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Ryo Kawasaki
Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)
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Michael Mantler
Michael Mantler
Austrian musician
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The Prisoners
The Prisoners
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Frank Ricotti
Frank Ricotti
British musician
4
Tony Reeves
Tony Reeves
British musician
5
Sam Rivers
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
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Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
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Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
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Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
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Don Ellis
Don Ellis
American jazz musician
10
Didier Malherbe
Didier Malherbe
French saxophonist
11
The Tony Williams Lifetime
The Tony Williams Lifetime
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Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer
Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer
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Tubby Hayes
Tubby Hayes
British jazz musician
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Sky
Sky
British/Australian instrumental group
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Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty
French musician
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Harold McNair
Harold McNair
Jamaican musician
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Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
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Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
American organist
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Jack Bruce
Jack Bruce
Scottish musician, bassist of Cream
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David Matthews
David Matthews
American musician
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Ladi Geisler
Ladi Geisler
Czech musician
22
John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
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Jesper Lundgaard
Jesper Lundgaard
Danish musician
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Nigel Hitchcock
Nigel Hitchcock
British musician
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Sinan Alimanović
Sinan Alimanović
Bosnian jazz pianist
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Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
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Tony Williams
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
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J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Return to Forever
Return to Forever
American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea
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Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
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Modern Jazz Quartet
Modern Jazz Quartet
American jazz ensemble
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Gerard Presencer
Gerard Presencer
British musician
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Creed Taylor
Creed Taylor
American record producer
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Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker
British composer and musician
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Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
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Keith Tippett
Keith Tippett
British pianist
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Chuck Mangione
Chuck Mangione
American jazz musician
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Johnny Pearson
Johnny Pearson
British composer, orchestra leader and pianist (1925-2011)
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Nicholas Payton
Nicholas Payton
American musician
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Michael Blake
Michael Blake
Canadian saxophonist
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Alison Limerick
Alison Limerick
British singer
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Supersilent
Supersilent
Norwegian band that plays avant-garde music
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Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil
Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil
American alternative rock supergroup
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Bleu
Bleu
musician
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Moe Koffman
Moe Koffman
Canadian musician
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Harry South
Harry South
British musician
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Lonnie Smith
Lonnie Smith
American jazz musician
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The Wall
The Wall
punk rock band
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Ernie Watts
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
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George Adams
George Adams
musician
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Henry Lowther
Henry Lowther
British musician
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John Surman
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
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Clock DVA
Clock DVA
English band
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Mick Taylor
Mick Taylor
British rock musician, former member of The Rolling Stones
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Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
band that plays jazz
James Taylor Quartet
band that plays jazz

James Taylor Quartet

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band that plays jazz
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The James Taylor Quartet (or JTQ) are a British four-piece jazz funk band formed in 1985 by Hammond organ player James Taylor following the break-up of his former band The Prisoners, and in the wake of Stiff Records' bankruptcy. The band consists of James Taylor (organ), Mark Cox (guitar), Andrew McKinney (bass), and Pat Illingworth (drums). Recordings and live performances often include vocalist Yvonne Yanney.