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Nathaniel "Nat" Perrilliat
New Orleans jazz musician
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Ellis Marsalis Jr.
American pianist
2
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
3
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
4
Ed Blackwell
American musician
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Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
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John Boudreaux Jr.
New Orleans jazz musician
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Louis Hayes
American drummer
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James Genus
American musician
9
Wynton Marsalis
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (born 1961)
10
Bill Dowdy
American musician
11
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
12
Danny Barker
American jazz musician
13
Charnett Moffett
American musician
14
Alvin Tyler
American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger
15
James Clay
American musician
16
Vincent Herring
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
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Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
18
Ted Nash
American musician
19
Steve Masakowski
musical artist
20
Nathan Gershman
American cellist and session musician
21
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
22
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
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David Lee
American jazz drummer
25
Johnny Griffin
American musician
26
Walter Booker
American jazz double-bassist
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Delfeayo Marsalis
American trombonist
28
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist
29
Marvin Smith
American musician
30
Gene Harris
American pianist
31
Joe Zawinul
Austrian composer and pianist
32
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
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Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Harold Mabern
American pianist
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Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist
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Reginald Veal
American musician
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J. C. Heard
American musician
38
Idris Muhammad
American drummer
39
Charlie Byrd
American guitarist
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Gil Evans
American pianist
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Tyler Mitchell
American screenwriter
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Orrin Keepnews
American record producer
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James Carter
American musician
44
Michael Carvin
American musician
45
Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
46
Kidd Jordan
American saxophonist
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Tiger Onitsuka
Japanese jazz drummer (1998-)
48
Ray Bauduc
American musician
49
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
51
Snooks Eaglin
American musician
52
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
53
Junior Mance
American musician
54
Ellery Eskelin
musician
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Sal Nistico
American musician
56
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
57
Harry Connick Jr.
American singer, conductor, pianist, actor, and composer
58
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
59
George Adams
musician
60
Robert Hurst
American jazz bassist
61
James Williams
American jazz pianist
62
Phineas Newborn Jr.
American pianist
63
Lee Young
American musician
64
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
65
Warren Smith
American musician
66
Bobby Timmons
American pianist
67
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
68
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
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Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
70
Wellman Braud
American musician
71
Blue Mitchell
American musician
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Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
