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Mars Williams
Mars Williams
American musician
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Billy Martin
Billy Martin
US jazz drummer
2
Ray Anderson
Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
3
Mitchel Forman
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
4
Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
5
Charles Davis
Charles Davis
American musician
6
Soulive
Soulive
7
Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
8
Hugh Ragin
Hugh Ragin
American musician
9
Down to the Bone
Down to the Bone
band
10
Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith
American jazz trumpeter and composer
11
Ravi Coltrane
Ravi Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
12
Gilles Peterson
Gilles Peterson
French DJ and radio presenter
13
Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
14
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
American rock music band
15
Randy Sandke
Randy Sandke
American musician
16
Javon Jackson
Javon Jackson
American musician
17
Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
18
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
19
Jerome Harris
Jerome Harris
American jazz musician
20
Najee
Najee
American musician
21
Red Holloway
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
22
Ray Nance
Ray Nance
American musician
23
Eddie Daniels
Eddie Daniels
American musician
24
Gerald Veasley
Gerald Veasley
American musician
25
Ronnie Burrage
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
26
Chris Potter
Chris Potter
American musician
27
Kent Kessler
Kent Kessler
American musician
28
Pete Tong
Pete Tong
British DJ
29
Christian McBride
Christian McBride
American musician
30
George Colligan
George Colligan
American musician
31
Barry Altschul
Barry Altschul
American drummer
32
Terry Callier
Terry Callier
American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter
33
Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
34
Oliver Lake
Oliver Lake
American musician
35
Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
36
Edward Wilkerson
Edward Wilkerson
American bandleader
37
Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
38
Bob James
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
39
Money Johnson
Money Johnson
American musician
40
Christian Scott
Christian Scott
American jazz composer and trumpeter
41
Racebannon
Racebannon
American band
42
Thomas Chapin
Thomas Chapin
American musician
43
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai
British acid jazz band
44
Duško Gojković
Duško Gojković
Serbian musician
45
Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
46
Giovanni Hidalgo
Giovanni Hidalgo
Puerto Rican percussionist and music educator
47
Richard Williams
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
48
Billy Kilson
Billy Kilson
American musician
49
Wayne Bergeron
Wayne Bergeron
American musician
50
Roni Size
Roni Size
British musician
51
Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
52
Martial Solal
Martial Solal
French-Algerian jazz pianist
53
Poi Dog Pondering
Poi Dog Pondering
54
Tim Hagans
Tim Hagans
American musician
55
Marlena Shaw
Marlena Shaw
American singer
56
Vinnie Colaiuta
Vinnie Colaiuta
American drummer
57
Clark Gayton
Clark Gayton
American musician
58
Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
59
Hamid Drake
Hamid Drake
American musician
60
Gerard Presencer
Gerard Presencer
British musician
61
John Surman
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
62
The Skatalites
The Skatalites
Jamaican ska band
63
William Parker
William Parker
American jazz musician
64
George Coleman
George Coleman
American musician
65
Josh Roseman
Josh Roseman
American musician
66
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Quintet
American jazz quintet led by Miles Davis
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Liquid Soul horn section during their 20th anniversary show at the Double Door January 2013
Mars Williams, with Liquid Soul at the Double Door January 2011

Liquid Soul is a jazz, hip-hop, funk, freestyle fusion ensemble formed in 1993 from Chicago, Illinois which helped pioneer the acid jazz movement in the United States in the 90s. Coined "Beyond Acid Jazz" by founder Mars Williams who plays with The Psychedelic Furs and previously with The Waitresses and Billy Idol, and co-founded by guitarist Tommy Klein, from the Spies Who Surf, the band's 2000 album Here's the Deal was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary Jazz Album category.

Tom Klein
Liquid Soul during their 20th Anniversary Show at the Double Door January 2013