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Anthony Davis
American pianist and composer
1
Pheeroan akLaff
American jazz drummer
2
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
3
James Newton
American flautist, composer, and conductor
4
Kenny Kirkland
American musician
5
Cecil McBee
American bassist
6
Jerome Harris
American jazz musician
7
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
8
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
9
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
10
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
11
Steve McCall
American jazz drummer
12
George Duvivier
American musician
13
Abdul Wadud
musician
14
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
15
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
16
Dave Taylor
American musician
17
David Friedman
American jazz percussionist
18
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
19
Don Moye
American percussionist
20
John Blake, Jr.
American jazz violinist
21
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
22
Oliver Lake
American musician
23
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
24
J. D. Parran
American musician
25
Chico Freeman
American saxophonist
26
Mike Richmond
American musician
27
Dave Holland
British musician
28
Michael Gregory
American jazz, blues and rock musician
29
Lew Soloff
American musician
30
Barry Rogers
American musician
31
Louis Hayes
American drummer
32
Ahmed Abdullah
jazz musician
33
Ben Riley
American drummer
34
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
35
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
36
Douglas Ewart
American musician
37
Larry Bunker
American musician
38
Arthur Blythe
American musician
39
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
40
Bob Magnusson
American musician
41
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
42
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
43
Marty Ehrlich
American musician
44
Warren Smith
American musician
45
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
46
George Coleman
American musician
47
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
48
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
49
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
50
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
51
Sammy Figueroa
American percussionist
52
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
53
Larry Gales
American musician
54
Eddie Bert
American musician
55
Rufus Reid
American musician
56
Jimmie Smith
American jazz drummer
57
Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
58
John Carter
American jazz musician
59
Paul Jackson, Jr.
American musician
60
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
61
Barry Finnerty
American musician
62
Phillip Wilson
American drummer (1941-1992)
63
Bunny Brunel
French musician
64
Chris Parker
American drummer
65
Ted Curson
Jazz trumpeter
66
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
67
Jim Gilstrap
American singer
68
Alex Blake
American musician
69
Reggie Johnson
American musician
70
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
71
Bobby Broom
American musician
72
Bobby Naughton
American musician
73
Nat Reeves
American musician
74
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
75
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
76
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
77
Milt Jackson
American musician
78
Al Foster
American musician
79
Dave Samuels
American musician
80
Sherman Ferguson
American musician
