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Phil Wilson
Phil Wilson
American jazz musician
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Nick Brignola
Nick Brignola
American musician
2
Roger Neumann
Roger Neumann
American musician
3
Woody Herman
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
4
Jake Hanna
Jake Hanna
American drummer
5
Tim Hagans
Tim Hagans
American musician
6
Jay Migliori
Jay Migliori
American saxophonist
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Bobby Shew
Bobby Shew
American musician
8
Major Holley
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
9
Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
10
Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano
American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist
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Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Bill Berry
Bill Berry
American musician
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Gary Foster
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
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Greg Gisbert
Greg Gisbert
American jazz musician
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Carl Fontana
Carl Fontana
American musician
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Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer
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John Hicks
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
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Stan Getz
Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist
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Slide Hampton
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
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Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
21
Mick Goodrick
Mick Goodrick
American musician
22
Duško Gojković
Duško Gojković
Serbian musician
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Frank Hamilton
Frank Hamilton
American musician
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Cal Collins
Cal Collins
American musician
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Bill Mays
Bill Mays
American pianist
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Ray Linn
Ray Linn
American musician
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Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman
American composer and lyricist
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Steve Swallow
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
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Ray Brown
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
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Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw
American musician
32
Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Art Mardigan
Art Mardigan
American musician
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John LaPorta
John LaPorta
American clarinetist
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George Andrew Cables
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
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Axel Stordahl
Axel Stordahl
American arranger, orchestra leader
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Sal Nistico
Sal Nistico
American musician
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Bill Chase
Bill Chase
American trumpeter
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
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Onzy Matthews
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
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Fred Hersch
Fred Hersch
American musician
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Art Farmer
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
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Abraham Laboriel
Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
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Eric Marienthal
Eric Marienthal
American musician
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Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
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Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
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Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones
American jazz saxophonist
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Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
musical artist
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George Smith
George Smith
American electric blues harmonica player
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Chuck Flores
Chuck Flores
American jazz drummer
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William Galison
William Galison
American singer
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Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
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Albert Dailey
Albert Dailey
American musician
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Joe Temperley
Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
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Rolf Ericson
Rolf Ericson
Swedish musician
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Bill Cunliffe
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
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Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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Joe LaBarbera
Joe LaBarbera
American musician
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Sherman Ferguson
Sherman Ferguson
American musician
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Bobby Lamb
Bobby Lamb
Irish musician
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Bob Hammer
Bob Hammer
American pianist
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Gary Burton
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
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Alan Dawson
Alan Dawson
American musician
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Bill Watrous
Bill Watrous
American trombonist
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
66
Johnny Mandel
Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020)
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Joey Baron
Joey Baron
American avant-garde jazz drummer
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Lyle Mays
Lyle Mays
American jazz musician
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Frank Strazzeri
Frank Strazzeri
American musician
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Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter and folk musician
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Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor
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John Serry Jr.
John Serry Jr.
American pianist and composer; son of John Serry, Sr.
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Thomas Raymond Kelly
Thomas Raymond Kelly
American musician
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Al Porcino
Al Porcino
American musician
75
Benny Powell
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Steve Slagle
Steve Slagle
American musician
Gordon Brisker
American musician

Gordon Brisker

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Gordon Brisker (November 6, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio – September 10, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

Brisker began on piano as a child, and studied reed instruments at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He played with Ralph Marterie before enrolling in the Berklee College of Music. Following this he worked with Al Belletto, Bill Berry, and Woody Herman (1960–63), then moved to New York City, where he played with Louie Bellson and Gerry Mulligan. After a short time back in Cincinnati, Brisker then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked extensively as a studio musician. From 1983 to 1985, Brisker taught at Berklee, and during this time also arranged for Herb Pomeroy; after 1985 he returned to Los Angeles. He recorded extensively with Anita O'Day and Bobby Shew among others, and recorded several albums under his own name. In the 1990s Brisker moved to Australia and taught at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.