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Clare Fischer
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
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Joe Roccisano
Joe Roccisano
American musician
2
Warne Marsh
Warne Marsh
American tenor saxophonist
3
John Gross
John Gross
American saxophone, flute and clarinet player
4
Jake Hanna
Jake Hanna
American drummer
5
John Heard
John Heard
American musician and sculptor
6
Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
7
Buddy Childers
Buddy Childers
American musician
8
Al Levitt
Al Levitt
American musician
9
Monty Budwig
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
10
Lew Tabackin
Lew Tabackin
American musician
11
Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
12
Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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Jimmy Knepper
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
14
Walt Weiskopf
Walt Weiskopf
American jazz musician
15
Stan Levey
Stan Levey
American musician
16
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
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Milt Holland
Milt Holland
American drummer, percussionist, musicologist and writer
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Jim Snidero
Jim Snidero
American jazz saxophonist
19
Tom Ranier
Tom Ranier
Musician, Instrumentalist
20
Luis Bonilla
Luis Bonilla
American musician
21
Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
22
George Mraz
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
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Gene Cherico
Gene Cherico
American musician
24
Philippe Aerts
Philippe Aerts
Jazz double bassist
25
Makanda Ken McIntyre
Makanda Ken McIntyre
American jazz musician and composer
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Art Pepper
Art Pepper
American musician
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Ronnie Ball
Ronnie Ball
British musician
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Charlie Mariano
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
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Joe Albany
Joe Albany
American pianist
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Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Lyn Christie
Lyn Christie
Australian musician
32
Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist
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Ed Thigpen
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
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Leonard Feather
Leonard Feather
British musician
35
Richie Vitale
Richie Vitale
American jazz musician
36
Rex Stewart
Rex Stewart
American jazz cornetist
37
Bobby Shew
Bobby Shew
American musician
38
Chuck Domanico
Chuck Domanico
American musician
39
Dennis Budimir
Dennis Budimir
American musician
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John Allred
John Allred
American jazz trombonist and songwriter
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Matty Malneck
Matty Malneck
American jazz bandleader, violinist, violist and songwriter
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Jim Rotondi
Jim Rotondi
American musician
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Gerald Wiggins
Gerald Wiggins
American pianist
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Alan Broadbent
Alan Broadbent
Jazz Pianist
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Boots Mussulli
Boots Mussulli
American musician
46
Ed Summerlin
Ed Summerlin
American musician
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Nucleus
Nucleus
British band
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Pete Christlieb
Pete Christlieb
American musician
49
Richard Stoltzman
Richard Stoltzman
American musician
50
Mike Price
Mike Price
American musician
51
Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist

Gary Foster

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Musician, Instrumentalist
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Norman Gary Foster (born May 25, 1936) is an American musician who plays saxophone, clarinet, and flute. He is considered a crossover artist, performing jazz, pop, and classical music. He has been prominent in the film, television, and music industries for five decades, having performed on over 500 movie scores and with over 200 orchestras.

He has recorded on numerous Grammy, Academy Award, Emmy, and Golden Globe winning media and soundtracks for artists and composers such as Carol Burnett, Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, Mel Torme, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Frank Sinatra, Pat Williams, John Williams, Natalie Cole, Jerry Fielding, Cal Tjader, Marty Paich, and Michael Bublé.

Foster received the Most Valuable Player Award for woodwind doubling from The Recording Academy.