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Al Viola
Al Viola
American musician
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
2
Buddy Collette
Buddy Collette
American musician
3
Marty Paich
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
4
Sam Woodyard
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
5
Al Aarons
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
6
Clare Fischer
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
7
Milcho Leviev
Milcho Leviev
Bulgarina musician
8
Franco Cerri
Franco Cerri
Italian musician
9
Don Friedman
Don Friedman
American jazz pianist
10
Buddy Greco
Buddy Greco
American singer and pianist
11
Bill Cunliffe
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
12
John Serry Jr.
John Serry Jr.
American pianist and composer; son of John Serry, Sr.
13
Cat Anderson
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
14
Uri Caine
Uri Caine
American pianist
15
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer
16
Paul Horn
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
17
Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
18
Don Thompson
Don Thompson
Canadian musician
19
Joel Garten
Joel Garten
Canadian musician
20
Pete Rugolo
Pete Rugolo
American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer (1915-2011)
21
Bob Florence
Bob Florence
American jazz arranger and pianist
22
Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
23
Erwin Schulhoff
Erwin Schulhoff
Czech composer and pianist
24
Fred Hersch
Fred Hersch
American musician
25
Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger
26
Don Shirley
Don Shirley
American-Jamaican jazz pianist and composer
27
James Moody
James Moody
American jazz musician
28
Mike Melvoin
Mike Melvoin
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012)
29
Cal Massey
Cal Massey
American musician
30
Claude Bolling
Claude Bolling
French musician
31
Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
32
Jack Wilson
Jack Wilson
American pianist (1936-2007)
33
Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
34
Jay McShann
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
35
Jaki Byard
Jaki Byard
American musician
36
James Williams
James Williams
American jazz pianist
37
Paul Smith
Paul Smith
jazz pianist from the United States
38
Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
39
Lincoln Mayorga
Lincoln Mayorga
American musician
40
Chick Corea
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
41
Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
42
Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
43
Ernie Freeman
Ernie Freeman
American musician
44
Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson
American musician
45
Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
46
Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
47
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer
48
Slide Hampton
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
49
Claus Ogerman
Claus Ogerman
German composer
50
Bob Dorough
Bob Dorough
American pianist and singer
51
John Lewis
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
52
Original Dixieland Jass Band
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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Amina Claudine Myers
Amina Claudine Myers
American musician
54
Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
55
George Shearing
George Shearing
British-American jazz pianist
56
Russell Garcia
Russell Garcia
American composer
57
Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
58
Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner
American jazz pianist and composer
59
Ray Bryant
Ray Bryant
American pianist
60
George Avakian
George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
61
Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett
American jazz and classical music pianist and composer
62
Geri Allen
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
63
Herbie Jones
Herbie Jones
American musician
64
Edward Simon
Edward Simon
Venezuelan pianist
65
John LaPorta
John LaPorta
American clarinetist
66
Jacques Loussier
Jacques Loussier
French jazz pianist and composer
67
Matthew Shipp
Matthew Shipp
American jazz pianist and composer
68
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
69
Buddy Christian
Buddy Christian
American musician
70
Mulgrew Miller
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
71
Art Tatum
Art Tatum
American jazz pianist
Calvin Jackson
American musician

Calvin Jackson

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American musician
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Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

John Calvin Jackson (May 26, 1919 – December 9, 1985) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader.