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Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
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Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
2
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
3
Gene Cherico
American musician
4
Mike Nock
New Zealand born musician residing in Australia.
5
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
6
Emil Richards
American musician
7
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
8
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
9
Bennie Maupin
American musician
10
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
11
Sadao Watanabe
Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-)
12
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
13
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
14
John Heard
American musician and sculptor
15
Jim Snidero
American jazz saxophonist
16
Wyatt Ruther
American musician
17
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
18
Eddie Henderson
American musician
19
Roswell Rudd
American trombonist
20
George Duvivier
American musician
21
David Izenzon
American musician
22
Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
23
Michael Brecker
American musician
24
Terumasa Hino
Japanese jazz trumpet player
25
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
26
Buddy Childers
American musician
27
Harold Land
American musician
28
Charlie Rouse
American musician
29
Louis Hayes
American drummer
30
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
31
Barry Altschul
American drummer
32
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
33
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
34
James Buffington
American musician
35
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
36
J. C. Heard
American musician
37
Pete La Roca
American drummer
38
Ted Curson
Jazz trumpeter
39
Walt Weiskopf
American jazz musician
40
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
41
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
42
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
43
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
44
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
45
Jeff Hirshfield
American musician
46
John Gross
American saxophone, flute and clarinet player
47
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
48
Dennis Budimir
American musician
49
Jake Hanna
American drummer
50
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
51
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
52
Woody Shaw
American musician
53
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
54
Chuck Domanico
American musician
55
Bobby Jaspar
cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and composer
56
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
57
Milt Jackson
American musician
58
Willie Bobo
American musician
59
René Thomas
Belgian musician
60
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
61
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
62
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
63
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
64
Joe Newman
American musician
65
Jeremy Steig
son of William Steig
66
Lewis Nash
American drummer
67
Eddie Gladden
American musician
68
Ike Isaacs
American jazz bassist
69
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
70
Georges Arvanitas
Jazz pianist
71
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
72
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
73
Rashied Ali
American jazz musician
74
Al Foster
American musician
75
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
76
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
77
Ben Riley
American drummer
78
Ron McClure
American jazz bassist
79
Charles McPherson
American jazz alto saxophonist
80
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
81
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
82
Bobby Hutcherson
American jazz vibraphone and marimba player
83
Panama Francis
American musician
84
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
85
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
