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Tony Reedus
American musician
1
Peter Bernstein
American musician
2
Eric Alexander
American saxophonist
3
Joe Farnsworth
American musician
4
Jim Rotondi
American musician
5
Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist
6
Jeremy Pelt
American jazz trumpeter
7
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
8
Brian Lynch
American musician
9
Jim Snidero
American jazz saxophonist
10
Albert Heath
American drummer
11
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
12
Chris Potter
American musician
13
Marvin Smith
American musician
14
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
15
Carl Allen
American jazz drummer
16
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
17
Ron Blake
Puerto Rican musician
18
Seamus Blake
Canadian jazz saxophonist
19
Harold Ashby
American musician
20
John Swana
American jazz musician
21
Nat Reeves
American musician
22
Marcus Strickland
American jazz soprano, alto, and tenor saxophonist
23
Steve Davis
American musician
24
Kenny Washington
American musician
25
Poncho Sanchez
American musician
26
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
27
J. D. Allen III
American jazz saxophonist
28
Reuben Wilson
American jazz musician
29
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
30
Ryan Kisor
American musician
31
Ben Riley
American drummer
32
Conrad Herwig
American musician
33
Monty Alexander
Jamaican pianist
34
Jimmie Smith
American jazz drummer
35
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
36
Scott Colley
American musician
37
David Kikoski
American musician
38
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
39
Kevin Hays
American musician
40
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
41
Paul Bollenback
American musician
42
Lewis Nash
American drummer
43
Javon Jackson
American musician
44
Rufus Reid
American musician
45
Cyrus Chestnut
American musician
46
Eddie Allen
jazz musician
47
Philip Catherine
musician
48
Gene Harris
American pianist
49
Roy McCurdy
jazz drummer
50
David Williams
American jazz musician
51
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
52
Roland Hanna
American pianist
53
Benny Bailey
American musician
54
Florian Weber
German composer and pianist
55
Rodney Whitaker
American jazz double bass player, educator
56
Lonnie Smith
American jazz musician
57
Eddie Henderson
American musician
58
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
59
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
60
Dayna Stephens
American jazz saxophonist and composer
61
Adam Rogers
American musician
62
Cecil McBee
American bassist
63
Terell Stafford
American musician
64
Ray Drummond
American musician
65
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
66
Milt Buckner
American musician
67
Dennis Mackrel
jazz musician
68
George Coleman
American musician
69
Mark Turner
American saxophonist and composer
70
Joe Cohn
American musician
71
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
72
Steve LaSpina
American musician, artist, educator
73
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
74
Leon Parker
American musician
75
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
76
Alex Sipiagin
Russian musician
77
Reggie Johnson
American musician
78
Robby Ameen
American musician
79
Jerry Bergonzi
American jazz musician
