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Dave Holland
British musician
1
Keith Jarrett
American jazz and classical music pianist and composer
2
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
3
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
4
Gary Peacock
American double-bassist
5
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
6
Freddie Hubbard
American musician
7
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
8
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
9
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
10
Ron McClure
American jazz bassist
11
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
12
Michael Brecker
American musician
13
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
14
Mike Stern
American jazz guitarist
15
Herbie Hancock
American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor
16
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
17
Arthur Blythe
American musician
18
Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
19
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
20
George Coleman
American musician
21
Steve Kuhn
American pianist
22
Joanne Brackeen
American musician and jazz educator
23
Mino Cinelu
French musician
24
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
25
Miroslav Vitouš
Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist
26
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
27
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
28
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
29
Gary Husband
British musician
30
Harmen Fraanje
jazz musician
31
Organ trio
trio including a Hammond organ
32
Percy Heath
American musician
33
Dave Liebman
American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist
34
Weather Report
American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s
35
John Purcell
American jazz saxophonist
36
Ralph Towner
American musician
37
Billy Cobham
American jazz drummer
38
Trilok Gurtu
Indian musician
39
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
