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Ronnie Burrage
American musician
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Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
2
Cyrus Chestnut
American musician
3
Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
4
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
5
Curtis Lundy
American musician
6
Regina Carter
American musician
7
Lewis Nash
American drummer
8
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
9
Dave Pell
American musician
10
Charnett Moffett
American musician
11
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
12
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
13
Rodney Jones
American jazz guitarist and bassist, born 30 August 1956 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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Eddie Allen
jazz musician
15
Oliver Lake
American musician
16
Dave Holland
British musician
17
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
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Craig Handy
American tenor saxophonist
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Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
20
John Stubblefield
American musician
21
Junior Mance
American musician
22
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
23
Jay Berliner
American musician
24
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
25
Craig S. Harris
American musician
26
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
27
Phillip Wilson
American drummer (1941-1992)
28
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
29
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
30
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
31
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
32
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
33
Josh Roseman
American musician
34
Cyro Baptista
Brazilian musician
35
Reginald Veal
American musician
36
Jeffery Smith
American singer
37
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
38
Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist
39
Tate Houston
American saxophonist
40
Curtis Counce
American musician
41
Jaribu Shahid
American jazz bassist
42
Helen Merrill
American recording artist; jazz vocalist
43
Warren Smith
American musician
44
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
45
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
46
Johnny Griffin
American musician
47
Bobby Watson
composer
48
Ryan Kisor
American musician
49
D. D. Jackson
Canadian musician
50
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
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Rodney Whitaker
American jazz double bass player, educator
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Lars Gullin
Swedish musician
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Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
