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Hubert Laws
American flutist and saxophonist
1
David T. Walker
American musician
2
Wah-Wah Watson
American guitarist
3
Herbie Mann
American jazz flutist
4
Billy Harper
American musician
5
Kevin Toney
American composer
6
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
7
Wade Marcus
American musician
8
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
9
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
10
Herbie Hancock
American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor
11
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
12
Bobbye Hall
percussionist
13
Najee
American musician
14
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
15
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
16
Maysa Leak
American jazz singer
17
Willie Bobo
American musician
18
Terry Callier
American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter
19
Dave Valentin
American musician
20
Dorothy Ashby
American jazz harpist
21
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
22
Harvey Mason
American drummer
23
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
24
Henry Franklin
American musician
25
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
26
Gene Bertoncini
American jazz guitarist
27
Robert Glasper
American jazz pianist, composer and record producer
28
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
29
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
30
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
31
Buddy Collette
American musician
32
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
33
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
34
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
35
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
36
James Newton
American flautist, composer, and conductor
37
George Duvivier
American musician
38
Sam Most
American jazz flautist, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist
39
Ronnie Foster
American organist and record producer
40
The Crusaders
American jazz fusion group
41
Eric Gale
American musician
42
Miroslav Vitouš
Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist
43
James Spaulding
American saxophonist
44
Jimmy McGriff
American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)
45
Jeremy Steig
son of William Steig
46
Dianne Reeves
American jazz singer
47
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
48
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
49
J. D. Parran
American musician
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Sam Brown
American jazz guitarist
51
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
