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Peter Bernstein

American musician

1

Nicholas Payton

American musician

2

Reuben Rogers

American musician

3

Jeff "Tain" Watts

American musician

4

Brian Blade

American jazz musician

5

Javon Jackson

American musician

6

Russell Malone

jazz guitarist

7

Ernie Watts

American jazz musician

8

Jacky Terrasson

jazz musician

9

Phil Woods

American saxophonist

10

Mark Turner

American saxophonist and composer

11

Warren Smith

American musician

12

Clark Terry

American swing and bebop musician

13

Eric Gale

American musician

14

Marvin Stamm

American trumpeter

15

Rodney Whitaker

American jazz double bass player, educator

16

Jack Nimitz

American saxophonist

17

Bob Cranshaw

American musician

18

Mel Lewis

American musician

19

Jerome Richardson

American jazz multi-instrumentalist

20

Jon Faddis

Jazz trumpet player

21

Mike Mainieri

American vibraphonist

22

Phil Upchurch

American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist

23

Sadao Watanabe

Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-)

24

Lonnie Smith

American jazz musician

25

Jimmy Cobb

American jazz drummer

26

Charnett Moffett

American musician

27

Cyro Baptista

Brazilian musician

28

Roy Hargrove

American jazz trumpeter

29

Kenny Garrett

American musician

30

Bill Berry

American musician

31

Seldon Powell

American musician

32

Kiyoshi Kitagawa

Japanese-American jazz double-bassist

33

Lyle Ritz

American bassist and ukulele player

34

Mitchel Forman

American pianist

35

Howard Johnson

American musician

36

Britt Woodman

American jazz trombonist

37

Bernie Glow

American musician

38

Donald Harrison

musician, composer, producer, instructor

39

Cyrus Chestnut

American musician

40

David McMurray

American jazz musician

41

Jimmy Raney

American musician

42

Jimmy Smith

American jazz musician

43

Robben Ford

American blues, jazz and rock guitarist

44

Wilton Felder

American musician

45

Joe Newman

American musician

46

Tommy Campbell

American drummer

47

Tim Landers

American musician

48

Frank Foster

American jazz musician and bandleader

49

Dave Stryker

American musician

50

Billy Drummond

American musician

51

Winard Harper

Jazz drummer

52

Paul Humphrey

American musician

53

Joe Beck

American musician

54

Chris Potter

American musician

55

Reginald Veal

American musician

56

Emil Richards

American musician

57

Bob Brookmeyer

American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer

58

Oscar Brashear

American trumpeter

59

Urbie Green

American jazz trombonist

60

Lenny White

American drummer

61

Curtis Lundy

American musician

62

Alice Coltrane

American jazz musician

63

Tom Scott

American jazz musician

64

Giovanni Hidalgo

Puerto Rican percussionist and music educator

65

Dennis Budimir

American musician

66

Chuck Domanico

American musician

67

Larry Coryell

American guitarist

68

Jorge Rossy

Spanish jazz musician

69

Buddy Collette

American musician

70

James Moody

American jazz musician

71

Art Taylor

American jazz drummer

72

Eddie Gomez

Puerto Rican bassist

73

Bob James

smooth jazz keyboardist and composer

74

Scott Colley

American musician

75

Julian Priester

American jazz trombonist

76

Jimmy Ponder

American guitarist

77

Cornell Dupree

American R&B/soul jazz guitarist

78

Dave Taylor

American musician