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Verneri Pohjola
Finnish jazz composer and trumpeter
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Ulf Wakenius
Swedish musician
2
Jan Lundgren
Swedish jazz pianist and composer
3
Knut Riisnæs
musician
4
Palle Danielsson
Swedish jazz musician; double bassist and composer
5
Dave Holland
British musician
6
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
7
Knut Værnes
jazz guitarist
8
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
9
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
10
John Taylor
British jazz pianist
11
Jon Balke
Norvegian jazz pianist, composer and professor
12
Xavier Desandre Navarre
musician
13
Nils Petter Molvær
Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer and music producer
14
Tigran Hamasyan
Armenian musician
15
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
16
Christian McBride
American musician
17
Magnus Öström
Swedish drummer
18
John Patitucci
American jazz bassist and composer
19
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
20
Kyle Eastwood
American jazz bassist, actor and film composer
21
Don Thompson
Canadian musician
22
Terje Gewelt
Norwegian musician
23
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
24
Soft Machine
English rock band
25
Billy Childs
American jazz pianist
26
Peter Erskine
American musician
27
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
28
Tony Reeves
British musician
29
Marc Copland
American musician
30
Keith Jarrett
American jazz and classical music pianist and composer
31
Theo Travis
British saxophonist
32
Dave Brubeck
American jazz pianist and composer
33
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
34
Mathias Eick
Norwegian musician
35
Tommy Smith
Scottish saxophone player
36
Barre Phillips
American bassist
37
Antonio Sánchez
Mexican jazz drummer, composer
38
Craig Taborn
American musician
39
Andy McKee
American bassist
40
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
41
Michael Wollny
German jazz pianist and composer
42
Lars Ulrich
Danish drummer, songwriter, and record producer
43
Greg Kurstin
American record producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
44
Fred Frith
English musician, composer and improvisor
45
Christian Wallumrød
jazz musician
46
David Berkman
American musician
47
Anthony Braxton
American musician, composer, and philosopher
48
Stanley Clarke
American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever
49
Chris Jennings
Canadian musician in Paris France
50
John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist
51
Chris Brubeck
American musician
52
Jerry Bergonzi
American jazz musician
53
Manfred Eicher
German record producer
54
Jason Newsted
American musician
55
John Paul Jones
English multi-instrumentalist, producer, bassist of Led Zeppelin
56
Nils Landgren
Swedish musician
57
Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
58
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
59
McCoy Tyner
American jazz pianist
60
Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
61
Avishai Cohen
Israeli jazz bassist, composer, singer and arranger
