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Gary Thomas
American musician
1
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
2
Michael Formanek
American jazz bassist
3
Marvin Smith
American musician
4
Michael Cain
American pianist and composer
5
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
6
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
7
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
8
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
9
Bobby Previte
American drummer
10
Dave Holland
British musician
11
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
12
Mark Dresser
American musician
13
Mark Helias
American musician
14
Anthony Cox
American jazz bass player
15
Josh Roseman
American musician
16
Robin Eubanks
American musician
17
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
18
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
19
Don Byron
American musician
20
Herb Robertson
American musician
21
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
22
Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
23
Ravi Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
24
Scott Colley
American musician
25
Tim Berne
American jazz saxophonist
26
Mark Feldman
American violinist
27
Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
28
Julius Hemphill
American saxophonist
29
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
30
Javon Jackson
American musician
31
Bob Berg
American musician
32
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
33
Cameron Brown
American musician
34
Stefon Harris
American musician
35
Terri Lyne Carrington
American jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur
36
Tommy Campbell
American drummer
37
Billy Kilson
American musician
38
Cecil McBee
American bassist
39
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
40
Craig S. Harris
American musician
41
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
42
Mark Shim
Jamaican musician
43
John Clark
American jazz horn player and composer
44
Paul Bollenback
American musician
45
Liberty Ellman
American musician
46
Chris Speed
American musician
47
Tony Reedus
American musician
48
Chris Potter
American musician
49
Melissa Aldana
Chilean saxophonist
50
Arthur Blythe
American musician
51
George Adams
musician
52
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
53
Charnett Moffett
American musician
54
Mike LeDonne
American musician
55
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
56
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
57
Ellery Eskelin
musician
58
Graham Haynes
American musician
59
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
60
Jane Ira Bloom
American jazz saxophonist and composer
61
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
62
Wolfgang Muthspiel
Austrian musician
63
Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
64
Jerome Harris
American jazz musician
65
Iain Ballamy
British musician
66
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Lebanese musician
67
Jeff Hirshfield
American musician
68
Bennie Wallace
American musician
69
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
70
Daniel Humair
Swiss drummer and painter
71
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
72
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
73
Ed Schuller
American musician
74
Brad Jones
American jazz bassist
75
Hank Roberts
American cellist
76
Michael Marcus
American musician
