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Carla Bley
American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader
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Lukas Ligeti
composer
2
Adam Makowicz
Polish-Canadian musician
3
Joel Fan
pianist
4
Charles Burell
African American musician
5
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
6
Don Shirley
American-Jamaican jazz pianist and composer
7
Leila Josefowicz
American-Canadian classical violinist.
8
Lori Goldston
American musician
9
Frank Marocco
musician
10
Myra Melford
Jazz pianist and composer
11
Stephen Paulus
American composer
12
Kristina Reiko Cooper
American cellist
13
Jeff Beal
American composer of music for film, television, recordings, and the concert hall
14
Bobby McFerrin
American jazz vocalist
15
Frank Zappa
American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer (1940-1993)
16
Clarice Assad
American musician and singer
17
Billy Childs
American jazz pianist
18
Du Yun
Composer, multi-instrumentalist, performance artist
19
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
20
Uri Caine
American pianist
21
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
22
James Newton
American flautist, composer, and conductor
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Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician
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Larry Gray
American musician
