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Terumasa Hino
Japanese jazz trumpet player
1
Masabumi Kikuchi
Japanese keyboardist (1939-2015)
2
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
3
Scott Kinsey
American musician
4
Tim Hagans
American musician
5
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
6
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
7
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
8
Eric Harland
American musician
9
Eliane Elias
Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter
10
Robin Eubanks
American musician
11
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
12
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
13
Peter Bernstein
American musician
14
Bob Moses
American musician
15
Robert Hurst
American jazz bassist
16
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
17
Tom Malone
American musician
18
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
19
Chris Potter
American musician
20
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Cuban pianist
21
Michael Carvin
American musician
22
Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
23
Dave Taylor
American musician
24
Javon Jackson
American musician
25
Peter Erskine
American musician
26
Jay Hoggard
American musician
27
Marc Copland
American musician
28
Kenny Garrett
American musician
29
Rick Margitza
American musician
30
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
31
Gary Peacock
American double-bassist
32
James Genus
American musician
33
Lenny White
American drummer
34
Stephen Scott
American musician
35
Paul Bollenback
American musician
36
Ralph Alessi
Trumpeter, composer
37
Terri Lyne Carrington
American jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur
38
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
39
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
40
Mark Shim
Jamaican musician
41
Scott Colley
American musician
42
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
43
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
44
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
45
Jessica Williams
American jazz pianist
46
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
47
Eric Reed
American musician
48
Marvin Smith
American musician
49
Bob Mintzer
jazz musician
50
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
51
Bob Belden
American musician
52
Lewis Nash
American drummer
53
Gianluca Petrella
Italian jazz trombonist
54
Nat Reeves
American musician
55
Don Byron
American musician
56
Romero Lubambo
Brazilian musician
57
Bob Sheppard
American musician
58
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
59
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
60
Michael Formanek
American jazz bassist
61
Gerald Cleaver
American musician
62
Mark Whitfield
American musician
63
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
64
Bobby Previte
American drummer
65
Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
66
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
67
Jeff Golub
American guitarist
68
Terell Stafford
American musician
69
Dave Holland
British musician
70
David Torn
American guitarist
71
Ben Street
American musician
72
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
73
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
74
Conrad Herwig
American musician
75
Ben Monder
American jazz guitar player
76
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
77
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
78
Aaron Parks
American musician
79
Harvey Mason
American drummer
80
Trilok Gurtu
Indian musician
81
Stefon Harris
American musician
82
David Williams
American jazz musician
83
Jim Beard
American musician
84
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
85
Bill Frisell
American musician
86
Barry Finnerty
American musician
87
Steve Slagle
American musician
88
Benny Green
American musician
