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Mitchel Forman
American pianist
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Mark Egan
American jazz musician
2
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
3
Dean Brown
American jazz fusion guitarist and session musician
4
Jeff Golub
American guitarist
5
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
6
Scott Kinsey
American musician
7
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
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Conrad Herwig
American musician
9
Adam Rogers
American musician
10
Barry Finnerty
American musician
11
Elements
American jazz fusion band
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Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
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Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
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Scott Henderson
jazz fusion and blues guitarist
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John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
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John Patitucci
American jazz bassist and composer
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David Horler
British musician
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Chuck Loeb
American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017)
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Jim Beard
American musician
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Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
22
James Genus
American musician
23
Phil Markowitz
American musician
24
Don Grusin
American musician
25
Michael Brecker
American musician
26
Richard Bona
Cameroon-American jazz bassist and musician
27
Mike Stern
American jazz guitarist
28
Wayne Krantz
American guitarist
29
Kenny Kirkland
American musician
30
Dave Holland
British musician
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Dave Taylor
American musician
32
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
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Bob Berg
American musician
34
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
35
Kenny Garrett
American musician
36
Gil Evans
American pianist
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John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
38
Gerald Veasley
American musician
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Joe Zawinul
Austrian composer and pianist
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Nelson Rangell
American musician
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Creed Taylor
American record producer
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Kai Eckhardt
German musician
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Vic Juris
American jazz guitarist
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John Bernard Riley
American musician
45
Marc Copland
American musician
46
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
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Terumasa Hino
Japanese jazz trumpet player
48
Jon Ballantyne
Jazz musician, composer, artist, and piano player who now resides in New York City, USA
49
Clifford Carter
American musician
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Robben Ford
American blues, jazz and rock guitarist
51
Dave Weckl
American musician
52
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
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Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
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Jaco Pastorius
American jazz bassist, producer, educator
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Ed Soph
American drummer
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Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
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Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
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Adam Nussbaum
American jazz drummer
59
Steve Berrios
American drummer
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Grant Geissman
American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer
61
Joe Beck
American musician
62
Bill Barber
American musician
63
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
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Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist
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Tim Ries
American jazz saxophonist
66
Al Foster
American musician
67
Chris Parker
American drummer
68
Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)
69
Bill Evans
American jazz pianist
70
Bob Sheppard
American musician
71
Michel Camilo
Dominican Grammy-award winning pianist and composer (born 1954)
72
Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
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Jay Leonhart
American double bassist, singer, and songwriter
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Mark Ledford
American jazz musician
