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Peter Epstein
American musician
1
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
2
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
3
Dave Holland
British musician
4
Carola Standertskjöld
Finnish singer
5
Shannon Barnett
trombonist and composer
6
LaVerne Butler
American jazz singer and composer
7
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
8
Dave Burrell
American musician
9
Carla Bley
American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader
10
Betty Carter
American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter
11
Barbara Dennerlein
German musician
12
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
13
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
14
Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
15
Maria Baptist
German woman pianist and composer
16
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
17
Maria Schneider
Jazz bandleader and composer
18
Wolfgang Muthspiel
Austrian musician
19
Helen Merrill
American recording artist; jazz vocalist
20
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
21
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
22
Abbey Lincoln
American singer (1930-2010)
23
Jeanne Lee
American singer
24
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
25
Jayne Cortez
Avant-garde jazz poet
26
Etta Jones
American jazz singer
27
Shirley Horn
American singer
28
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
29
Jim Beard
American musician
30
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
31
Lee Aaron
Canadian singer
32
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
33
Eliane Elias
Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter
34
Marc Copland
American musician
35
Terri Lyne Carrington
American jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur
36
Kurt Rosenwinkel
American jazz guitarist and keyboardist
37
Regina Carter
American musician
38
Astrid North
German singer
39
Shawn Colvin
American singer-songwriter
40
Vince Mendoza
American composer
41
Natalie Cole
American singer and songwriter
42
Kathleen Battle
American opera singer
43
Karrin Allyson
American jazz vocalist
44
Thomas Quasthoff
German opera singer
45
Diana Krall
Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist
46
Virginia Mayhew
American composer
47
N'Dea Davenport
American recording artist, dancer, performer and producer
48
Cindy Blackman
American musician
49
Bobbi Humphrey
American soul-jazz musician
50
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
51
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
52
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
53
Judi Silvano
American singer
54
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
55
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
56
Roseanna Vitro
Jazz singer
57
Kimiko Itoh
Japanese jazz singer (1946-)
58
Vic Juris
American jazz guitarist
59
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
60
Morgana King
American singer and actress
61
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
62
Rickie Lee Jones
American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator
63
Steps Ahead
american jazz fusion group
64
Ute Lemper
German singer and actress
65
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
66
Dorothy Donegan
American jazz pianist
67
Omer Avital
Israeli musician
68
Diane Schuur
American jazz musician
69
Sylvia Syms
American jazz singer
70
Cleo Laine
English jazz singer and actress
71
Luciana Souza
Brazilian singer
72
Kevin Hays
American musician
73
Alison Brown
American musician
74
Mary Osborne
American musician
