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Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
1
Greg Osby
American musician
2
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
3
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
4
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
5
Michael Formanek
American jazz bassist
6
Terri Lyne Carrington
American jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur
7
Marvin Smith
American musician
8
Cecil McBee
American bassist
9
Dave Holland
British musician
10
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
11
Antonio Hart
American musician
12
Anthony Cox
American jazz bass player
13
Matt Garrison
American musician
14
Wallace Roney
American musician
15
Howard Johnson
American musician
16
Charnett Moffett
American musician
17
Jerome Harris
American jazz musician
18
Jacky Terrasson
jazz musician
19
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
20
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
21
Cindy Blackman
American musician
22
Robin Eubanks
American musician
23
Michael Cain
American pianist and composer
24
Mick Goodrick
American musician
25
Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist
26
Graham Haynes
American musician
27
Tommy Campbell
American drummer
28
Bobby Previte
American drummer
29
Ravi Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
30
Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
31
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
32
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
33
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
34
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
35
Mike Richmond
American musician
36
Gary Bartz
American musician
37
Tim Berne
American jazz saxophonist
38
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
39
Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
40
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
41
Paul Bollenback
American musician
42
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
43
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
44
Mark Feldman
American violinist
45
Trilok Gurtu
Indian musician
46
Kenny Garrett
American musician
47
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
48
Mark Helias
American musician
49
Arthur Blythe
American musician
50
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
51
Pheeroan akLaff
American jazz drummer
52
Herb Robertson
American musician
53
Abbey Lincoln
American singer (1930-2010)
54
Vincent Herring
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
55
Bob Stewart
American musician
56
Mark Whitfield
American musician
57
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
58
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
59
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
60
Michael Brecker
American musician
61
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
62
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
63
Claudio Roditi
Brazilian musician
64
Stanton Davis
American musician
65
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
66
Jean-Paul Bourelly
American jazz fusion guitarist
67
Chuck Domanico
American musician
68
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
69
Mark Dresser
American musician
70
Gary Peacock
American double-bassist
71
Ed Schuller
American musician
72
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
73
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
74
Josh Roseman
American musician
75
John Stubblefield
American musician
76
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
