Andile Yenana is a South African pianist. He made an indelible mark by switching from teaching to studying jazz. He has produced and worked with many South African as well as international artists.
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Nduduzo Makhathini
South African jazz musician
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Marcus Wyatt
South African musician
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Kirk Whalum
American musician
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Kyle Shepherd
a South African Jazz musician (Piano, Saxophone, Xaru, singing, composition) and poet.
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Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
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Harold Battiste
American music composer, arranger, performer, and teacher
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Todd Cochran
American musician
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Cornelis Hazevoet
Dutch ornithologist and jazz musician
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Randy Weston
American jazz pianist
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Abdullah Ibrahim
South African pianist and composer
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Yusef Lateef
American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
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Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
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James Moody
American jazz musician
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John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist
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Anthony Braxton
American musician, composer, and philosopher
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Freddie Hubbard
American musician
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Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist
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Sathima Bea Benjamin
South African jazz singer
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Preston Love
American saxophonist
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John Klemmer
American musician
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Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
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Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
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Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
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Leon Thomas
American singer
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Woody Shaw
American musician
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Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
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Francis Wong
American jazz musician
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J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
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Letta Mbulu
South African musician
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Najee
American musician
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Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)
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John Heard
American musician and sculptor
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George Benson
American recording artist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter
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Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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James Williams
American jazz pianist
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Robbie Jansen
South African musician
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Tom Ranier
Musician, Instrumentalist
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Brad Mehldau
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
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Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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African Jazz Pioneers
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Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
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Ted Nash
American musician
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Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
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David Sanborn
American saxophonist
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Archie Shepp
American jazz musician
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Miguel Zenón
Puerto Rican alto saxophonist
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Buddy Collette
American musician
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Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
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Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
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Don Thompson
Canadian musician
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Dave Rempis
American free jazz saxophonist
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Simon Spillett
British musician
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Sun Ra
American jazz composer and bandleader (1914-1993)
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Bheki Mseleku
South African musician
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John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
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Marion Brown
American saxophonist
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Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
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Dave Holland
British musician
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Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist
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Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
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Willie Smith
American musician
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Bruce Ditmas
American musician
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Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)