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Paulinho da Costa
Brazilian musician
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Milt Holland
American drummer, percussionist, musicologist and writer
2
Peter Erskine
American musician
3
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
4
Lee Ritenour
American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer
5
Francisco Aguabella
Cuban master percussionist
6
Oscar Castro-Neves
Brazilian guitarist, composer, arranger
7
Giovanni Hidalgo
Puerto Rican percussionist and music educator
8
Weather Report
American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s
9
Jaco Pastorius
American jazz bassist, producer, educator
10
Robert Thomas, Jr.
American musician
11
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
12
John Patitucci
American jazz bassist and composer
13
Mike Stern
American jazz guitarist
14
Tom Coster
American musician
15
Yellowjackets
American jazz fusion band
16
Larry Bunker
American musician
17
Jorge Dalto
Argentinian jazz pianist
18
Max Bennett
Jazz bassist
19
Don Grusin
American musician
20
Miguel "Angá" Díaz
Cuban musician
21
Chuck Findley
American musician
22
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
23
Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
24
Dave Grusin
American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist
25
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
26
Dave Valentin
American musician
27
Omar Hakim
musician
28
Changuito
Cuban musician
29
Gerald Veasley
American musician
30
Phil Perry
American musician
31
Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
32
Steve Gadd
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and session musician
33
Otmaro Ruíz
Venezuelan musician
34
Dori Caymmi
Brazilian musician
