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Larry Grenadier
Larry Grenadier
American bassist
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Leon Parker
Leon Parker
American musician
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Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
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Jeff Ballard
Jeff Ballard
American drummer
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Peter Bernstein
Peter Bernstein
American musician
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Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Carl Allen
Carl Allen
American jazz drummer
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Albert Heath
Albert Heath
American drummer
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Aaron Parks
Aaron Parks
American musician
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Mark Guiliana
Mark Guiliana
American drummer
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Sam Yahel
Sam Yahel
American jazz musician
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Eric Harland
Eric Harland
American musician
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Joshua Redman
Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Benny Green
Benny Green
American musician
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Kenny Washington
Kenny Washington
American musician
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Scott Colley
Scott Colley
American musician
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Jesper Bodilsen
Jesper Bodilsen
Danish musician
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Marvin Smith
Marvin Smith
American musician
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Eddie Henderson
Eddie Henderson
American musician
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Gary Smulyan
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
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Geoffrey Keezer
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
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Joe Farnsworth
Joe Farnsworth
American musician
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Ralph Peterson, Jr.
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
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Patrick Zimmerli
Patrick Zimmerli
American musician and composer (born 1968)
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Lionel Loueke
Lionel Loueke
guitarist
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Myron Walden
Myron Walden
American musician
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Bobby Timmons
Bobby Timmons
American pianist
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John Swana
John Swana
American jazz musician
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Dave Stryker
Dave Stryker
American musician
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Philly Joe Jones
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
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Eric Alexander
Eric Alexander
American saxophonist
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Brian Blade
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
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Christian McBride
Christian McBride
American musician
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Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Eli Degibri
Eli Degibri
Israeli-born jazz saxophonists and composer
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Pierre Michelot
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
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Jymie Merritt
Jymie Merritt
American bassist
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Kurt Rosenwinkel
Kurt Rosenwinkel
American jazz guitarist and keyboardist
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Jonathan Kreisberg
Jonathan Kreisberg
American musician
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Philip Catherine
Philip Catherine
musician
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Mulgrew Miller
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
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Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
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Jesper Lundgaard
Jesper Lundgaard
Danish musician
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Bobby Broom
Bobby Broom
American musician
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Craig Taborn
Craig Taborn
American musician
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Chris Cheek
Chris Cheek
American musician
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Melissa Aldana
Melissa Aldana
Chilean saxophonist
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George Mraz
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
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Jeff "Tain" Watts
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
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Billy Drummond
Billy Drummond
American musician
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Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
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Florian Weber
Florian Weber
German composer and pianist
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Mike LeDonne
Mike LeDonne
American musician
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Ben Riley
Ben Riley
American drummer
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Tony Reedus
Tony Reedus
American musician
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Conrad Herwig
Conrad Herwig
American musician
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Addison Farmer
Addison Farmer
American musician
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Alex Sipiagin
Alex Sipiagin
Russian musician
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Richard Wyands
Richard Wyands
hard bop pianist
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Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey
American musician
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Jorge Rossy
Jorge Rossy
Spanish jazz musician
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Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
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Gregory Tardy
Gregory Tardy
American jazz musician
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Ray Drummond
Ray Drummond
American musician
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Clifford Jordan
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
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Javon Jackson
Javon Jackson
American musician
Kevin Hays
American musician

Kevin Hays

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Kevin Hays (born May 1, 1968) is an American jazz pianist and composer. He began playing in New York while still at high school and led his first record date in 1990. He has recorded more than twenty albums as leader or co-leader, including three each for SteepleChase and Blue Note Records. He led a long-standing trio with bassist Doug Weiss and drummer Bill Stewart, and has also sung with his New Day Trio of bassist Rob Jost and drummer Greg Joseph.