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Raul de Souza
Brazilian musician
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Gary Meek
American musician
2
Flora Purim
Brazilian jazz singer
3
Oscar Castro-Neves
Brazilian guitarist, composer, arranger
4
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
5
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
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Jimmy Johnson
American bass guitarist (1956-)
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Boney James
American recording artist; saxophonist, songwriter, and record producer
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Paulinho da Costa
Brazilian musician
9
Toninho Horta
Brazilian musician
10
Laudir de Oliveira
Brazilian musician
11
Luis Conte
Cuban jazz musician
12
Henry Franklin
American musician
13
Al Jarreau
American jazz and pop musician
14
Moacir Santos
Brazilian composer
15
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
16
George Duke
American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (1946-2013)
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Richard Page
American musician
18
Christian McBride
American musician
19
Bill Reichenbach Jr.
American musician
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Return to Forever
American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea
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Everette Harp
American musician
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Don Grusin
American musician
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Reggie Lucas
American musician
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Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Steve George
American musician
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Bob Florence
American jazz arranger and pianist
27
Dori Caymmi
Brazilian musician
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Jay Graydon
American musician songwriter, recording artist, guitarist, singer, producer, arranger, and record engineer
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Jimmy Haslip
American electric bass player and record producer
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John Robinson
American drummer (*1954)
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John Beasley
American jazz pianist, bandleader, and producer of music in film and television
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Ricky Lawson
American musician
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Gretchen Parlato
American singer
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Jeff Porcaro
American drummer
35
Chester Thompson
American drummer
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Christian Jacob
French jazz pianist
37
Jack Wilson
American pianist (1936-2007)
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Grant Geissman
American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer
39
Jorge Ben
Brazilian recording artist, musician, songwriter
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Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
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Stanley Clarke
American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever
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Herb Alpert
American musician
43
Billy Childs
American jazz pianist
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Daniel de los Reyes
American musician
45
Al Schmitt
American recording engineer and record producer
46
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist
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Charles Stepney
American record producer
48
Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
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Jeff Bhasker
American musician
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David T. Walker
American musician
51
Barry Finnerty
American musician
52
Bill Elliott
musical artist
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Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
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Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian