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Jens Winther
Danish musician
1
Jim McNeely
American musician
2
Jesper Thilo
Danish jazz musician
3
Rolf Billberg
Swedish musician
4
Dave Holland
British musician
5
Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
6
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
7
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
8
Charlie Watts
British drummer of The Rolling Stones
9
Jukka Perko
Finnish saxophonist and music educator
10
P.J. Perry
Canadian musician
11
Daniel Herskedal
Norwegian musician
12
Erik Moseholm
Danish jazz composer
13
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
14
Larry Stabbins
British musician
15
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
16
Steve Lehman
American musician
17
Frederik Magle
Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist
18
Lew Soloff
American musician
19
Chico Hamilton
American musician
20
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
21
Dennis Mackrel
jazz musician
22
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
23
Jacob Gade
Danish musician
24
J. R. Monterose
American musician
25
Charles Davis
American musician
26
Astor Piazzolla
Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger
27
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Danish jazz upright bassist
28
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
29
Marcelo Nisinman
Argentine musician
30
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
31
Atle Nymo
Norwegian jazz saxophonist
32
Carl Nielsen
Danish composer
33
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
34
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
35
Jesper Lundgaard
Danish musician
36
Tony Reeves
British musician
37
Bill Watrous
American trombonist
38
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
39
Tommy Whittle
British saxophonist
40
Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
41
Jan Garber
American musician
42
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
43
Michael Weiss
American musician
44
Gerard Presencer
British musician
45
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
46
Jarmo Savolainen
Finnish musician
47
J. D. Parran
American musician
48
Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
49
Don Ellis
American jazz musician
50
Michael Mantler
Austrian musician
51
Buddy Collette
American musician
52
Billy Harper
American musician
53
Gavin Templeton
American modern jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
54
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
55
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
56
Norris Turney
American musician
57
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
58
Johnny Griffin
American musician
59
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
60
Gigi Gryce
American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator
