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Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
1
Can
German experimental rock band
2
Casiopea
Japanese jazz fusion band
3
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
4
Jean-Luc Ponty
French musician
5
Ian Carr
British trumpeter
6
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
7
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
8
Akitoshi Igarashi
Japanese jazz player
9
Modern Jazz Quartet
American jazz ensemble
10
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
11
Lee Morgan
American trumpeter
12
Mickey Baker
American jazz and rock guitarist
13
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
14
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
15
Mitsuyoshi Yoshino
Japanese keyboard player, composer, arranger (1951-)
16
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
17
Joe Zawinul
Austrian composer and pianist
18
Parliament-Funkadelic
American band
19
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
20
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
21
Johnny Hartman
Jazz Singer
22
Victor Sproles
American musician
23
The Mothers of Invention
American rock band from California
24
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
25
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
26
Alex Harvey
Scottish blues/rock musician
27
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
28
Ginger Baker
English rock drummer
29
Tubby Hayes
British jazz musician
30
David Axelrod
American musician, record producer, composer and arranger
31
The Crusaders
American jazz fusion group
32
Art Pepper
American musician
33
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist
34
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
35
Johnny Rivers
American musician
36
Sir Douglas Quintet
band
37
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
38
Return to Forever
American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea
39
Albert Mangelsdorff
German jazz trombonist
40
Snooks Eaglin
American musician
41
Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter and musician
42
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
43
Jack Bruce
Scottish musician, bassist of Cream
44
Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)
45
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
46
Archie Shepp
American jazz musician
47
Strawbs
English rock band
48
Chucho Valdés
Cuban musician
49
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
50
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
51
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
American musician
52
Bud Freeman
American musician
53
Frank Zappa
American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer (1940-1993)
54
Herbie Flowers
English musician
55
George Shearing
British-American jazz pianist
56
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
57
Dave Holland
British musician
58
Larry Young
American jazz musician
59
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
60
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
61
Mitch Mitchell
English drummer (1946-2008)
62
Michael Gibbs
Rhodesian born English jazz composer
63
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
64
Jim Messina
American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer and record producer
65
Nik Turner
English musician
66
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
67
Graham Bond
British musician
68
Bill Bruford
English drummer
69
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
70
Eberhard Weber
German musician
71
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
72
Gil Evans
American pianist
73
Jaki Byard
American musician
74
Malcolm Cecil
English musician and record producer
75
Joe Sample
American pianist
76
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
77
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
78
Otmaro Ruíz
Venezuelan musician
79
Buster Williams
American musician
80
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
81
Harold Vick
American musician
82
George Freeman
American musician
83
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
84
Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
85
Julie Driscoll
English singer and actress
86
Hal Blaine
American drummer
