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Dori Caymmi

Brazilian musician

1

Ernie Watts

American jazz musician

2

Dave Grusin

American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist

3

Harvey Mason

American drummer

4

Oscar Castro-Neves

Brazilian guitarist, composer, arranger

5

Alex Acuña

Peruvian musician

6

Richard Bona

Cameroon-American jazz bassist and musician

7

Jimmy Johnson

American bass guitarist (1956-)

8

Sadao Watanabe

Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-)

9

Tim Landers

American musician

10

Eric Gale

American musician

11

Anthony Jackson

American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter

12

Lee Ritenour

American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer

13

Bobby Broom

American musician

14

Phil Perry

American musician

15

Abraham Laboriel

Mexican musician

16

Arturo Sandoval

Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer

17

Jeff "Tain" Watts

American musician

18

Rob Mounsey

American musician, composer, and arranger

19

Bob James

smooth jazz keyboardist and composer

20

Marc Johnson

American jazz bass player, composer and band leader

21

Charnett Moffett

American musician

22

Tony Williams

American jazz drummer

23

Dave Valentin

American musician

24

Bill Evans

American jazz saxophonist

25

Al Grey

American jazz musician

26

Kate Markowitz

American singer

27

Toninho Horta

Brazilian musician

28

Larry Carlton

American musician

29

Louis Johnson

American bass guitarist, songwriter

30

Dave Bargeron

American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears

31

Peter Erskine

American musician

32

Paul Jackson, Jr.

American musician

33

Robben Ford

American blues, jazz and rock guitarist

34

Omar Hakim

musician

35

Jerry Hey

American musician

36

Eddie Daniels

American musician

37

Branford Marsalis

American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)

38

Dean Brown

American jazz fusion guitarist and session musician

39

John Pisano

American musician

40

Nana Caymmi

Brazilian singer

41

Tommy Campbell

American drummer

42

Tom Scott

American jazz musician

43

Airto Moreira

Brazilian musician

44

John Patitucci

American jazz bassist and composer

45

Randy Brecker

American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)

46

Chuck Rainey

American bass guitar session musician

47

Shakatak

British pop group

48

Nelson Rangell

American musician

49

Chuck Domanico

American musician

50

Helen Merrill

American recording artist; jazz vocalist

51

Will Lee

American bass guitarist

52

Jack Nimitz

American saxophonist

53

Cyro Baptista

Brazilian musician

54

Gary Burton

American vibraphonist

55

Bill Summers

jazz musician

56

Makoto Ozone

Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1961-)

57

Alan Broadbent

Jazz Pianist

58

Marvin Stamm

American trumpeter

59

Bill Sharpe

British musician

60

Mitchel Forman

American pianist

61

João Donato

Brazilian musician

62

Bill Holman

American composer, arranger, and conductor

63

Jimmy Smith

American jazz musician

64

John Klemmer

American musician