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Ai Otsuka

Japanese singer-songwriter

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Roy Haynes

American jazz drummer and group leader

2

Harold Mabern

American pianist

3

Christian McBride

American musician

4

Miroslav Vitouš

Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist

5

Chick Corea

American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer

6

Hiromi Uehara

Japanese-born jazz composer and pianist (1979-)

7

Philippe Saisse

French musician

8

Dave Holland

British musician

9

Steve Gadd

American jazz drummer, percussionist, and session musician

10

Barney Wilen

French saxophonist

11

Yōsuke Yamashita

Japanese jazz pianist, composer, author (1942-)

12

Jack DeJohnette

American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer

13

Gary Peacock

American double-bassist

14

Ryo Kawasaki

Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)

15

Colin Bailey

British musician

16

Ed Blackwell

American musician

17

Herb Ellis

American jazz guitarist

18

Teruo Nakamura

Japanese jazz bassist and producer (1942-)

19

Jo Jones

American jazz drummer

20

George Adams

musician

21

J. C. Heard

American musician

22

Simon Phillips

English drummer (born 1957)

23

Cyril Haynes

American jazz pianist

24

Oscar Peterson

Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer

25

Ben Perowsky

American drummer

26

John Hicks

American jazz pianist and composer

27

Lester Young

American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist

28

Chester Thompson

American drummer

29

Donald Bailey

American jazz drummer

30

Yutaka Shiina

Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1964-)

31

Buddy Rich

American jazz drummer and bandleader

32

Alice Coltrane

American jazz musician

33

Akiko Yano

Japanese singer-songwriter (1955-)

34

Soft Machine

English rock band

35

Anita O'Day

American jazz singer

36

Gene Krupa

drummer, composer, bandleader

37

Keith Jarrett

American jazz and classical music pianist and composer

38

Cecil McBee

American bassist

39

Elvin Jones

American jazz drummer