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Louis Hayes
American drummer
1
Syreeta Wright
American singer-songwriter
2
Freddie Hubbard
American musician
3
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
4
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
5
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
6
Jack Wilson
American pianist (1936-2007)
7
Gary Bartz
American musician
8
Freddie Waits
American musician
9
Woody Shaw
American musician
10
Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
11
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
12
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
13
Javon Jackson
American musician
14
Jerry Jemmott
American musician
15
Leon Thomas
American singer
16
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
17
Vincent Herring
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
18
Harold Mabern
American pianist
19
Richard Tee
American musician
20
Ben Riley
American drummer
21
Reggie Lucas
American musician
22
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
23
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
24
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
25
Bobby Watson
composer
26
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
27
Brian Robertson
Scottish rock guitarist, songwriter
28
Clifford Jarvis
American drummer
29
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
American musician
30
Jimmy Bain
Scottish bassist, songwriter
31
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
32
Lenny White
American drummer
33
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
34
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
35
Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
36
James Spaulding
American saxophonist
37
James Williams
American jazz pianist
38
George Porter
American musician
39
Lee Morgan
American trumpeter
40
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
41
Thin Lizzy
Irish rock band
42
Lee Ritenour
American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer
43
Taru Alexander
American drummer
44
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
45
Papa Mali
American guitarist
46
Junior Cook
American saxophonist
47
Lynyrd Skynyrd
American rock band
48
Larry Klein
American music producer, songwriter and bass guitar player
49
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
50
Buzz Feiten
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, session musician, and luthier
51
Dianne Reeves
American jazz singer
52
Christian McBride
American musician
53
Harry Lookofsky
American musician
54
Buck Clarke
American jazz percussionist
55
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
56
Karma
American soul/funk band
57
Henry Franklin
American musician
58
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist
59
James Mtume
American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality
60
Harold Land
American musician
61
Hadley Caliman
American saxophonist
62
Bobby Tench
British vocalist and guitarist
63
Dave Holland
British musician
64
Eddie Daniels
American musician
65
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
66
Lou Rawls
American record producer
67
Albert Dailey
American musician
68
Kenny Garrett
American musician
