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Lars Edegran
Swedish musician
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Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
2
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
3
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
4
George Baquet
American musician
5
Jimmie Noone
American musician
6
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
7
Blanche Thomas
American musician
8
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
9
Ray Bauduc
American musician
10
Joe Robichaux
American musician
11
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
12
Frank Fields
American musician
13
Louis Cottrell, Sr.
American musician
14
Ben Pollack
American musician
15
Papa Bue
Danish trombonist and bandleader
16
Sonny Clay
American musician
17
Santo Pecora
American musician
18
Bunny Berigan
American musician
19
Gil Evans
American pianist
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Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
21
Baby Dodds
American musician
22
Red Saunders
American musician
23
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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John Lindsay
American jazz musician
25
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
26
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
27
Minor Hall
American musician
28
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
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Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
30
Danny Barker
American jazz musician
31
Kid Thomas Valentine
American jazz musician
32
Kid Rena
American musician
33
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
34
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
35
Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
36
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
37
Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer
38
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
39
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
40
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
41
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
42
Fritz Brocksieper
German musician
43
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger
44
Jean Goldkette
American musician
45
Albert "June" Gardner
New Orleans jazz musician
46
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
47
Sammy Rimington
British musician
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Rebirth Brass Band
American brass band
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Carla Bley
American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader
