Cyrus Chestnut (born January 17, 1963) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for Time, wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes and play space."
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George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
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David Williams
American jazz musician
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Eric Alexander
American saxophonist
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Carl Allen
American jazz drummer
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Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
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James Carter
American musician
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Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
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Kenny Washington
American musician
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Lewis Nash
American drummer
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Peter Bernstein
American musician
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Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist
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Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Eddie Henderson
American musician
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Charnett Moffett
American musician
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Winard Harper
Jazz drummer
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Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
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Scott Colley
American musician
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Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Richard Wyands
hard bop pianist
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Gary Bartz
American musician
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Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
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Claudio Roditi
Brazilian musician
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Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
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Cecil McBee
American bassist
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Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
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Chris Potter
American musician
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Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
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Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
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Ryan Kisor
American musician
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Bill Summers
jazz musician
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Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
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Mel Lewis
American musician
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Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
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Kenny Garrett
American musician
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Curtis Lundy
American musician
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Seamus Blake
Canadian jazz saxophonist
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Joe Farnsworth
American musician
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Rodney Whitaker
American jazz double bass player, educator
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Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
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Rufus Reid
American musician
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Joe Beck
American musician
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Vic Juris
American jazz guitarist
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Eddie Bert
American musician
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Rodney Jones
American jazz guitarist and bassist, born 30 August 1956 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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Bob Cranshaw
American musician
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Jim Rotondi
American musician
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Brian Blade
American jazz musician
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Stefon Harris
American musician
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Marcus Belgrave
American trumpeter
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Terell Stafford
American musician
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Benny Green
American musician
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Roland Hanna
American pianist
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Ulf Wakenius
Swedish musician
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Horacio Hernandez
Cuban musician
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Adam Rogers
American musician
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Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
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Idris Muhammad
American drummer
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Kirk Lightsey
American musician
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Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
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Howard Alden
American jazz guitarist
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Jimmy Raney
American musician
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Ben Riley
American drummer
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Cyro Baptista
Brazilian musician
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Antonio Hart
American musician
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Hein van de Geyn
Dutch jazz bassist
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Kurt Rosenwinkel
American jazz guitarist and keyboardist
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Al Grey
American jazz musician
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Dennis Mackrel
jazz musician
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Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
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Wallace Roney
American musician
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Mark Murphy
American singer
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Vincent Herring
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
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Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
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Steve Nelson
American musician
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Gil Goldstein
American jazz pianist and accordionist
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Stanley Turrentine
American musician
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Nat Reeves
American musician
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Walter Davis
American pianist
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Conrad Herwig
American musician
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Stephen Scott
American musician
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Mike LeDonne
American musician
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Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
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Larry Grenadier
American bassist
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Ray Drummond
American musician
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Steve Davis
American musician