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Michael Formanek
American jazz bassist
1
Carl Filipiak
American musician
2
Freddie Redd
American pianist
3
Craig Taborn
American musician
4
Keith Jarrett
American jazz and classical music pianist and composer
5
Clarke Peters
American actor, singer, writer and director
6
Carl Allen
American jazz drummer
7
Elmo Hope
American musician
8
Frank Lacy
American musician
9
Fabian Almazan
jazz pianist, composer
10
Ray Bryant
American pianist
11
Dave Burrell
American musician
12
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
13
Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist
14
Bud Powell
American pianist and composer
15
Pete La Roca
American drummer
16
Todd Cochran
American musician
17
Dan Deacon
American musician
18
John Deacon
English musician, guitarist, songwriter
19
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
20
Lucia Micarelli
American musician
21
Sonny Landreth
American musician
22
Bill Anschell
American musician
23
Vince Giordano
American musician and arranger
24
George Duke
American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (1946-2013)
25
Warren Wolf
jazz musician
26
Billy Childs
American jazz pianist
27
Mose Allison
American jazz blues pianist and singer
28
Trombone Shorty
American trombone player
29
Rebirth Brass Band
American brass band
30
Ellery Eskelin
musician
31
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
32
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
33
Kermit Ruffins
American musician
34
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
35
Bob Northern
American jazz musician
36
Fred Hersch
American musician
37
Kris Davis
Canadian jazz pianist and composer
38
Marty Ehrlich
American musician
39
Mary Halvorson
US avant-garde jazz guitarist
40
Soul Rebels Brass Band
New Orleans based brass ensemble
41
McCoy Tyner
American jazz pianist
42
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
43
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
44
Donald Harrison
musician, composer, producer, instructor
45
J Roddy Walston and the Business
former American rock band
46
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
47
Thelonious Monk
American jazz pianist and composer
48
Marian McPartland
British pianist, composer, writer and radio host
49
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist
50
Woody Shaw
American musician
51
Jessica Williams
American jazz pianist
52
Jon Batiste
American cross-genre musician
53
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
54
James Crawford
New Orleans R&B musician (1934-2012)
55
James Emery
American musician
56
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
