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Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
1
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
2
Robin Eubanks
American musician
3
Dave Holland
British musician
4
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
5
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
6
Tommy Campbell
American drummer
7
Kenny Davis
American musician
8
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
9
Jerome Harris
American jazz musician
10
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
11
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
12
Terri Lyne Carrington
American jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur
13
Tony Reedus
American musician
14
Akira Tana
American jazz musician (1952- )
15
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
16
Bill Pierce
American musician
17
Michael Formanek
American jazz bassist
18
Greg Osby
American musician
19
Ray Drummond
American musician
20
Rufus Reid
American musician
21
Frank Lacy
American musician
22
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
23
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
24
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
25
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
26
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
27
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
28
James Williams
American jazz pianist
29
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
30
Graham Haynes
American musician
31
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
32
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
33
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
34
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
35
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
36
Mark Feldman
American violinist
37
Charnett Moffett
American musician
38
Chris Potter
American musician
39
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
40
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
41
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
42
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
43
Connie Kay
American musician
44
Ben Riley
American drummer
45
Mark Soskin
Jazz pianist
46
Al Foster
American musician
47
Percy Heath
American musician
48
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
49
Michael Cain
American pianist and composer
50
Alan Dawson
American musician
51
Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
52
Carl Allen
American jazz drummer
53
Albert Heath
American drummer
54
David Izenzon
American musician
55
Ed Schuller
American musician
56
Jane Ira Bloom
American jazz saxophonist and composer
57
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
58
Reggie Nicholson
American musician
59
Pheeroan akLaff
American jazz drummer
60
Emily Remler
American musician
61
Tommy Smith
Scottish saxophone player
62
Billy Kilson
American musician
63
James Weidman
American musician and pianist
64
Tim Berne
American jazz saxophonist
65
Terje Gewelt
Norwegian musician
66
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
67
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
68
Dave Samuels
American musician
69
Steve Smith
American drummer
70
Ray Bryant
American pianist
71
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
72
Bobby Previte
American drummer
73
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
74
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
75
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
76
Bob Moses
American musician
