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Julius Hemphill
American saxophonist
1
Marty Ehrlich
American musician
2
Jerome Harris
American jazz musician
3
Michael Gregory
American jazz, blues and rock musician
4
Abdul Wadud
musician
5
John Purcell
American jazz saxophonist
6
Oliver Lake
American musician
7
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
8
Tim Berne
American jazz saxophonist
9
Dave Holland
British musician
10
Vincent Chancey
American musician
11
John Blake, Jr.
American jazz violinist
12
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
13
J. D. Parran
American musician
14
Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
15
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
16
Reggie Nicholson
American musician
17
Barry Altschul
American drummer
18
Phillip Wilson
American drummer (1941-1992)
19
Eddie Allen
jazz musician
20
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
21
Pheeroan akLaff
American jazz drummer
22
Charles "Bobo" Shaw
American musician
23
Arthur Blythe
American musician
24
Warren Smith
American musician
25
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
26
Douglas Ewart
American musician
27
Thurman Barker
American jazz drummer
28
Wadada Leo Smith
American jazz trumpeter and composer
29
Mark Feldman
American violinist
30
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
31
Jaribu Shahid
American jazz bassist
32
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
33
Howard Johnson
American musician
34
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
35
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
36
Jay Hoggard
American musician
37
Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
38
Gary Peacock
American double-bassist
39
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
40
Enrico Rava
Italian trumpeter
41
Craig S. Harris
American musician
42
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
43
Lew Soloff
American musician
44
Michael Mantler
Austrian musician
45
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
46
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
47
Joe Daley
American educator, jazz musician, composer and arranger who plays tuba, trombone and euphonium
48
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
49
Don Moye
American percussionist
50
Dave Taylor
American musician
51
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
52
Jean-Paul Bourelly
American jazz fusion guitarist
53
Josh Roseman
American musician
54
Jack Walrath
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader
55
Leroy Jenkins
composer and Avant-garde Jazz violinist and violist
56
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
57
Cecil McBee
American bassist
58
Ralph Alessi
Trumpeter, composer
59
Bob Stewart
American musician
60
Marvin Smith
American musician
61
Greg Osby
American musician
62
Alex Cline
American musician
63
Jay Clayton
American singer
64
Dick Griffin
American musician
65
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
