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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
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Cecil McBee
American bassist
39
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer
