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Ray Bauduc
American musician
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Monk Hazel
American musician
2
Fred Lonzo
American musician
3
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
4
Johnny Bayersdorffer
American musician
5
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
6
Jimmie Noone
American musician
7
Lars Edegran
Swedish musician
8
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
9
Raymond Burke
American jazz musician
10
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
11
Papa Bue
Danish trombonist and bandleader
12
Placide Adams
American jazz musician
13
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
14
Bunk Johnson
American musician
15
Willie Tee
American musician
16
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
17
Baby Dodds
American musician
18
Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
19
Jim Robinson
American musician
20
Herb Hall
American musician
21
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
22
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
American musical group; New Orleans, Louisiana, brass band
23
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
24
George Lewis
American musician
25
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
26
Doc Guidry
American fiddle player
27
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
28
Nicholas Payton
American musician
29
Ed Allen
musician
30
Pete Fountain
American clarinetist (1930-2016)
31
Nick LaRocca
American jazz musician
32
Buddy Bolden
American cornetist and jazz pioneer
33
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
34
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
35
Doc Severinsen
American jazz trumpeter (born 1927)
36
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
37
James Booker
American musician
38
Luis Russell
American jazz pianist and bandleader
39
Boyd Atkins
American musician
40
Sam Most
American jazz flautist, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist
41
Wellman Braud
American musician
42
Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
43
Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
44
Chris Barber
English trombonist
45
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
46
Johnny Wiggs
American musician
47
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
48
Jaki Byard
American musician
49
Kid Thomas Valentine
American jazz musician
50
Joseph Petit
American musician
51
Panama Francis
American musician
52
Allen Toussaint
American musician
53
Kid Rena
American musician
54
C. J. Chenier
American musician
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Snooks Eaglin
American musician
56
Derek Smith
British musician
