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Joseph Jarman
American jazz musician
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Art Ensemble of Chicago
American avant-garde group
2
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
3
Don Pullen
American jazz pianist and organist
4
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
5
Johnny Dyani
South African jazz double bassist
6
Malachi Favors
American bassist
7
Craig S. Harris
American musician
8
Roy Brooks
American drummer
9
Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
10
James Carter
American musician
11
George Adams
musician
12
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
13
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
14
Steve McCall
American jazz drummer
15
Milford Graves
American jazz drummer and percussionist
16
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
17
Bobby Previte
American drummer
18
Cameron Brown
American musician
19
Cecil McBee
American bassist
20
Reggie Nicholson
American musician
21
John Stubblefield
American musician
22
Beaver Harris
American musician
23
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
24
Stafford James
American musician
25
Douglas Ewart
American musician
26
Marty Ehrlich
American musician
27
Charles "Bobo" Shaw
American musician
28
James Emery
American musician
29
J. D. Parran
American musician
30
Alan Silva
American musician
31
Hamid Drake
American musician
32
Joseph Bowie
American musician
33
Mark Helias
American musician
34
Kahil El'Zabar
American musician
