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Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
1
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
2
Achille Baquet
American musician
3
George Lewis
American musician
4
Alphonse Picou
African American jazz clarinetist
5
Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
6
Jimmie Noone
American musician
7
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
8
Papa Jack Laine
American musician
9
Evan Christopher
American musician
10
Larry Shields
American jazz musician
11
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
12
Big Boy Goudie
American musician
13
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
14
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
15
Paul Barbarin
American musician
16
Ted Lewis
American singer (1890-1971)
17
Pete Fountain
American clarinetist (1930-2016)
18
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
19
Dink Johnson
American musician
20
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
21
Tom Brown
New Orleans dixieland jazz trombonist
22
Hal McIntyre
American musician
23
Bunk Johnson
American musician
24
Russell Procope
American musician
25
Ray Miller
American bandleader
26
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
27
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
28
Placide Adams
American jazz musician
29
Olympia Brass Band
musical group
30
Buster Bailey
American musician
31
Roy Palmer
American musician
32
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
33
Darnell Howard
American musician
34
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
35
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
36
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
37
Bill Smith
jazz musician and composer from the United States
38
Lawrence Gushee
American musicologist
39
Bunny Berigan
American musician
40
Adrian Rollini
American musician
41
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
42
Ray Bauduc
American musician
43
Omer Simeon
American musician
44
Johnny Mince
American musician
45
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
46
Gerd Dudek
German musician
47
Dodo Marmarosa
American musician
48
Richard Stoltzman
American musician
49
Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
50
Kenny Davern
American clarinetist
51
Irving Fazola
American musician
52
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
53
Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
54
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
55
Ben Pollack
American musician
