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Eric Gale
American musician
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Chuck Domanico
American musician
2
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
3
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
4
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
5
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
6
Don Grusin
American musician
7
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
8
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
9
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
10
Harvey Mason
American drummer
11
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
12
Larry Carlton
American musician
13
Dennis Budimir
American musician
14
Emil Richards
American musician
15
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
16
Howard Johnson
American musician
17
Larry Bunker
American musician
18
Robben Ford
American blues, jazz and rock guitarist
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Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
20
Tom Malone
American musician
21
Plas Johnson
American musician
22
Rob Mounsey
American musician, composer, and arranger
23
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
24
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
25
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Bill Summers
jazz musician
27
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
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Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
29
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
30
Will Lee
American bass guitarist
31
Joe Sample
American pianist
32
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
33
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
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Bob Berg
American musician
35
Dave Taylor
American musician
36
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
37
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
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Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
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John Klemmer
American musician
41
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
42
Don Menza
American saxophonist
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Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
44
Milt Jackson
American musician
45
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
46
John Guerin
American drummer
47
James Gadson
American musician
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Eddie Bert
American musician
49
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
50
Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
51
Tommy Campbell
American drummer
52
Paul Jackson, Jr.
American musician
53
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
54
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
55
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
56
Bill Henderson
jazz vocalist and actor (1926-2016)
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Al Grey
American jazz musician
58
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
59
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
60
Jerry Hey
American musician
61
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
62
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
63
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
64
Claus Ogerman
German composer
65
Jay Berliner
American musician
66
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
67
Alice Coltrane
American jazz musician
68
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician
69
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
70
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
71
Buell Neidlinger
American jazz musician; cellist and double bassist
72
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
73
Steve Rodby
American jazz musician
74
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
75
Michael Brecker
American musician
76
Barry Finnerty
American musician
77
Jackie Kelso
musician
78
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
79
Lyle Ritz
American bassist and ukulele player
80
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
81
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
82
Frank Ricotti
British musician
83
Charnett Moffett
American musician
84
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
