0
Winston Mankunku Ngozi
South African musician
1
McCoy Mrubata
South African musician
2
Andile Yenana
South African pianist
3
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist
4
Kenny Garrett
American musician
5
George Garzone
American musician
6
Bill Ashton
British musician
7
Abdullah Ibrahim
South African pianist and composer
8
LeRoi Moore
American musician
9
Antonio Hart
American musician
10
David S. Ware
jazz musician
11
Javon Jackson
American musician
12
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
13
Freddie Hubbard
American musician
14
Marcus Wyatt
South African musician
15
Kirk Whalum
American musician
16
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
17
Bheki Mseleku
South African musician
18
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
19
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
20
Joe Lovano
American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist
21
Bill Pierce
American musician
22
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
23
James Moody
American jazz musician
24
Buddy Tate
American musician
25
Najee
American musician
26
John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist
27
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
28
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
29
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
30
Sathima Bea Benjamin
South African jazz singer
31
Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter, arranger, record producer, and actor (1942-2008)
32
Von Freeman
American saxophonist
33
Yusef Lateef
American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
34
Kenny G
American saxophonist
35
Fred Ho
American jazz musician, author, and activist
36
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
37
Byard Lancaster
American saxophonist
38
Christian McBride
American musician
39
Chu Berry
American musician
40
Barbara Thompson
English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer
41
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
42
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
43
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
