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Nathaniel Shilkret
Nathaniel Shilkret
American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director
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John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa
American conductor and composer
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James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer
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Jaki Byard
Jaki Byard
American musician
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Nigel Clarke
Nigel Clarke
British composer and musician
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Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler
American conductor
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George Hamilton Green
George Hamilton Green
American musician
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James Reese Europe
James Reese Europe
American jazz musician and United States Army officer
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Frederick Fennell
Frederick Fennell
American conductor
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Arthur Marshall
Arthur Marshall
American composer and pianist
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Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin
American composer, musician, and pianist
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Miff Mole
Miff Mole
American jazz musician
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J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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David Sancious
David Sancious
American musician
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Kenneth J. Alford
Kenneth J. Alford
British composer of marches for band
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Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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Gordon Langford
Gordon Langford
British composer
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Juan Tizol
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Dick Hyman
Dick Hyman
American jazz pianist and composer
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Leroy Anderson
Leroy Anderson
American composer (1908-1975)
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Paul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith
German-born American composer (1895–1963)
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Clarence Clemons
Clarence Clemons
American musician and actor (1942-2011)
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Eugène Bozza
Eugène Bozza
French composer
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Bud Scott
Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
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Black Dyke Band
Black Dyke Band
band