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Ray Drummond
American musician
1
Cecil McBee
American bassist
2
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
3
Ben Riley
American drummer
4
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
5
Rufus Reid
American musician
6
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
7
Claudio Roditi
Brazilian musician
8
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
9
Cyrus Chestnut
American musician
10
Dave Holland
British musician
11
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
12
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
13
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
14
Albert Heath
American drummer
15
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
16
David Williams
American jazz musician
17
Gary Thomas
American musician
18
John Stubblefield
American musician
19
Steve Nelson
American musician
20
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
21
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
22
Jimmy Raney
American musician
23
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
24
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
25
Al Foster
American musician
26
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
27
Marvin Smith
American musician
28
Walter Booker
American jazz double-bassist
29
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
30
Eddie Henderson
American musician
31
Chris Potter
American musician
32
Dayna Stephens
American jazz saxophonist and composer
33
Howard Johnson
American musician
34
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
35
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
36
Reggie Johnson
American musician
37
Donald Brown
American musician
38
Tony Reedus
American musician
39
Robin Eubanks
American musician
40
Kirk Lightsey
American musician
41
Stephen Scott
American musician
42
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
43
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
44
Dannie Richmond
American drummer
45
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
46
David Kikoski
American musician
47
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
48
Kenny Drew, Jr.
American pianist
49
Gil Goldstein
American jazz pianist and accordionist
50
Adam Rogers
American musician
51
Kenny Kirkland
American musician
52
Scott Colley
American musician
53
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
54
Abbey Lincoln
American singer (1930-2010)
55
Kevin Hays
American musician
56
Ravi Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
57
Alan Broadbent
Jazz Pianist
58
Dave Liebman
American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist
59
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
60
Chris Cheek
American musician
61
Billy Harper
American musician
62
Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
63
Kenny Garrett
American musician
64
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
65
Roland Hanna
American pianist
66
Ray Mantilla
American jazz drummer
67
Louis Hayes
American drummer
68
James Williams
American jazz pianist
69
Junko Onishi
Japanese jazz pianist (1967-)
70
Mike Richmond
American musician
71
Terell Stafford
American musician
72
Peter Bernstein
American musician
73
Seamus Blake
Canadian jazz saxophonist
74
Charnett Moffett
American musician
75
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player
