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James Morrison
James Morrison
Australian jazz musician
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
2
Henry Ragas
Henry Ragas
American jazz musician
3
Larry Shields
Larry Shields
American jazz musician
4
Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain
American clarinetist (1930-2016)
5
Omer Simeon
Omer Simeon
American musician
6
Nick LaRocca
Nick LaRocca
American jazz musician
7
Norman Mason
Norman Mason
American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician
8
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
9
Red Nichols
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
10
Edmond Hall
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
11
Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon
US musician
12
Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton
English jazz trumpeter
13
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
14
Don Burrows
Don Burrows
Australian jazz musician
15
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
16
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
17
Chick Corea
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
18
Raymond Burke
Raymond Burke
American jazz musician
19
Kenny Davern
Kenny Davern
American clarinetist
20
Chris Barber
Chris Barber
English trombonist
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Jeff Healey
Jeff Healey
Canadian musician
22
Chris Tyle
Chris Tyle
American musician
23
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
24
Phil Seamen
Phil Seamen
English jazz drummer
25
Clyde Hurley
Clyde Hurley
American musician
26
Mike Nock
Mike Nock
New Zealand born musician residing in Australia.
27
Peanuts Hucko
Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
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Bix Beiderbecke
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
29
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
30
George Lewis
George Lewis
American musician
31
Pops Foster
Pops Foster
American musician
32
Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick Jr.
American singer, conductor, pianist, actor, and composer
34
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Buster Bailey
Buster Bailey
American musician
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Dale Barlow
Dale Barlow
Australian musician
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Pee Wee Russell
Pee Wee Russell
American musician
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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Billie Pierce
Billie Pierce
American jazz pianist and singer
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George Barnes
George Barnes
American musician
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King Oliver
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Joey DeFrancesco
Joey DeFrancesco
American jazz musician
44
Bernie McGann
Bernie McGann
Australian saxophonist
45
Dick Cary
Dick Cary
American jazz pianist
46
Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins
American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama
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Dave Bartholomew
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
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Art Farmer
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
Graeme Bell
Australian jazz musician

Graeme Bell

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Australian jazz musician
Genres
Awards Received
Member of the Order of the British Empire
J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine
Officer of the Order of Australia
Music

Graeme Emerson Bell, AO, MBE (7 September 1914 – 13 June 2012) was an Australian Dixieland and classical jazz pianist, composer and band leader. According to The Age, his "band's music was hailed for its distinctive Australian edge, which he describes as 'nice larrikinism' and 'a happy Aussie outdoor feel'".

Bell was one of the leading promoters of jazz in Australia, bringing American performers such as Rex Stewart to Australia. He was the first Australian jazz band leader who was still playing at 90 years of age and the first Westerner to lead a jazz band to China. The American music journal DownBeat said: "Bell's is unquestionably the greatest jazz band outside America". The Australian Jazz Awards commenced in 2003. They are also known as The Bells in his honour.