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Tierney Sutton
American musician
1
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
2
Richie Powell
American pianist
3
Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer
4
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
5
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
6
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
7
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
8
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
9
Tamir Hendelman
American musician
10
Ernie Hammes
jazz musician
11
Jaki Byard
American musician
12
Christian McBride
American musician
13
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
14
Dave MacKay
American musician
15
Buster Williams
American musician
16
John Bunch
American jazz pianist
17
Lyle Mays
American jazz musician
18
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
19
Willie Maiden
American musician
20
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
21
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
22
Rick Margitza
American musician
23
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
24
Flora Purim
Brazilian jazz singer
25
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
26
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
27
Jules Buckley
English musician
28
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
29
Helen Merrill
American recording artist; jazz vocalist
30
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
31
Bill Watrous
American trombonist
32
Ronnie Cuber
American musician
33
John Patitucci
American jazz bassist and composer
34
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
35
Jim McNeely
American musician
36
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
37
Don Ellis
American jazz musician
38
Edgar Meyer
American musician and composer
39
Rolf Ericson
Swedish musician
40
Michel Camilo
Dominican Grammy-award winning pianist and composer (born 1954)
41
Brad Mehldau
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
42
William Russo
American musician
43
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
