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Renee Rosnes
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
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Victor Lewis
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
2
Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
3
George Adams
George Adams
musician
4
Don Pullen
Don Pullen
American jazz pianist and organist
5
George Mraz
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
6
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
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Cyrus Chestnut
Cyrus Chestnut
American musician
8
Scott Colley
Scott Colley
American musician
9
Russell Malone
Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
10
Gary Smulyan
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
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Eric Harland
Eric Harland
American musician
12
Antonio Hart
Antonio Hart
American musician
13
John Bernard Riley
John Bernard Riley
American musician
14
Charnett Moffett
Charnett Moffett
American musician
15
Peter Bernstein
Peter Bernstein
American musician
16
Jeff "Tain" Watts
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
17
Herlin Riley
Herlin Riley
American musician
18
Kenny Washington
Kenny Washington
American musician
19
Geoffrey Keezer
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
20
James Carter
James Carter
American musician
21
Carl Allen
Carl Allen
American jazz drummer
22
Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna
American pianist
23
Mickey Roker
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
24
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
25
Adam Rogers
Adam Rogers
American musician
26
Kenny Werner
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
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James Genus
James Genus
American musician
28
Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
29
Dennis Mackrel
Dennis Mackrel
jazz musician
30
Marvin Smith
Marvin Smith
American musician
31
Horacio Hernandez
Horacio Hernandez
Cuban musician
32
Ron Carter
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
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Doug Lawrence
Doug Lawrence
American jazz saxophonist
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Cameron Brown
Cameron Brown
American musician
35
Jeremy Pelt
Jeremy Pelt
American jazz trumpeter
36
Cyro Baptista
Cyro Baptista
Brazilian musician
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Jerry Dodgion
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
38
Stefon Harris
Stefon Harris
American musician
39
Marc Johnson
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
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Leroy Williams
Leroy Williams
American jazz drummer
41
George Shearing
George Shearing
British-American jazz pianist
42
Carlos Ward
Carlos Ward
American musician
43
Tony Williams
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
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Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
45
Kenny Garrett
Kenny Garrett
American musician
46
Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Wallace Roney
Wallace Roney
American musician
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Cindy Blackman
Cindy Blackman
American musician
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Terell Stafford
Terell Stafford
American musician
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Modern Jazz Quartet
Modern Jazz Quartet
American jazz ensemble
51
Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Alan Dawson
Alan Dawson
American musician
54
Tom Harrell
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
55
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
56
Reggie Workman
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
57
Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
58
Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
59
Rodney Jones
Rodney Jones
American jazz guitarist and bassist, born 30 August 1956 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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Billy Kilson
Billy Kilson
American musician
61
Trilok Gurtu
Trilok Gurtu
Indian musician
62
Ryan Kisor
Ryan Kisor
American musician
63
Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
64
Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
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Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin
American jazz vocalist
66
Gene Harris
Gene Harris
American pianist
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Sam Rivers
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
68
Antonio Sánchez
Antonio Sánchez
Mexican jazz drummer, composer
69
Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
70
Hiromi Uehara
Hiromi Uehara
Japanese-born jazz composer and pianist (1979-)
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Roy Hargrove
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
72
John Stubblefield
John Stubblefield
American musician
73
Bobby Battle
Bobby Battle
American musician
74
Freddy Cole
Freddy Cole
American jazz singer and pianist
75
Simon Phillips
Simon Phillips
English drummer (born 1957)
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Ed Bickert
Ed Bickert
Canadian musician
77
Rufus Reid
Rufus Reid
American musician
78
Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
American musician (1948-2018)
79
Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
80
Hein van de Geyn
Hein van de Geyn
Dutch jazz bassist
Lewis Nash
American drummer

Lewis Nash

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American drummer
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Lewis Nash (born December 30, 1958) is an American jazz drummer. According to Modern Drummer magazine, Nash has one of the longest discographies in jazz and has played on over 400 records, earning him the honor of Jazz's Most Valuable Player by the magazine in its May 2009 issue.

Nash is noted for his adaptability to a vast array of genres, as evidenced by his performances with such different musicians as Tommy Flanagan and Don Pullen. Nash has made 5 recordings as bandleader: Rhythm is My Business (1989), It Don't Mean a Thing (2003 Japanese import) and Stompin' at the Savoy (2005 Japanese import), Lewis Nash and the Bebop All-Stars featuring Frank Wess (2008 Japanese Import), and The Highest Mountain (2012). In 2008, Nash became part of The Blue Note 7, a septet formed that year in honor of the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records.