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Gary Thomas

American musician

1

Steve Coleman

American saxophonist

2

Jeff "Tain" Watts

American musician

3

Ravi Coltrane

American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)

4

Greg Osby

American musician

5

Jeremy Pelt

American jazz trumpeter

6

Michael Cain

American pianist and composer

7

Charnett Moffett

American musician

8

Ronnie Burrage

American musician

9

Marvin Smith

American musician

10

Eddie Gomez

Puerto Rican bassist

11

Cecil McBee

American bassist

12

Cassandra Wilson

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

13

Bobby Previte

American drummer

14

Steve Swallow

jazz bassist and composer

15

Ralph Alessi

Trumpeter, composer

16

Geri Allen

American composer and jazz pianist

17

Terri Lyne Carrington

American jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur

18

Billy Kilson

American musician

19

Anthony Cox

American jazz bass player

20

Graham Haynes

American musician

21

Marc Johnson

American jazz bass player, composer and band leader

22

Jimmy Cobb

American jazz drummer

23

Art Davis

American double-bassist

24

Tani Tabbal

American jazz drummer

25

Javon Jackson

American musician

26

James Genus

American musician

27

Bob Berg

American musician

28

Alex Sipiagin

Russian musician

29

Mark Helias

American musician

30

Kenny Garrett

American musician

31

Sonny Fortune

American saxophonist

32

Cecil Brooks III

American musician

33

Billy Higgins

American jazz drummer

34

Adam Rogers

American musician

35

Michael Carvin

American musician

36

David Binney

American musician

37

Idris Muhammad

American drummer

38

Philip Catherine

musician

39

Mark Mondesir

British drummer

40

Robin Eubanks

American musician

41

Pheeroan akLaff

American jazz drummer

42

Dave Taylor

American musician

43

Jean-Paul Bourelly

American jazz fusion guitarist

44

Renee Rosnes

Canadian pianist

45

Cedar Walton

American hard bop jazz pianist

46

Kevin Eubanks

musician, band leader

47

Michael Formanek

American jazz bassist

48

Kenny Burrell

American jazz guitarist

49

Melvin Sparks

American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist

50

Al Foster

American musician

51

Damion Reid

American drummer

52

Frank Lacy

American musician

53

Gene Ess

American musician

54

Eric Harland

American musician

55

Steve LaSpina

American musician, artist, educator

56

Howard Johnson

American musician

57

Cindy Blackman

American musician

58

Pharoah Sanders

American jazz saxophonist

59

Jimmy Heath

American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader

60

Wolfgang Muthspiel

Austrian musician

61

Ralph Penland

American drummer and musician

62

Victor Lewis

American jazz drummer

63

Idrees Sulieman

American musician

64

Don Byron

American musician

65

Lonnie Smith

American jazz musician

66

Marcus Strickland

American jazz soprano, alto, and tenor saxophonist

67

Clifford Jordan

American jazz saxophone player

68

Russell Malone

jazz guitarist

69

Ed Schuller

American musician

70

Yōsuke Yamashita

Japanese jazz pianist, composer, author (1942-)

71

Reggie Johnson

American musician

72

Arthur Blythe

American musician

73

Dave Holland

British musician

74

Rufus Reid

American musician

75

Louis Hayes

American drummer

76

Vincent Herring

American jazz saxophonist and flautist

77

Conrad Herwig

American musician

78

Joe Chambers

American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer