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Marty Morell

American musician

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Wynton Kelly

American jazz pianist

2

Gary Peacock

American double-bassist

3

Jack DeJohnette

American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer

4

Chick Corea

American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer

5

Brad Mehldau

American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger

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Pete La Roca

American drummer

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Steve Kuhn

American pianist

8

Paul Motian

American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer

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Paul Chambers

American musician

10

Ahmad Jamal

American jazz pianist

11

Gary Husband

British musician

12

Mulgrew Miller

American pianist

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Keith Jarrett

American jazz and classical music pianist and composer

14

Gil Evans

American pianist

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Ray Brown

American jazz double bassist and cellist

16

George Russell

American pianist and composer

17

Ryo Kawasaki

Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)

18

Junior Mance

American musician

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Tommy Flanagan

American jazz pianist

20

Harold Mabern

American pianist

21

Bud Powell

American pianist and composer

22

John McLaughlin

English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra

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Jaki Byard

American musician

24

Dave Holland

British musician

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Elmo Hope

American musician

26

Craig Taborn

American musician

27

Dave MacKay

American musician

28

John Hicks

American jazz pianist and composer

29

John Taylor

British jazz pianist

30

Oscar Peterson

Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer

31

Red Garland

American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)

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Stanley Clarke

American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever

33

Ray Bryant

American pianist

34

Johnny Frigo

American jazz musician

35

Gerry Mulligan

American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer

36

Herbie Hancock

American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor

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Shirley Horn

American singer

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Eddie Costa

American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist

39

John Scofield

American jazz guitarist and composer

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Miles Davis

American jazz musician (1926-1991)

41

Robert Irving III

American pianist and composer

42

Bill Connors

American musician

43

Monty Alexander

Jamaican pianist

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Tony Williams

American jazz drummer

45

Charlie Haden

American jazz double bassist

46

John Lewis

American jazz pianist, composer and arranger

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The Bad Plus

Jazz trio

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Bill Cunliffe

American musician

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Sonny Rollins

American jazz saxophonist and composer

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Buster Williams

American musician

51

George Adams

musician

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Bill Anschell

American musician

53

Paul Bley

Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist

54

J. J. Johnson

American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)

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Thelonious Monk

American jazz pianist and composer

56

Percy Heath

American musician

57

Jack Wilson

American pianist (1936-2007)

58

Dodo Marmarosa

American musician

59

The Jazz Messengers

American jazz band

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Marc Johnson

American jazz bass player, composer and band leader

61

Kenny Clarke

American jazz drummer

62

Lennie Tristano

American jazz pianist and composer

63

McCoy Tyner

American jazz pianist

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Denny Zeitlin

American pianist

65

Robert Glasper

American jazz pianist, composer and record producer

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Kevin Hays

American musician

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John Coltrane

American jazz saxophonist

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Bill Charlap

American jazz pianist

69

Bobby Timmons

American pianist