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Todd Rhodes
American musician
1
Sid Catlett
American musician
2
June Cole
American musician
3
Kaiser Marshall
American musician
4
Don Redman
American musician
5
Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
6
Ted Buckner
American musician
7
Claude Jones
trombonist
8
Joe Smith
American jazz trumpeter
9
Billy Taylor
American jazz bassist
10
Bob Shoffner
American musician
11
Andy Gibson
American musician
12
Francisco Mela
Cuban percussionist
13
Leonard Davis
American jazz musician
14
Ralph Escudero
Puerto Rican jazz musician
15
Harold Vick
American musician
16
Karl George
American musician
17
Ed Cuffee
American musician
18
Danny Barker
American jazz musician
19
Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer
20
Hilton Jefferson
American jazz saxophonist
21
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
22
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
23
Ignacio Berroa
Cuban musician
24
Jean Goldkette
American musician
25
Rex Stewart
American jazz cornetist
26
Luther Tucker
American musician
27
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
28
Eddie Barefield
American musician
29
Bobby Stark
American musician
30
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer
31
Miles Mosley
American musician
32
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
American musician
33
Weather Report
American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s
34
Marc Ribot
American musician
35
Ben Pollack
American musician
36
Sleater-Kinney
American rock band
37
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
38
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
39
Steve Berrios
American drummer
40
Machito
Latin jazz musician
41
Christian McBride
American musician
42
Bill Bruford
English drummer
43
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
44
Bobby Sanabria
American musician
45
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
46
Cándido Camero
Cuban percussionist
47
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
48
Lonzo and Oscar
49
Frank Teschemacher
American musician
50
Charlie Watts
British drummer of The Rolling Stones
51
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
52
The Rippingtons
band
53
Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician
54
Jack Bruce
Scottish musician, bassist of Cream
55
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
56
Billy Cobham
American jazz drummer
57
Chano Pozo
Cuban musician
58
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
59
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
