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Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
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Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
2
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
3
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
4
Miroslav Vitouš
Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist
5
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
6
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
7
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
8
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
9
Bennie Maupin
American musician
10
Barry Altschul
American drummer
11
Gary Peacock
American double-bassist
12
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
13
Keith Jarrett
American jazz and classical music pianist and composer
14
Return to Forever
American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea
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Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
16
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
17
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
18
Tomasz Stańko
Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser
19
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
20
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
21
Al Foster
American musician
22
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
23
Robin Eubanks
American musician
24
Herbie Hancock
American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor
25
Miles Davis Quintet
American jazz quintet led by Miles Davis
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Michael Brecker
American musician
27
John Patitucci
American jazz bassist and composer
28
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
29
Matt Garrison
American musician
30
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
31
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
32
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
33
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
34
Sonny Greenwich
Canadian jazz guitarist
35
Billy Kilson
American musician
36
Buster Williams
American musician
37
The Tony Williams Lifetime
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Chris Potter
American musician
39
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
40
George Coleman
American musician
41
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
42
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
43
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
44
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
45
Ravi Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
46
Percy Heath
American musician
47
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
48
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
49
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
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Bill Connors
American musician
51
Enrico Rava
Italian trumpeter
52
Arild Andersen
Norwegian jazz musician
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John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
