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Nilson Matta
Brazilian jazz bassist and educator
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Romero Lubambo
Brazilian musician
2
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
3
Gretchen Parlato
American singer
4
João Donato
Brazilian musician
5
Oscar Castro-Neves
Brazilian guitarist, composer, arranger
6
Dom Um Romão
Brazilian jazz drummer, percussionist
7
Steve Khan
American musician
8
Eliane Elias
Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter
9
Cyro Baptista
Brazilian musician
10
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist
11
Paulinho da Costa
Brazilian musician
12
Sérgio Mendes
Brazilian musician
13
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
14
Carlinhos Brown
Brazilian musician
15
Toninho Horta
Brazilian musician
16
Vic Juris
American jazz guitarist
17
Helio Alves
Jazz pianist
18
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
19
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
20
Jorge Ben
Brazilian recording artist, musician, songwriter
21
Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
22
Lenny White
American drummer
23
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
24
Michel Camilo
Dominican Grammy-award winning pianist and composer (born 1954)
25
Leny Andrade
singer, musician
26
Michael Brecker
American musician
27
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
28
Gene Bertoncini
American jazz guitarist
29
Moacir Santos
Brazilian composer
30
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
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David T. Walker
American musician
32
Miroslav Vitouš
Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist
