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Paul Bley
Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist
1
Dave Holland
British musician
2
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
3
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
4
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
5
Craig Taborn
American musician
6
Norma Winstone
English jazz singer
7
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
8
Bill Frisell
American musician
9
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
10
Perry Robinson
American musician
11
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
12
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
13
Gianluigi Trovesi
Italian musician
14
Mark Feldman
American violinist
15
Keith Jarrett
American jazz and classical music pianist and composer
16
Anders Jormin
Swedish musician
17
Vijay Iyer
American jazz musician
18
Peter Erskine
American musician
19
Gary Peacock
American double-bassist
20
Per Oddvar Johansen
Jazz drummer
21
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
22
Larry Grenadier
American bassist
23
David Virelles
pianist
24
Ralph Towner
American musician
25
Aaron Parks
American musician
26
Ethan Iverson
American pianist
27
Mark Turner
American saxophonist and composer
28
Anat Cohen
Israeli musician
29
Huw Warren
Welsh musician
30
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
31
Barre Phillips
American bassist
32
Arkady Shilkloper
Russian trumpeter and hornist
33
Christian Wallumrød
jazz musician
34
Arturo O'Farrill
Cuban-American musician
35
Ed Schuller
American musician
36
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
37
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
38
Brad Mehldau
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
39
Sheila Jordan
American jazz singer
40
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
41
Barry Altschul
American drummer
42
Terje Gewelt
Norwegian musician
43
Eliane Elias
Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter
44
Tord Gustavsen
Norwegian musician
45
Lyle Mays
American jazz musician
46
Colin Vallon
Swiss composer and jazz pianist
47
Tony Oxley
British musician
48
Audun Kleive
Norwegian jazz drummer, percussionist, music arranger, composer
49
Bobo Stenson
Swedish jazz pianist and composer
50
Nik Bärtsch
Swiss musician, composer, music producer and author.
51
Karin Krog
Norwegian jazz singer
52
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
53
John Zorn
American composer, saxophonist and bandleader
54
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
55
Emily Bear
American child composer and pianist
56
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
57
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
58
Jeff Ballard
American drummer
59
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
60
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
61
Michael Formanek
American jazz bassist
62
Wolfgang Muthspiel
Austrian musician
63
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
64
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
65
Dave Liebman
American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist
