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Craig S. Harris
American musician
1
Stanton Davis
American musician
2
Don Byron
American musician
3
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
4
Jean-Paul Bourelly
American jazz fusion guitarist
5
Jerome Harris
American jazz musician
6
Arthur Blythe
American musician
7
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
8
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
9
Frank Lacy
American musician
10
Amina Claudine Myers
American musician
11
Mark Feldman
American violinist
12
Anthony Cox
American jazz bass player
13
Marvin Smith
American musician
14
Josh Roseman
American musician
15
Michael Formanek
American jazz bassist
16
Marty Ehrlich
American musician
17
Mark Dresser
American musician
18
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
19
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
20
Mark Helias
American musician
21
Joe Daley
American educator, jazz musician, composer and arranger who plays tuba, trombone and euphonium
22
Vincent Chancey
American musician
23
Dave Holland
British musician
24
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
25
Herb Robertson
American musician
26
Tim Berne
American jazz saxophonist
27
Robin Eubanks
American musician
28
Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
29
Bob Stewart
American musician
30
John Stubblefield
American musician
31
Baikida Carroll
American musician
32
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
33
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
34
Cecil McBee
American bassist
35
Julius Hemphill
American saxophonist
36
Graham Haynes
American musician
37
Oliver Lake
American musician
38
Bobby Previte
American drummer
39
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
40
Rodney Whitaker
American jazz double bass player, educator
41
Reggie Nicholson
American musician
42
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
43
John Purcell
American jazz saxophonist
44
George Adams
musician
45
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
46
Jim Black
American jazz drummer
47
Nicholas Payton
American musician
48
Tom Varner
American musician
49
Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
50
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
51
Robby Ameen
American musician
52
John Blake, Jr.
American jazz violinist
53
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
54
Terumasa Hino
Japanese jazz trumpet player
55
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
56
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
57
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
58
Kenny Davis
American musician
59
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
60
Brad Jones
American jazz bassist
61
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
62
Ed Schuller
American musician
63
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
64
Cecil Bridgewater
American jazz trumpeter
65
Duško Gojković
Serbian musician
66
James Carter
American musician
67
Willie Bobo
American musician
68
Peter Bernstein
American musician
69
Mike Richmond
American musician
70
Dave Taylor
American musician
71
Randy Sandke
American musician
72
John Betsch
American musician
73
Benny Bailey
American musician
74
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
75
Ben Monder
American jazz guitar player
76
Ron Blake
Puerto Rican musician
77
Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
78
Ralph Penland
American drummer and musician
79
James Emery
American musician
80
John Patton
American organist
81
Chris Speed
American musician
82
Michael Gregory
American jazz, blues and rock musician
