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John Von Ohlen
John Von Ohlen
jazz musician
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Dewey Redman
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
2
Ralph Burns
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
3
Don Abney
Don Abney
American musician (1923-2000)
4
Hal McIntyre
Hal McIntyre
American musician
5
Pierre Cullaz
Pierre Cullaz
French cellist and music educator
6
Herbie Steward
Herbie Steward
American musician
7
Joe Albany
Joe Albany
American pianist
8
Ira Gitler
Ira Gitler
American sports journalist and music critic
9
Dion Parson
Dion Parson
American jazz drummer from the U.S. Virgin Islands
10
Phil Urso
Phil Urso
American musician, tenor saxophone
11
Gary Foster
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
12
Buddy Morrow
Buddy Morrow
American trombonist and bandleader
13
Ed Polcer
Ed Polcer
American musician
14
Buddy Stewart
Buddy Stewart
American musician
15
Steve Turre
Steve Turre
American jazz trombonist
16
Don Lamond
Don Lamond
American musician
17
Margie Hyams
Margie Hyams
jazz vibraphonist
18
Craig Handy
Craig Handy
American tenor saxophonist
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Billie Pierce
Billie Pierce
American jazz pianist and singer
20
Dick Wellstood
Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
21
Herbie Harper
Herbie Harper
American musician
22
Elmo Hope
Elmo Hope
American musician
23
Morty Corb
Morty Corb
American musician
24
Eddie Shu
Eddie Shu
American swing and jazz multi-instrumentalist with high proficiency on tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harmonica, and accordion
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Ivan Davis
Ivan Davis
American musician
26
Rudy Williams
Rudy Williams
American musician
27
Bruce Ditmas
Bruce Ditmas
American musician
28
Don Banks
Don Banks
Australian composer
29
Don Albert
Don Albert
Trumpeter, bandleader
30
Lennie Niehaus
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
31
Hal Galper
Hal Galper
American pianist
32
Leonard Feather
Leonard Feather
British musician
33
John Robichaux
John Robichaux
New Orleans jazz musician
34
Jane Ira Bloom
Jane Ira Bloom
American jazz saxophonist and composer
35
Monette Moore
Monette Moore
American jazz and blues singer (1902-1962)
36
Marc Cary
Marc Cary
American musician
37
Juhani Aaltonen
Juhani Aaltonen
Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist.
38
Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Earl Coleman
Earl Coleman
American singer
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Al Aarons
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
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Tommy Ladnier
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
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Donald Dean
Donald Dean
American musician
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Jeff Berlin
Jeff Berlin
American musician
44
Louis Cottrell, Sr.
Louis Cottrell, Sr.
American musician
45
George Siravo
George Siravo
American musician
46
Alfred Lion
Alfred Lion
American record executive born in Germany
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Buck Washington
Buck Washington
American musician and pianist
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Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher
German-born American songwriter, Tin Pan Alley music publisher
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Armen Donelian
Armen Donelian
American musician
50
Billy Moore
Billy Moore
American musician and pianist
51
Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
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Francis Thorne
Francis Thorne
American composer
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Herb Flemming
Herb Flemming
American musician
54
Allen Eager
Allen Eager
American musician
Lyn Christie
Australian musician

Lyn Christie

Intro
Australian musician
Genres
Music

Lyndon Van Christie (3 August 1928 – 28 March 2020) was an Australian-born American-based jazz bassist. He earned a medical degree from Otago Medical School, New Zealand, and, while practising as a physician in Sydney from 1961, played in the local jazz scene until he moved to New York City in 1965.

In New York, he worked as chief medical resident at Yonkers General Hospital (1966–68), continued to play jazz and attended the Juilliard School of Music studying with Homer Mensch (1968–69). Christie has played with a variety of fellow jazz musicians including Ahmad Jamal, Jaki Byard, Chet Baker, Paul Winter, Buddy Rich, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Tal Farlow and many others.

In the 1970s he established a teaching position and eventually became director emeritus of jazz studies at Westchester Conservatory in New York State.