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Cecil Taylor
American jazz pianist and poet
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Evan Parker
English saxophonist
2
Roy Campbell, Jr.
American trumpeter (1952-2014)
3
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
4
Albert Ayler
American jazz saxophonist
5
Rent Romus
American musician
6
Burton Greene
American musician
7
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
8
Henry Grimes
American musician
9
Joëlle Léandre
French double bassist, vocalist and composer
10
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
11
Steve Swell
American musician
12
Jimmy Lyons
American jazz saxophonist
13
AMM
British free improvisation group
14
J. D. Parran
American musician
15
Gavin Bryars
British musician
16
Thomas Chapin
American musician
17
Fred Lonberg-Holm
American musician
18
John Stevens
English drummer
19
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
20
Chris Kelsey
American musician
21
Metal Machine Trio
American musical band
22
Ronald Shannon Jackson
American drummer
23
John Zorn
American composer, saxophonist and bandleader
24
Paul Murphy
American musician
25
Tora Augestad
Jazz vocalist and actor
26
Jemeel Moondoc
American musician
27
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
28
Theo Jörgensmann
German musician
29
Vinny Golia
American musician
30
Alan Silva
American musician
31
Tyshawn Sorey
American composer and multi-instrumentalist
32
Karen Borca
American musician
33
Thomas Strønen
Jazz drummer
34
Anthony Braxton
American musician, composer, and philosopher
35
Barry Guy
British musician
36
Derek Bailey
British guitarist
37
Mat Walerian
jazz musician
38
Jamie Muir
British musician
39
Han Bennink
Dutch musician
40
Dave Burrell
American musician
41
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
42
Frank Wright
American jazz musician
43
Elliott Sharp
American musician
44
Hélène Breschand
45
Jean-Pierre Drouet
French composer
46
Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
47
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
48
Byard Lancaster
American saxophonist
49
Sirone
American musician
50
Douglas Ewart
American musician
51
Karl Berger
German jazz vibraphonist, pianist and composer
52
Dennis González
American musician
53
Thomas Borgmann
musician
54
Trevor Watts
English jazz musician
55
Fred Frith
English musician, composer and improvisor
56
Mark-Anthony Turnage
English composer
57
Stafford James
American musician
58
William Parker
American jazz musician
59
Julia Feldman
Israeli musician
60
Organ trio
trio including a Hammond organ
61
Jim Pugliese
American musician
62
Ellery Eskelin
musician
63
Peter Kowald
German free jazz double bassist and tubist
