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Gato Barbieri
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician
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Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee
American bassist
2
Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson
American musician
3
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
4
Michael Carvin
Michael Carvin
American musician
5
Leon Thomas
Leon Thomas
American singer
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James Mtume
James Mtume
American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality
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Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
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Chuck Domanico
Chuck Domanico
American musician
9
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
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Bob Thiele
Bob Thiele
American record producer, music executive (1922-1996)
11
Joe Beck
Joe Beck
American musician
12
Mayuto Correa
Mayuto Correa
Brazilian jazz musician
13
Roswell Rudd
Roswell Rudd
American trombonist
14
Tom Scott
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
15
Harold Vick
Harold Vick
American musician
16
Sirone
Sirone
American musician
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James Buffington
James Buffington
American musician
18
Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
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Jay Berliner
Jay Berliner
American musician
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Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
American musician
21
John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
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Tom Malone
Tom Malone
American musician
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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Eric Gale
Eric Gale
American musician
25
Airto Moreira
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
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Dennis Budimir
Dennis Budimir
American musician
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Wayne Andre
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
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Lenny White
Lenny White
American drummer
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NanĂ¡ Vasconcelos
NanĂ¡ Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
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Oscar Brashear
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
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Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane
American jazz musician
35
Jazz Composer's Orchestra
Jazz Composer's Orchestra
American jazz group
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John Klemmer
John Klemmer
American musician
37
Andrew Cyrille
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
38
Norman Connors
Norman Connors
American musician
39
Badal Roy
Badal Roy
musician
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Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
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Gary Bartz
Gary Bartz
American musician
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Ray Mantilla
Ray Mantilla
American jazz drummer
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Marvin Peterson
Marvin Peterson
American jazz trumpeter and composer
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Max Bennett
Max Bennett
Jazz bassist
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Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Cornell Dupree
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
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Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo
American musician
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Calo Scott
Calo Scott
musical artist
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Steve Marcus
Steve Marcus
American musician
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Lonnie Plaxico
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
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Michael Mantler
Michael Mantler
Austrian musician
52
Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
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David Izenzon
David Izenzon
American musician
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Joe Shepley
Joe Shepley
American musician
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Alan Rubin
Alan Rubin
Jazz trumpeter, Blues Brothers member
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Dave Burrell
Dave Burrell
American musician
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Cecil Bridgewater
Cecil Bridgewater
American jazz trumpeter

Lonnie Liston Smith Jr. (born December 28, 1940) is an American jazz, soul, and funk musician who played with such jazz artists as Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis before forming Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes, recording a number of albums widely regarded as classics in the fusion, smooth jazz and acid jazz genres.