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Jasper van 't Hof
Jasper van 't Hof
Dutch musician
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Miroslav Vitouš
Miroslav Vitouš
Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist
2
Manfred Schoof
Manfred Schoof
German musician
3
Gerry Brown
Gerry Brown
American jazz drummer (b. 1951)
4
Tony Oxley
Tony Oxley
British musician
5
Philip Catherine
Philip Catherine
musician
6
Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
7
Enrico Rava
Enrico Rava
Italian trumpeter
8
Dave Bargeron
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
9
Ron McClure
Ron McClure
American jazz bassist
10
Michel Petrucciani
Michel Petrucciani
French jazz pianist
11
Andy McKee
Andy McKee
American bassist
12
David Horler
David Horler
British musician
13
Stanton Davis
Stanton Davis
American musician
14
Franco Ambrosetti
Franco Ambrosetti
Swiss musician
15
Bob Moses
Bob Moses
American musician
16
Art Baron
Art Baron
American musician
17
Fredy Studer
Fredy Studer
Swiss drummer
18
Daniel Humair
Daniel Humair
Swiss drummer and painter
19
Lew Soloff
Lew Soloff
American musician
20
Henry Lowther
Henry Lowther
British musician
21
John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
22
Alphonse Mouzon
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
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Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
24
Hein van de Geyn
Hein van de Geyn
Dutch jazz bassist
25
Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson
American musician
26
Aldo Romano
Aldo Romano
Italian musician
27
Mike Zwerin
Mike Zwerin
American jazz musician
28
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and session musician
29
Mike Richmond
Mike Richmond
American musician
30
Larry Coryell
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
31
Terumasa Hino
Terumasa Hino
Japanese jazz trumpet player
32
Sonny Fortune
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist
33
Ray Anderson
Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
34
George Mraz
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
35
Glenn Ferris
Glenn Ferris
American musician
36
Eric Vloeimans
Eric Vloeimans
Dutch jazz trumpeter
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Wayne Krantz
Wayne Krantz
American guitarist
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David Friedman
David Friedman
American jazz percussionist
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Dave Taylor
Dave Taylor
American musician
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Jack Walrath
Jack Walrath
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader
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Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
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Brian Auger
Brian Auger
British jazz and rock keyboardist
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Steve Ellington
Steve Ellington
American musician
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Joe Nay
Joe Nay
German drummer
46
Lenny White
Lenny White
American drummer
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Alan Skidmore
Alan Skidmore
British saxophonist
48
Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
49
Tom Varner
Tom Varner
American musician
50
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
51
Michael Philip Mossman
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
52
Eddy Louiss
Eddy Louiss
French musician
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Barry Rogers
Barry Rogers
American musician
54
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
55
Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour
American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer
56
Eddie Gomez
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
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Tom Scott
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
58
Joachim Kühn
Joachim Kühn
German jazz pianist
59
John Bernard Riley
John Bernard Riley
American musician
60
Charly Antolini
Charly Antolini
Swiss musician
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Larry Schneider
Larry Schneider
American musician
62
Adam Holzman
Adam Holzman
American jazz keyboardist
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Mike Stern
Mike Stern
American jazz guitarist
64
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
65
Tim Hagans
Tim Hagans
American musician
66
Kenny Werner
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
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Bob Berg
Bob Berg
American musician
68
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
69
Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp
American jazz musician
70
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
71
Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
72
Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
73
Dennis Budimir
Dennis Budimir
American musician
74
Michał Urbaniak
Michał Urbaniak
Polish musician
75
Billy Cobham
Billy Cobham
American jazz drummer
76
Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
77
Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
78
Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
American musician
79
Marc Johnson
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
80
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
81
Tom Malone
Tom Malone
American musician
82
Han Bennink
Han Bennink
Dutch musician
Bob Malach
American musician

Bob Malach

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Bob Malach (born August 23, 1954) is an American jazz saxophonist.

Malach learned several reed instruments in his youth, and played with Philadelphia soul bands such as The Stylistics and The O'Jays while still a teenager. He played in the big bands of Lin Biviano and Les Elgart in the mid-1970s, then moved to New York City in 1977, where he met Alphonse Mouzon. He recorded with Mouzon and went on tour with him in Europe, leading to eventual collaborations with European jazz artists including George Gruntz, Chris Hinze, Joachim Kuhn, Didier Lockwood, Palle Mikkelborg, Michel Petrucciani, Aldo Romano, Bo Stief, and Jasper Van't Hof.

In the US, Malach played extensively both in jazz circles and with pop, rock, and soul musicians. He worked with Stanley Clarke in the 1970s, and in the 1980s and 1990s played with Horace Silver, Bob Mintzer, Robben Ford, Stevie Wonder, Steve Miller, Joe Zawinul, Mike Stern, Georgie Fame, Ben Sidran, Leni Stern, and Dave Weckl.