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Eddie Palmieri
American recording artist; pianist
1
Conrad Herwig
American musician
2
Donald Harrison
musician, composer, producer, instructor
3
Mario Rivera
Dominican musician, composer and arranger
4
Robby Ameen
American musician
5
Giovanni Hidalgo
Puerto Rican percussionist and music educator
6
Dafnis Prieto
Cuban composer, educator and jazz drummer
7
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
8
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
9
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
10
Peter Bernstein
American musician
11
Larry Grenadier
American bassist
12
Kenny Garrett
American musician
13
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
14
Adam Rogers
American musician
15
Reggie Johnson
American musician
16
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
17
Eric Alexander
American saxophonist
18
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
19
Steve Davis
American musician
20
Horacio Hernandez
Cuban musician
21
Aaron Parks
American musician
22
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
23
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
24
Tito Puente
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1923-2000)
25
Chris Potter
American musician
26
Bill Charlap
American jazz pianist
27
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
28
Al McKibbon
American musician
29
Pedrito Martinez
musician
30
Jean Toussaint
jazz musician
31
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
32
Gregory Tardy
American jazz musician
33
Joe Farnsworth
American musician
34
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
35
Stefon Harris
American musician
36
Kevin Hays
American musician
37
Carl Allen
American jazz drummer
38
Eddie Henderson
American musician
39
Ray Santos
American musician
40
Sam Yahel
American jazz musician
41
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
42
Chucho Valdés
Cuban musician
43
Tony Reedus
American musician
44
Jim Snidero
American jazz saxophonist
45
Reuben Rogers
American musician
46
Antonio Sánchez
Mexican jazz drummer, composer
47
Cyrus Chestnut
American musician
48
La India
Puerto Rican recording artist; singer, salsa musician
49
Larry Gales
American musician
50
Francisco Aguabella
Cuban master percussionist
51
Poncho Sanchez
American musician
52
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
53
Miguel Zenón
Puerto Rican alto saxophonist
54
Walter Davis
American pianist
55
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
56
Benny Green
American musician
57
Alfredo de la Fé
Cuban musician
58
Vincent Herring
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
59
Sabu Martinez
American musician
60
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
61
Bill Pierce
American musician
62
Jim Rotondi
American musician
63
Ralph Bowen
Canadian musician
64
Scott Colley
American musician
65
Steve Rodby
American jazz musician
66
Dave Valentin
American musician
67
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Conga player
68
Eric Harland
American musician
69
Charles Fambrough
Jazz bassist, composer and producer
70
Peter Beets
Dutch musician
71
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
72
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
