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Nicole Mitchell
American jazz flutist
1
Hamid Drake
American musician
2
Josh Abrams
American musician
3
Tatsu Aoki
American musician
4
Malachi Favors
American bassist
5
Kent Kessler
American musician
6
Malachi Thompson
American musician
7
Ari Brown
American musician
8
Joseph Jarman
American jazz musician
9
Kahil El'Zabar
American musician
10
Peter Kowald
German free jazz double bassist and tubist
11
Edward Wilkerson
American bandleader
12
Ernest Dawkins
jazz musician
13
Douglas Ewart
American musician
14
Tyler Mitchell
American screenwriter
15
Steve McCall
American jazz drummer
16
Tomeka Reid
American jazz musician
17
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
18
Zane Massey
American saxophonist
19
Ken Vandermark
American jazz composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
20
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
21
Michael Zerang
American percussionist and drummer
22
Victor Sproles
American musician
23
Brad Goode
American musician
24
Robert Barry
American musician
25
Aram Shelton
American clarinetist and jazz musician
26
Alvin Fielder
American drummer
27
Michael Blake
Canadian saxophonist
28
Matana Roberts
American musician
29
Billy Bang
American musician
30
Matt Bauder
American musician
31
Jeb Bishop
American jazz trombone player
32
Tom Wilson
American record producer (1931-1978)
33
Von Freeman
American saxophonist
34
Andrew Lamb
American musician
35
Gary Bartz
American musician
36
Rob Mazurek
American musician
37
Kidd Jordan
American saxophonist
38
Weasel Walter
American composer
39
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
40
Iqua Colson
vocalist, composer, lyricist, arts administrator, and educator from the United States
41
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick
American jazz musician
42
Dana Hall
Jazz drummer
43
Alan Silva
American musician
44
William Parker
American jazz musician
