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John Gross
American saxophone, flute and clarinet player
1
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
2
Dave Holland
British musician
3
Carl Perkins
American jazz pianist
4
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
5
Albert Heath
American drummer
6
Ron Jefferson
jazz drummer
7
Jessica Williams
American jazz pianist
8
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
9
Chuck Berghofer
American musician
10
Jack Montrose
American musician
11
Cameron Brown
American musician
12
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
13
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
14
Joe Castro
American musician
15
Ronnie Stephenson
British musician
16
Eyvind Kang
American musician
17
Connie Kay
American musician
18
Snooky Young
American musician
19
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
American musician
20
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
21
Alan Dawson
American musician
22
Milt Jackson
American musician
23
Mel Lewis
American musician
24
Dolo Coker
American musician
25
Tubby Hayes
British jazz musician
26
Rich Halley
American saxophonist
27
Art Mardigan
American musician
28
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
29
The Tony Williams Lifetime
30
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
31
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
32
Phil Seamen
English jazz drummer
33
Rufus Reid
American musician
34
Percy Heath
American musician
35
Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
36
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer
37
Junior Walker
American saxophonist
38
Frank Morgan
American musician
39
Buster Williams
American musician
40
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
41
Graham Bond
British musician
42
John Kirby
jazz bassist
43
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
44
Jorge Rossy
Spanish jazz musician
45
Lee Katzman
American musician
46
Newman Taylor Baker
American musician
47
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
48
James Taylor Quartet
band that plays jazz
49
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
50
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
51
Eric Ineke
Dutch musician
52
Mike Melvoin
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012)
53
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
54
Michael Carvin
American musician
55
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
56
Eric Person
American musician
57
Joe Morello
American jazz drummer
58
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
59
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
60
Billy Hart
American jazz drummer
61
Jack Brokensha
jazz musician
62
Louis Hayes
American drummer
63
Ian Wallace
English drummer
64
Alvin Stoller
American musician
65
Mark Feldman
American violinist
66
Ruby Braff
American musician
67
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
68
The Contours
American band
69
Joe Lovano
American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist
70
Ted Nash
American musician
71
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
72
Tate Houston
American saxophonist
73
Colosseum
British band
