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Thurman Barker
Thurman Barker
American jazz drummer
1
John Lindberg
John Lindberg
American musician
2
Steve McCall
Steve McCall
American jazz drummer
3
Franz Koglmann
Franz Koglmann
Austrian jazz trumpeter and composer
4
Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
5
J. D. Parran
J. D. Parran
American musician
6
Pheeroan akLaff
Pheeroan akLaff
American jazz drummer
7
Reggie Nicholson
Reggie Nicholson
American musician
8
Gerry Hemingway
Gerry Hemingway
American drummer
9
Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith
American jazz trumpeter and composer
10
Joseph Jarman
Joseph Jarman
American jazz musician
11
Leroy Jenkins
Leroy Jenkins
composer and Avant-garde Jazz violinist and violist
12
Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton
American musician, composer, and philosopher
13
Marilyn Crispell
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
14
Tani Tabbal
Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
15
Mark Dresser
Mark Dresser
American musician
16
Tom Varner
Tom Varner
American musician
17
George Lewis
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
18
Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
19
Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
20
Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
21
Vinny Golia
Vinny Golia
American musician
22
Douglas Ewart
Douglas Ewart
American musician
23
Warren Smith
Warren Smith
American musician
24
Hugh Ragin
Hugh Ragin
American musician
25
Don Byron
Don Byron
American musician
26
Myra Melford
Myra Melford
Jazz pianist and composer
27
Don Moye
Don Moye
American percussionist
28
Vijay Iyer
Vijay Iyer
American jazz musician
29
Baikida Carroll
Baikida Carroll
American musician
30
Chris Speed
Chris Speed
American musician
31
Richard Teitelbaum
Richard Teitelbaum
American composer
32
Billy Bang
Billy Bang
American musician
33
Jay Hoggard
Jay Hoggard
American musician
34
Barry Altschul
Barry Altschul
American drummer
35
Mark Helias
Mark Helias
American musician
36
Mario Pavone
Mario Pavone
American musician
37
Marty Ehrlich
Marty Ehrlich
American musician
38
Newman Taylor Baker
Newman Taylor Baker
American musician
39
Bobby Previte
Bobby Previte
American drummer
40
Taylor Ho Bynum
Taylor Ho Bynum
American musician
41
Ellery Eskelin
Ellery Eskelin
musician
42
Ray Anderson
Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
43
Charles "Bobo" Shaw
Charles "Bobo" Shaw
American musician
44
Albert Heath
Albert Heath
American drummer
45
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Mark-Anthony Turnage
English composer
46
Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis
American pianist and composer
47
Wolter Wierbos
Wolter Wierbos
Dutch musician
48
Ed Schuller
Ed Schuller
American musician
49
Oliver Lake
Oliver Lake
American musician
James Emery
American musician

James Emery

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American musician
Genres
Awards Received
Guggenheim Fellowship
Music

James Emery (born December 21, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist. He grew up in Willoughby, Ohio and Shaker Heights, Ohio. Emery plays archtop guitar, semi-acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and soprano guitar.