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Darius Milhaud
French composer, conductor and teacher (1892-1974)
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Dick Collins
American musician
2
Dave Brubeck
American jazz pianist and composer
3
Bill Smith
jazz musician and composer from the United States
4
Bob Bates
American jazz bassist
5
Paul Desmond
American recording artist; jazz musician
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Wyatt Ruther
American musician
7
Marshal Royal
American musician
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Chris Brubeck
American musician
9
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician
10
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
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Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
12
Clancy Hayes
American musician
13
Anton Schwartz
American musician
14
Joe Dodge
American musician
15
Ron Crotty
American guitarist
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Piero Bellugi
Italian conductor
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Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
18
Pete Rugolo
American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer (1915-2011)
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Teddy Bunn
American musician
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Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
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Marcus Rojas
American musician
22
Morton Subotnick
American neo-classical composer and avant-garde electronic musician
23
Mark Levine
American musician
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Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
25
Joe Morello
American jazz drummer
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Grover Washington, Jr.
American recording artist, jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist (1943-1999)
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Barry Finnerty
American musician
28
Chad Lefkowitz Brown
American saxophinist
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Aram Shelton
American clarinetist and jazz musician
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Steve Turre
American jazz trombonist
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Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Eddie Duran
American jazz guitarist
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Herbie Steward
American musician
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Jake Porter
American musician, record label owner
35
John Mehegan
American musician
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Richard Wyands
hard bop pianist
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Bobby McFerrin
American jazz vocalist
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Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
