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John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
1
Billy Cobham
American jazz drummer
2
Omar Hakim
musician
3
Thomas Pridgen
American musician
4
Cindy Blackman
American musician
5
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
6
Michael Shrieve
American drummer, percussionist, and composer
7
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
8
John Bernard Riley
American musician
9
Parliament-Funkadelic
American band
10
Tommy Smith
Scottish saxophone player
11
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
12
Jim Beard
American musician
13
Steve Smith
American drummer
14
Steve Gadd
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and session musician
15
Stanley Jordan
American jazz guitarist
16
Connie Kay
American musician
17
Akira Jimbo
Japanese drummer and University visiting professor (1959-)
18
Carter Beauford
American musician
19
Mike Clark
American jazz musician
20
Michael Gibbs
Rhodesian born English jazz composer
21
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
22
Jason Bittner
American musician
23
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
24
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer
25
Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
26
Percy Heath
American musician
27
John Robinson
American drummer (*1954)
28
Joe LaBarbera
American musician
29
Jason McGerr
American musician
30
Ronnie Vannucci
musician, songwriter
31
Niacin
American jazz band
32
Horacio Hernandez
Cuban musician
33
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
34
Rod Morgenstein
American drummer and musical educator
35
Simon Phillips
English drummer (born 1957)
36
Joe Lovano
American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist
37
Jimmy Chamberlin
Drummer, songwriter, Producer
38
Victor Bailey
American musician
39
Maceo Parker
American saxophonist and composer
40
Antonio Sánchez
Mexican jazz drummer, composer
41
Larnell Lewis
Canadian drummer
42
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
43
Gregg Bissonette
American drummer
44
Michael Brecker
American musician
45
Mike Mangini
American drummer
46
Terri Lyne Carrington
American jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur
47
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
48
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
49
Allan Schwartzberg
American musician and record producer
50
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
51
Gary Willis
American musician
52
Niels Lan Doky
Danish musician
53
Matt Garrison
American musician
54
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
55
Graham Broad
English drummer
56
Gregg Field
American music producer and musician
57
Mike Stern
American jazz guitarist
58
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
59
Funkadelic
American band
60
Stan Levey
American musician
61
Ben Perowsky
American drummer
62
Adam Nussbaum
American jazz drummer
63
Mel Lewis
American musician
64
Joey Kramer
American rock drummer
65
Will Calhoun
American musician
66
Stanton Moore
Jazz-Musician
67
Matt Cameron
American drummer
68
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
69
Jim Chapin
American musician
