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Abdul Wadud
Abdul Wadud
musician
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Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis
American pianist and composer
2
Jay Hoggard
Jay Hoggard
American musician
3
Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
4
J. D. Parran
J. D. Parran
American musician
5
Andrew Cyrille
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
6
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
American hip hop band
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John Carter
John Carter
American jazz musician
8
Bobby Bradford
Bobby Bradford
American musician
9
Marty Ehrlich
Marty Ehrlich
American musician
10
Oliver Lake
Oliver Lake
American musician
11
Pheeroan akLaff
Pheeroan akLaff
American jazz drummer
12
George Lewis
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
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Buddy Collette
Buddy Collette
American musician
14
Mark Helias
Mark Helias
American musician
15
Sam Rivers
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
16
Ray Anderson
Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
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Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
American musician
18
Bobby Hutcherson
Bobby Hutcherson
American jazz vibraphone and marimba player
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Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
American musician
20
Jane Ira Bloom
Jane Ira Bloom
American jazz saxophonist and composer
21
John Klemmer
John Klemmer
American musician
22
Tom Varner
Tom Varner
American musician
23
Jerome Harris
Jerome Harris
American jazz musician
24
John Blake, Jr.
John Blake, Jr.
American jazz violinist
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Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
26
John Scofield
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
27
Bill Smith
Bill Smith
jazz musician and composer from the United States
28
James Mtume
James Mtume
American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality
29
James Blood Ulmer
James Blood Ulmer
American jazz and blues guitarist and singer
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Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
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Ron Carter
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
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Herb Robertson
Herb Robertson
American musician
33
Tani Tabbal
Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
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Tony Williams
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
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Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
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Jeremy Steig
Jeremy Steig
son of William Steig
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Makanda Ken McIntyre
Makanda Ken McIntyre
American jazz musician and composer
38
Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw
American musician
39
Jim Pepper
Jim Pepper
Kaw-Muscogee Creek jazz musician
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Geri Allen
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
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Victor Lewis
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
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Hubert Laws
Hubert Laws
American flutist and saxophonist
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Dave Liebman
Dave Liebman
American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist
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Anthony Cox
Anthony Cox
American jazz bass player
45
Ted Curson
Ted Curson
Jazz trumpeter
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Phillip Wilson
Phillip Wilson
American drummer (1941-1992)
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Joanna MacGregor
Joanna MacGregor
British musician
48
John Coltrane
John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist
49
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
50
Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson
American musician
James Newton
American flautist, composer, and conductor

James Newton

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American flautist, composer, and conductor
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Awards Received
Guggenheim Fellowship

James W. Newton (born May 1, 1953) is an American jazz and classical flutist.