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Chico Hamilton
American musician
1
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
2
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
3
Chico Freeman
American saxophonist
4
Jimmy Woods
American saxophonist
5
Arthur Blythe
American musician
6
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
7
Gábor Szabó
Hungarian musician
8
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
9
Carli Muñoz
American musician
10
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
11
Tom Abbs
American multi-instrumentalist and filmmaker
12
Avishai Cohen
Israeli jazz bassist, composer, singer and arranger
13
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
14
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
15
Julia Feldman
Israeli musician
16
Buddy Collette
American musician
17
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
18
Harold Land
American musician
19
Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)
20
Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist
21
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
22
Jimmy Cheatham
American musician
23
Eric Person
American musician
24
Gershon Kingsley
American composer and musician
25
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
26
Harold Mabern
American pianist
27
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician
28
Henry Grimes
American musician
29
Eddie Daniels
American musician
30
Matisyahu
American musician
31
Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist
32
Rashied Ali
American jazz musician
33
Russell Procope
American musician
34
Charles Davis
American musician
35
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
36
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
37
Stefano Bollani
Italian jazz pianist from Milan
38
James Moody
American jazz musician
39
Brad Mehldau
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
40
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
41
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
42
Thomas Chapin
American musician
43
Von Freeman
American saxophonist
44
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist
45
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
46
Miguel Zenón
Puerto Rican alto saxophonist
47
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
48
Fred Katz
American cellist
49
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer
50
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
51
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
52
Mike Richmond
American musician
53
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
54
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
55
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
56
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
57
Andy Sheppard
English musician
58
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
59
Jon Hiseman
English drummer and sound engineer
60
Jaki Byard
American musician
61
Rick Laird
Irish musician
62
Harold Ashby
American musician
63
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
64
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
65
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
