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John Gilmore
American tenor saxophonist
1
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
2
Charles Davis
American musician
3
Charles Tyler
American musician
4
Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones
Guitarist and singer
5
Gerd Dudek
German musician
6
Barbara Thompson
English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer
7
Harold Mabern
American pianist
8
Ernest Dawkins
jazz musician
9
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
10
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
11
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
12
Teddy McRae
American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger
13
Fareed Haque
American musician
14
Steve Lodder
Jersey musician
15
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
16
Steve Kuhn
American pianist
17
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London based symphony orchestra
18
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
19
Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
20
Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
21
William Walton
English composer
22
Leon Thomas
American singer
23
Clarence Sharpe
24
Charles Owens
American musician, clarinetist, hornist and music educator
25
Mark Turner
American saxophonist and composer
26
Bill Coleman
American musician
27
Archie Shepp
American jazz musician
28
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
29
Dave Holland
British musician
30
Malachi Favors
American bassist
31
Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)
32
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
33
Gavin Bryars
British musician
34
Scoops Carry
American jazz saxophonist
35
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
36
Eddie Prévost
Drummer/percussionist/writer/publisher
37
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
38
Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist
39
AMM
British free improvisation group
40
Floating Points
British musician and producer
41
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
42
Ellery Eskelin
musician
43
Jon Gibson
American minimalist musician
44
A.C. Reed
American blues saxophonist
45
Ken Vandermark
American jazz composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
46
Adrian Boult
English conductor
47
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
48
Hans Koller
Austrian jazz musician (1921-2003)
49
George Russell
American pianist and composer
50
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
51
Faruq Z. Bey
American musician
52
Christian McBride
American musician
53
Vincent Herring
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
54
Jim Beard
American musician
55
Kenny Garrett
American musician
56
Charlie Holmes
American saxophonist
57
Albert Heath
American drummer
58
Clyde Bernhardt
American musician
59
Malcolm Sargent
English conductor, organist and composer
60
Bernt Rosengren
Swedish jazz saxophonist and composer
61
Charles Moffett
American drummer
62
Fred Ho
American jazz musician, author, and activist
63
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
64
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
65
Matthew Shipp
American jazz pianist and composer
66
Bob Berg
American musician
67
Yusef Lateef
American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
68
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
69
Steve Reich
American composer
70
Donald Ayler
American musician
71
Hossam Ramzy
Egyptian musician
72
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
73
Rent Romus
American musician
