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Lionel Loueke
guitarist
1
Gretchen Parlato
American singer
2
Marcus Wyatt
South African musician
3
Mark Guiliana
American drummer
4
Herbie Hancock
American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor
5
Jean Toussaint
jazz musician
6
Habib Faye
Senegalese musicians
7
Richard Bona
Cameroon-American jazz bassist and musician
8
Kevin Hays
American musician
9
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
10
Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist
11
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist
12
Buddy Collette
American musician
13
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
14
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
15
Tete Montoliu
Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933-1997)
16
Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
17
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
18
Bokani Dyer
Motswana-South African composer
19
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
20
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
21
Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble
22
Mathias Eick
Norwegian musician
23
Lee Young
American musician
24
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
American musician
25
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
26
Bheki Mseleku
South African musician
27
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
28
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
29
Ludovico Einaudi
Italian composer and pianist
30
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
31
Al Viola
American musician
32
Joe Lovano
American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist
33
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
34
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician
35
Buddy Bolden
American cornetist and jazz pioneer
36
Willie Smith
American musician
37
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
38
Don Friedman
American jazz pianist
39
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
40
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
41
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist
42
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
43
Jack Wilkins
American musician
44
Chico Hamilton
American musician
45
Paul Smith
jazz pianist from the United States
46
Jackie Paris
American singer
47
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
48
Robert Irving III
American pianist and composer
49
Bobby Wellins
Scottish jazz musician
50
Jay Leonhart
American double bassist, singer, and songwriter
51
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
52
Bud Powell
American pianist and composer
53
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
54
Stewart Levine
American record producer
55
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
56
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
57
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
58
Derrick Hodge
American musician
59
Sal Nistico
American musician
60
Steve Swell
American musician
61
Clark Tracey
British musician
62
Archie Shepp
American jazz musician
