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Mark Turner
American saxophonist and composer
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Jorge Rossy
Spanish jazz musician
2
Jeff Ballard
American drummer
3
Linda May Han Oh
Malaysian-Australian jazz bassist and composer
4
Sheryl Bailey
American musician
5
Ingrid Jensen
Canadian jazz trumpet player
6
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
7
Kurt Rosenwinkel
American jazz guitarist and keyboardist
8
Larry Grenadier
American bassist
9
Eli Degibri
Israeli-born jazz saxophonists and composer
10
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
11
Ethan Iverson
American pianist
12
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
13
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
14
Brad Mehldau
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
15
Mario Rossy
Spanish jazz bassist, composer, and educator
16
Joanne Brackeen
American musician and jazz educator
17
Melissa Aldana
Chilean saxophonist
18
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
19
Patrice Rushen
American musician
20
Hiromi Uehara
Japanese-born jazz composer and pianist (1979-)
21
Joe Martin
American bassist
22
Terri Lyne Carrington
American jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur
23
George Colligan
American musician
24
Esperanza Spalding
American jazz bassist and singer
25
Miguel Zenón
Puerto Rican alto saxophonist
26
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
27
Zoe Rahman
British musician
28
Marian McPartland
British pianist, composer, writer and radio host
29
Christian Jacob
French jazz pianist
30
Kevin Hays
American musician
31
Kenny Drew, Jr.
American pianist
32
Dee Dee Bridgewater
American singer
33
Tia Fuller
American musician
34
Jacky Terrasson
jazz musician
35
George Garzone
American musician
36
Rachelle Ferrell
American jazz singer
37
Dakota Staton
American jazz vocalist
38
Tommy Smith
Scottish saxophone player
39
Chris Cheek
American musician
40
Grace Kelly
Asian-American jazz musician
41
Cyrus Chestnut
American musician
42
Cindy Blackman
American musician
43
Aruna
American singer
44
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
45
Bill Pierce
American musician
46
Jeff Bhasker
American musician
47
Alon Yavnai
Israeli jazz musician
48
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
49
Kris Davis
Canadian jazz pianist and composer
50
Norma Winstone
English jazz singer
51
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
52
Janek Gwizdala
American musician
53
Quincy Jones
American record producer
54
Elliot Galvin
British jazz pianist and composer based in London
55
Brandee Younger
American Harpist
56
Olga Konkova
Jazz pianist
57
Richie Beirach
jazz pianist and composer
58
Rachel Z
American jazz pianist
59
Emily Remler
American musician
60
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
61
Myra Melford
Jazz pianist and composer
62
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
63
James Williams
American jazz pianist
64
Tony Glausi
American trumpeter
65
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
66
Shirley Horn
American singer
67
Chihiro Yamanaka
Japanese jazz pianist (1974-)
68
Danilo Pérez
Panamanian pianist and composer
69
McCoy Tyner
American jazz pianist
70
Dwayne Burno
American bassist
71
Seamus Blake
Canadian jazz saxophonist
