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James Williams
American jazz pianist
1
Donald Brown
American musician
2
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
3
Bobby Watson
composer
4
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
5
Kenny Garrett
American musician
6
Frank Lacy
American musician
7
Javon Jackson
American musician
8
Carl Allen
American jazz drummer
9
Wallace Roney
American musician
10
Jean Toussaint
jazz musician
11
Dennis Irwin
American jazz musician
12
Robin Eubanks
American musician
13
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
14
Julian Lage
American musician
15
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
16
David Schnitter
American musician
17
Valery Ponomarev
American musician
18
Eddie Henderson
American musician
19
Steve Davis
American musician
20
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
21
Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist
22
Charles Fambrough
Jazz bassist, composer and producer
23
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
24
Donald Harrison
musician, composer, producer, instructor
25
Reggie Johnson
American musician
26
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
27
Ray Drummond
American musician
28
Marvin Smith
American musician
29
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
30
Scott Colley
American musician
31
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
32
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
33
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
34
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
35
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
36
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
37
Tony Reedus
American musician
38
Bill Hardman
American musician
39
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
40
Dayna Stephens
American jazz saxophonist and composer
41
Brian Lynch
American musician
42
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
43
Dannie Richmond
American drummer
44
Charnett Moffett
American musician
45
Johnny Griffin
American musician
46
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
47
Luciana Souza
Brazilian singer
48
Kirk Lightsey
American musician
49
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
50
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
51
Harold Land
American musician
52
Bill Easley
American musician
53
Lage Lund
Norwegian guitarist and jazz musician
54
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
55
David Williams
American jazz musician
56
Cameron Brown
American musician
57
Bob Sheppard
American musician
58
Rodney Jones
American jazz guitarist and bassist, born 30 August 1956 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
59
Hal Galper
American pianist
60
Tia Fuller
American musician
61
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
62
Keith Copeland
American musician
63
Al Foster
American musician
64
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
65
Albert Heath
American drummer
66
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
67
Johnny O'Neal
American musician
68
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
69
Jeff Golub
American guitarist
70
Jay Leonhart
American double bassist, singer, and songwriter
71
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
72
Charles McPherson
American jazz alto saxophonist
73
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
