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Evan Parker
English saxophonist
1
Paul Rutherford
English free improvising trombonist
2
Paul Lovens
German musician
3
Paul Lytton
British musician
4
Tony Oxley
British musician
5
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
6
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
7
Trevor Watts
English jazz musician
8
Irène Schweizer
Swiss musician
9
John Stevens
English drummer
10
Howard Riley
British musician
11
Derek Bailey
British guitarist
12
Joëlle Léandre
French double bassist, vocalist and composer
13
Phil Wachsmann
Ugandan musician
14
Alexander von Schlippenbach
German jazz pianist and composer
15
Barre Phillips
American bassist
16
Roger Turner
British musician
17
Spontaneous Music Ensemble
18
Louis Moholo
South African jazz musician
19
Paul Dunmall
Jazz saxophonist
20
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
21
Simon Fell
bassist and composer
22
John Russell
English guitarist
23
Peter Kowald
German free jazz double bassist and tubist
24
Dominic Lash
British musician
25
Keith Tippett
British pianist
26
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
27
Pierre Favre
Swiss musician
28
Carlos Zingaro
Portuguese violinist
29
Larry Stabbins
British musician
30
Han Bennink
Dutch musician
31
Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
32
Radu Malfatti
Austrian trombone player and composer
33
Dave Holland
British musician
34
Chris Brown
American composer, pianist and electronic musician
35
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
36
Lol Coxhill
English free improvising saxophonist and raconteur (1932-2012)
37
J. D. Parran
American musician
38
Steve Beresford
English musician
39
Henry Lowther
British musician
40
Mark Helias
American musician
41
John Butcher
English tenor and soprano saxophone player
42
Herb Robertson
American musician
43
Mark Charig
British musician
44
Maggie Nicols
British musician and dancer
45
Michael Griener
German drummer
46
Manfred Schoof
German musician
47
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
48
Misha Mengelberg
Dutch composer and jazz pianist
49
Jaribu Shahid
American jazz bassist
50
Evan Ziporyn
American composer
51
Sylvie Courvoisier
Swiss musician
52
Jamie Muir
British musician
53
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
54
Wadada Leo Smith
American jazz trumpeter and composer
55
Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
56
Paul Plimley
Canadian musician
57
Rhodri Davies
British musician
58
Conny Bauer
German musician
59
Mats Gustafsson
Swedish musician
60
Gino Robair
American musician
61
Günter Sommer
German drummer
62
Mark Feldman
American violinist
63
Rudi Mahall
German jazz clarinetist and composer
64
Hannah Marshall
British jazz and improvisatory musician
