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Jamaaladeen Tacuma
American musician
1
David Friesen
American jazz bassist
2
Bennie Wallace
American musician
3
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
4
Dick Oatts
American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator
5
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
6
Michał Urbaniak
Polish musician
7
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
8
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
9
Ralph Towner
American musician
10
Von Freeman
American saxophonist
11
Jay Clayton
American singer
12
Billy Harper
American musician
13
John Tchicai
Danish free jazz saxophonist
14
Joe Sample
American pianist
15
Jimmy Raney
American musician
16
Jean-Luc Ponty
French musician
17
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
18
Chuck Redd
American musician
19
Mike Wofford
American pianist
20
Chuck Mangione
American jazz musician
21
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
22
Pheeroan akLaff
American jazz drummer
23
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
24
Richard Holmes
American organist
25
Tony Reedus
American musician
26
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
27
Junior Cook
American saxophonist
28
John Sheridan
American jazz pianist
29
Bruce Forman
American musician
30
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
31
Carlos Ward
American musician
32
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
33
Abbey Lincoln
American singer (1930-2010)
34
Robben Ford
American blues, jazz and rock guitarist
35
Eddie Daniels
American musician
36
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
37
Sonny Sharrock
American guitarist (1940-1995)
38
Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
39
Joe Maini
American musician
40
The Crusaders
American jazz fusion group
41
Johnny Lytle
American jazz musician
42
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
43
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
44
Bob Florence
American jazz arranger and pianist
45
Michael Cochrane
American musician
46
Chuck Loeb
American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017)
47
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
48
Arthur Blythe
American musician
49
Robin Kenyatta
American jazz alto saxophonist
50
Denis Charles
American jazz drummer
51
Chuck Israels
American jazz musician
52
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
53
Gary Peacock
American double-bassist
54
James Moody
American jazz musician
55
Vinny Golia
American musician
56
Larry Schneider
American musician
57
Chuck Leavell
US musician
58
David Williams
American jazz musician
59
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
60
Chuck Findley
American musician
61
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
62
Michael Brecker
American musician
63
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
64
Kenny Drew, Jr.
American pianist
65
Etta Jones
American jazz singer
66
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
67
Daniel Humair
Swiss drummer and painter
68
Phillip Wilson
American drummer (1941-1992)
69
Claude Williamson
American pianist
70
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
71
Chuck Domanico
American musician
72
Denny Zeitlin
American pianist
73
Grant Geissman
American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer
74
Urszula Dudziak
Polish singer
75
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
76
Cheryl Bentyne
American singer
77
Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist
78
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
79
Jimmy Bond
American jazz bassist
80
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
81
Chuck Flores
American jazz drummer
82
Albert Heath
American drummer
83
Dave Ballou
American musician
84
Thurman Green
Jazz trombonist
85
Sal Nistico
American musician
86
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
87
Pony Poindexter
American musician
