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Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
1
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
2
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
3
Makoto Ozone
Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1961-)
4
Dave Holland
British musician
5
Tommy Smith
Scottish saxophone player
6
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
7
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
8
Mick Goodrick
American musician
9
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
10
Larry Bunker
American musician
11
Michael Gibbs
Rhodesian born English jazz composer
12
Peter Erskine
American musician
13
Scott Colley
American musician
14
Bob Moses
American musician
15
Antonio Sánchez
Mexican jazz drummer, composer
16
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
17
John Patitucci
American jazz bassist and composer
18
Gene Cherico
American musician
19
Tommy Campbell
American drummer
20
Larry Grenadier
American bassist
21
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
22
Jeff Ballard
American drummer
23
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
24
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
25
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
26
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
27
Kenny Garrett
American musician
28
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
29
Richie Beirach
jazz pianist and composer
30
Bob Berg
American musician
31
Joanne Brackeen
American musician and jazz educator
32
Richie Kamuca
American musician
33
Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
34
Bob Sheppard
American musician
35
Bill Goodwin
American jazz drummer
36
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
37
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
38
Miroslav Vitouš
Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist
39
Dave Samuels
American musician
40
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
41
Steve Kuhn
American pianist
42
Gary McFarland
American jazz musician
43
Vadim Neselovskyi
44
Return to Forever
American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea
45
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
46
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
47
Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist
48
Bill Pierce
American musician
49
Christian McBride
American musician
50
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
51
Wolfgang Muthspiel
Austrian musician
52
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
53
Christian Scott
American jazz composer and trumpeter
54
Walter Booker
American jazz double-bassist
55
Stan Levey
American musician
56
Chris Potter
American musician
57
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
58
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
59
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
60
Eric Marienthal
American musician
61
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
62
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
