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Maria Schneider
Jazz bandleader and composer
1
Ben Monder
American jazz guitar player
2
Herbie Nichols
American musician
3
Roland Hanna
American pianist
4
Billy Hart
American jazz drummer
5
Dave Holland
British musician
6
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
7
Ingrid Jensen
Canadian jazz trumpet player
8
Jon Irabagon
American musician
9
Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
10
Eli Degibri
Israeli-born jazz saxophonists and composer
11
Michael Blake
Canadian saxophonist
12
Rick Margitza
American musician
13
Misha Mengelberg
Dutch composer and jazz pianist
14
Matt Wilson
American jazz drummer
15
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
16
Ryan Keberle
American musician
17
Michael Formanek
American jazz bassist
18
Noah Preminger
American musician
19
Anthony Cox
American jazz bass player
20
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
21
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
22
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
23
Fred Hersch
American musician
24
Attila Zoller
Hungarian Jazz guitarist
25
John Patitucci
American jazz bassist and composer
26
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
27
Al Foster
American musician
28
Christian McBride
American musician
29
Scott Colley
American musician
30
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
31
Javon Jackson
American musician
32
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
33
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
34
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
35
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
36
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
37
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
38
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
39
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
40
Lage Lund
Norwegian guitarist and jazz musician
41
Don Friedman
American jazz pianist
42
Ravi Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
43
Jeff Hirshfield
American musician
44
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
45
Dominique Pifarély
French musician
46
Joe Locke
American musician
47
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
48
Miroslav Vitouš
Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist
49
Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist
50
Mark Feldman
American violinist
51
Kevin Hays
American musician
52
Buster Williams
American musician
53
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
54
Vijay Iyer
American jazz musician
55
Michael Marcus
American musician
56
Tom Varner
American musician
57
Richie Beirach
jazz pianist and composer
58
Don Byron
American musician
59
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
60
Florian Weber
German composer and pianist
61
Donny McCaslin
American musician
62
Herbie Hancock
American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor
63
Lewis Porter
American musician
64
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
65
Arturo O'Farrill
Cuban-American musician
66
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
67
John Bunch
American jazz pianist
68
George Adams
musician
69
Billy Drummond
American musician
70
Butch Warren
American musician
71
Gary Husband
British musician
72
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
73
Cecil McBee
American bassist
74
Charnett Moffett
American musician
