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Han Bennink
Dutch musician
1
Misha Mengelberg
Dutch composer and jazz pianist
2
Buschi Niebergall
German musician
3
Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
4
Willem Breuker
Dutch jazz musician
5
Harry Miller
composer
6
Instant Composers Pool
Dutch jazz musicians project including music label and own ICP Orchestra
7
Johnny Dyani
South African jazz double bassist
8
Fred Van Hove
Belgian musician
9
Larry Stabbins
British musician
10
Albert Mangelsdorff
German jazz trombonist
11
Tobias Delius
British jazz saxophonist, composer and clarinetist
12
Louis Moholo
South African jazz musician
13
Maarten Altena
Composer and contrabassist
14
Harmen Fraanje
jazz musician
15
Derek Bailey
British guitarist
16
Conny Bauer
German musician
17
Hamid Drake
American musician
18
John Tchicai
Danish free jazz saxophonist
19
Michiel Braam
Dutch composer
20
Frode Gjerstad
Jazz saxophonist
21
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
22
Herbie Nichols
American musician
23
Frank Wright
American jazz musician
24
Donald Garrett
American musician and clarinetist
25
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
26
Barre Phillips
American bassist
27
Alexander von Schlippenbach
German jazz pianist and composer
28
Assagai
British Afro-rock band
29
The Blue Notes
South African jazz sextet
30
Steve Beresford
English musician
31
Chris McGregor
South African musician
32
Dudu Pukwana
South African musician
33
Michiel Borstlap
Dutch composer
34
Don Byas
American musician
35
Antoninho Travadinha
Cape Verdean musician
36
William Parker
American jazz musician
37
Thomas Heberer
German jazz musician
38
Mars Williams
American musician
39
J. R. Monterose
American musician
40
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
41
Albert Ayler
American jazz saxophonist
42
Ab Baars
Dutch tenor saxophonoist and clarinetist
43
Keith Tippett
British pianist
44
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
45
Jim Galloway
Canadian musician
46
Hannes Zerbe
German composer and pianist
47
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
48
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
49
Chico Freeman
American saxophonist
50
Ken Vandermark
American jazz composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
51
J. D. Parran
American musician
52
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
53
Michael Blake
Canadian saxophonist
54
Eric Ineke
Dutch musician
