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Chris Cheek
American musician
1
Jeanne Lee
American singer
2
Ran Blake
American musician
3
Abbey Lincoln
American singer (1930-2010)
4
Michel Reis
jazz musician
5
Claire Ritter
American musician
6
Jorge Rossy
Spanish jazz musician
7
Terry Waldo
American musician
8
David Weiss
American jazz trumpeter, songwriter
9
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
10
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
11
Frank Morgan
American musician
12
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
13
Michael Blake
Canadian saxophonist
14
Thelonious Monk
American jazz pianist and composer
15
Kendra Shank
American musician
16
Frank Rehak
American musician
17
Kathy Kosins
American jazz and R&B singer
18
Art Pepper
American musician
19
Grace Kelly
Asian-American jazz musician
20
Myron Walden
American musician
21
Larry Grenadier
American bassist
22
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
23
Sue Raney
American singer
24
Bruce Hornsby
American singer, pianist, and songwriter
25
Tete Montoliu
Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933-1997)
26
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
27
Lincoln Mayorga
American musician
28
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
29
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
30
Shirley Horn
American singer
31
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
32
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
33
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
34
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
35
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
36
Ian Shaw
UK singer, pianist, songwriter, comedian
37
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
38
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
39
Lucy Ann Polk
Big Band singer
40
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
41
Ingrid Jensen
Canadian jazz trumpet player
42
Frank Strazzeri
American musician
43
Hod OBrien
American musician
44
Sam Sadigursky
jazz musician
45
Claude Williamson
American pianist
46
Roland Hanna
American pianist
47
Dave Frishberg
American musician
48
Eddie Bert
American musician
49
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
50
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
51
Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020)
52
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Howard Alden
American jazz guitarist
54
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
55
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
56
John Oddo
American pianist
57
Joe Sample
American pianist
58
Dick Nash
American musician
59
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
60
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
61
Gus Johnson
American musician
62
Cleveland Watkiss
English singer
63
Jay Leonhart
American double bassist, singer, and songwriter
64
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
65
Jay Clayton
American singer
66
Eubie Blake
Composer, lyricist, and pianist (1887-1983)
67
Tom Varner
American musician
68
Don Thompson
Canadian musician
