Eastwood

American jazz bassist, actor and film composer

12

Eberhard Weber

German musician

13

Larry Gray

American musician

14

Charlie Haden

American jazz double bassist

15

Dave Douglas

American jazz trumpeter

16

Ryo Kawasaki

Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)

17

Karlheinz Essl

Austrian composer

18

Sky

British/Australian instrumental group

19

Richard Davis

American double-bassist

20

Martin Taylor

British guitarist

21

Ran Blake

American musician

22

Alphonso Johnson

American musician

23

Theo Jörgensmann

German musician

24

Dave Holland

British musician

25

Avery Sharpe

American musician

26

Stanley Jordan

American jazz guitarist

27

Centipede

British musical group

28

Stanley Clarke

American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever

29

John Serry Jr.

American pianist and composer; son of John Serry, Sr.

30

Bobby Shew

American musician

31

Tim Ries

American jazz saxophonist

32

Markus Reuter

German musician

33

Charles Mingus

American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader

34

Can

German experimental rock band

35

Bobby Scott

American musician, record producer, and songwriter (1937-1990)

36

Paco de Lucía

Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician

37

Return to Forever

American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea

38

Michael Mantler

Austrian musician

39

Steve Masakowski

musical artist

40

Laurie Antonioli

jazz singer

41

Anders Jormin

Swedish musician

42

Kevin Eubanks

musician, band leader

43

Tomasz Szukalski

Polish jazz saxophone player, composer and improviser

44

Christian McBride

American musician

45

Ryan Keberle

American musician

46

Ken Vandermark

American jazz composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist

47

John Zorn

American composer, saxophonist and bandleader

48

Rick Laird

Irish musician

49

Ornette Coleman

American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer

50

James Newton

American flautist, composer, and conductor