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Aaron Diehl

American jazz pianist

1

Cécile McLorin Salvant

American jazz singer of French and Haitian roots

2

Jon-Erik Kellso

American musician

3

Wynton Marsalis

American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (born 1961)

4

Eric Reed

American musician

5

Delfeayo Marsalis

American trombonist

6

Ted Nash

American musician

7

James Chirillo

Jazz guitar

8

Rodney Whitaker

American jazz double bass player, educator

9

Pedrito Martinez

musician

10

Snarky Puppy

American jazz rock band

11

Charnett Moffett

American musician

12

Branford Marsalis

American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)

13

Willie Jones, III

American drummer

14

Herlin Riley

American musician

15

Ellis Marsalis Jr.

American pianist

16

Catherine Russell

singer

17

Wycliffe Gordon

American musician

18

Christian McBride

American musician

19

Terence Blanchard

American musician and composer

20

Marcus Roberts

American musician

21

Art Blakey

American jazz drummer and bandleader

22

Jacky Terrasson

jazz musician

23

Cassandra Wilson

American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi

24

Herbie Hancock

American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor

25

Michel Camilo

Dominican Grammy-award winning pianist and composer (born 1954)

26

Jon Hendricks

American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian

27

Randy Waldman

American musician

28

George Benson

American recording artist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter

29

Jeff "Tain" Watts

American musician

30

Ralph Peterson, Jr.

American jazz drummer

31

Bobby McFerrin

American jazz vocalist

32

Kenny Kirkland

American musician

33

Joe Temperley

Scottish musician

34

Jimmy Cobb

American jazz drummer

35

Harry Connick Jr.

American singer, conductor, pianist, actor, and composer

36

Melissa Aldana

Chilean saxophonist

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Stanley Crouch

American writer

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Billy Childs

American jazz pianist

39

Clark Terry

American swing and bebop musician