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Ralph Towner

American musician

1

Gavin Bryars

British musician

2

Paul McCandless

American musician

3

Dave Holland

British musician

4

Pat Metheny

American jazz musician

5

Dave Liebman

American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist

6

Chick Corea

American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer

7

Keith Jarrett

American jazz and classical music pianist and composer

8

Giacinto Scelsi

Italian composer and poet

9

Michael Hoppé

British composer, producer and recording artist

10

David Chesky

American composer

11

Bill Frisell

American musician

12

Kim Kashkashian

American violist

13

Dave Eggar

American musician

14

Tim Hodgkinson

English experimental music composer and performer

15

Lyle Mays

American jazz musician

16

Kenny Wheeler

Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player

17

Gary Peacock

American double-bassist

18

Manfred Eicher

German record producer

19

Miroslav Vitouš

Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist

20

Michael Mantler

Austrian musician

21

Steve Wilson

American jazz musician

22

Valentyn Sylvestrov

Ukrainian pianist and composer

23

Steve Reich

American composer

24

Collin Walcott

musician and ethnomusicologist from the United States

25

Steve Kuhn

American pianist

26

La Monte Young

American avant-garde composer

27

Marilyn Crispell

American pianist

28

Zuill Bailey

American musician

29

Vijay Iyer

American jazz musician

30

Mauricio Kagel

Argentine-German composer

31

Mark O'Connor

American fiddle player

32

Brad Mehldau

American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger

33

Terry Riley

American composer and performing musician

34

Barry Guy

British musician

35

Richard Barrett

British composer

36

George Crumb

American composer

37

Derek Bailey

British guitarist

38

Yo-Yo Ma

American cellist

39

Paul Bley

Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist

40

Miya Masaoka

American composer

41

John Luther Adams

American composer

42

Don Byron

American musician

43

David Krakauer

American clarinetist

44

Don Cherry

American jazz trumpeter

45

George Lewis

composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar

46

John Abercrombie

American jazz guitarist

47

Charlie Haden

American jazz double bassist

48

Aaron Parks

American musician

49

David Arkenstone

American composer and performer

50

Steven Halpern

American musician

51

Harvie S

American musician

52

Erik Friedlander

American musician

53

Steve Coleman

American saxophonist

54

Philip Aaberg

pianist

55

Billy Childs

American jazz pianist