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Michael Gibbs
Rhodesian born English jazz composer
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Derek Wadsworth
English jazz musician, composer and arranger
2
Keith Tippett
British pianist
3
Art Themen
English saxophonist
4
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
5
Juhani Aaltonen
Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist.
6
Henry Lowther
British musician
7
Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer
8
Howard Riley
British musician
9
Peter King
British musician
10
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
11
John Tchicai
Danish free jazz saxophonist
12
Tubby Hayes
British jazz musician
13
Roswell Rudd
American trombonist
14
Michael Garrick
English pianist
15
Tommy Smith
Scottish saxophone player
16
Chris McGregor
South African musician
17
Karl Jenkins
Welsh musician and composer
18
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
19
Ted Curson
Jazz trumpeter
20
Gary Crosby
British musician
21
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
22
Ian Carr
British trumpeter
23
Julian Joseph
British musician
24
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist
25
Herb Pomeroy
American trumpeter
26
Ray Santisi
Pianist, composer, arranger, college professor, recording artist
27
Mark Charig
British musician
28
Bruce Clarke
Australian musician
29
Richard James Burgess
English studio drummer, music-computer programmer, recording artist, record producer, composer, author, manager, marketer and inventor
30
Ronnie Scott
British musician
31
Joe Harriott
Jamaican jazz musician
32
Miguel Zenón
Puerto Rican alto saxophonist
33
Mike Westbrook
English pianist
34
Danilo Pérez
Panamanian pianist and composer
35
James Hurt
American musician
36
Joanne Brackeen
American musician and jazz educator
37
Allan Ganley
British musician
38
David Newton
British pianist and jazz musician
39
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
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Jim Godbolt
British historian
41
Graham Bond
British musician
42
Paul Dunmall
Jazz saxophonist
43
Nick Didkovsky
American musician
44
Bill Ashton
British musician
45
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
46
Digby Fairweather
British musician
47
Eli Degibri
Israeli-born jazz saxophonists and composer
48
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
49
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
50
Tia Fuller
American musician
51
Roy Babbington
British bassist
52
Michael Mantler
Austrian musician
53
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
54
Wadada Leo Smith
American jazz trumpeter and composer
55
Henry Grimes
American musician
56
Frank Ricotti
British musician
57
Terri Lyne Carrington
American jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur
58
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
