Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden (September 6, 1877 – November 4, 1931) was an African American cornetist who was regarded by contemporaries as a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of ragtime music, or "jass," which later came to be known as jazz.
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Wynton Marsalis
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (born 1961)
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Catherine Russell
singer
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Terry Waldo
American musician
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Danny Barker
American jazz musician
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Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
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Marcus Roberts
American musician
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Ellis Marsalis Jr.
American pianist
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Wycliffe Gordon
American musician
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Delfeayo Marsalis
American trombonist
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Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
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Phil Bowler
American musician
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King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Robert Hurst
American jazz bassist
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Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
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Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
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Victor Goines
American musician
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Herlin Riley
American musician
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PJ Morton
American musician
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Bunk Johnson
American musician
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Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
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Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
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Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
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Kenny Kirkland
American musician
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James Carter
American musician
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Cyrus Chestnut
American musician
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Trombone Shorty
American trombone player
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Rodney Whitaker
American jazz double bass player, educator
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Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
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Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
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Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
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Charnett Moffett
American musician
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The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
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Ted Nash
American musician
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Muggsy Spanier
American musician
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Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
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Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
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Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian