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Scott Wendholt
Scott Wendholt
American musician
1
Herbie Steward
Herbie Steward
American musician
2
Don Lamond
Don Lamond
American musician
3
Vido Musso
Vido Musso
Italian musician
4
John Bernard Riley
John Bernard Riley
American musician
5
Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
6
Herbie Harper
Herbie Harper
American musician
7
Margie Hyams
Margie Hyams
jazz vibraphonist
8
Ralph Burns
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
9
Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
10
Tim Hagans
Tim Hagans
American musician
11
Eddie Safranski
Eddie Safranski
American musician
12
Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews
American musician
13
Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
14
Jerry Coker
Jerry Coker
American musician
15
Lee Katzman
Lee Katzman
American musician
16
Thomas Raymond Kelly
Thomas Raymond Kelly
American musician
17
Tony Aless
Tony Aless
Jazz pianist
18
Carl Fontana
Carl Fontana
American musician
19
Bill Chase
Bill Chase
American trumpeter
20
Gary Foster
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
21
John Eckert
John Eckert
American jazz trumpeter
22
Allan Ganley
Allan Ganley
British musician
23
Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
24
Joey Baron
Joey Baron
American avant-garde jazz drummer
25
Jack Six
Jack Six
US-american jazz musician
26
Mark Egan
Mark Egan
American jazz musician
27
Billy Bauer
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
28
Woody Herman
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Danny Gottlieb
Danny Gottlieb
American drummer
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Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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Bruce Ditmas
Bruce Ditmas
American musician
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Victor Lewis
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
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Dewey Redman
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
34
Hal Galper
Hal Galper
American pianist
35
Lennie Niehaus
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
36
Manny Albam
Manny Albam
musician and composer
37
Rolf Ericson
Rolf Ericson
Swedish musician
38
Don Rendell
Don Rendell
British saxophonist
39
Al Porcino
Al Porcino
American musician
40
Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
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Ed Soph
Ed Soph
American drummer
42
Buddy Childers
Buddy Childers
American musician
43
Hal McIntyre
Hal McIntyre
American musician
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Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
American jazz singer
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Richie Kamuca
Richie Kamuca
American musician
46
Gene Allen
Gene Allen
American musician
47
Adam Nussbaum
Adam Nussbaum
American jazz drummer
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Joe LaBarbera
Joe LaBarbera
American musician
49
Mel Wanzo
Mel Wanzo
American trombonist
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Panama Francis
Panama Francis
American musician
51
Herb Pomeroy
Herb Pomeroy
American trumpeter
52
Rube Bloom
Rube Bloom
American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, recording artist, vocalist, and author
53
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
54
Jackie Mills
Jackie Mills
55
Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
56
Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Phil Urso
Phil Urso
American musician, tenor saxophone
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Brad Goode
Brad Goode
American musician
59
Stu Martin
Stu Martin
American musician
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
61
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
62
Buddy Morrow
Buddy Morrow
American trombonist and bandleader
63
Dee Barton
Dee Barton
composer, arranger
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Johnny Vidacovich
Johnny Vidacovich
American jazz percussionist
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Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
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Craig Handy
Craig Handy
American tenor saxophonist
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The Four Freshmen
The Four Freshmen
American band
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Steve Ellington
Steve Ellington
American musician
69
Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
70
Walter Bishop Jr.
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
71
Biréli Lagrène
Biréli Lagrène
French guitarist and bassist
John Von Ohlen
jazz musician

John Von Ohlen

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John Von Ohlen (May 13, 1941 Indianapolis, Indiana – October 3, 2018, Cincinnati, Ohio) was an American jazz drummer who worked for Woody Herman in 1967 and 1969, then with Stan Kenton from 1970 to 1972. He began playing Trombone in middle school, and played through high school. He graduated from North Central High School in 1960. He then went to North Texas State briefly, but returned to Indianapolis shortly after.

Von Ohlen led the Blue Wisp Big Band in Cincinnati from 1980 to 2018, and his own groups under his name ranging from quartets to big band. From 1967 to 1968, Von Ohlen toured with Billy Maxted’s Manhattan Jazz Band. In the 1980s and 1990s, Von Ohlen was a member of a big band led by the pianist Steve Allee.

Von Ohlen died on October 3, 2018 at the age of 77.