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Doc Cheatham
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
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Joshua Redman
Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
2
Lew Soloff
Lew Soloff
American musician
3
Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
4
Eddie Henderson
Eddie Henderson
American musician
5
Don Alias
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
6
Ray Anderson
Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
7
Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
8
Kid Ory
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
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Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson
American musician
10
Brian Blade
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
11
Johnny Coles
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
12
Robin Eubanks
Robin Eubanks
American musician
13
Ravi Coltrane
Ravi Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
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Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
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Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
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Wallace Roney
Wallace Roney
American musician
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Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Don Byron
Don Byron
American musician
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Terell Stafford
Terell Stafford
American musician
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Julian Priester
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
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Reginald Veal
Reginald Veal
American musician
23
Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
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Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
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Claudio Roditi
Claudio Roditi
Brazilian musician
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Jimmy Knepper
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
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Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Conga player
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Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint
American musician
31
Roy Hargrove
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
32
Donald Harrison
Donald Harrison
musician, composer, producer, instructor
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Michael Philip Mossman
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
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Art Davis
Art Davis
American double-bassist
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Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna
American pianist
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Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
American musician
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Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
38
Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
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George Coleman
George Coleman
American musician
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Till Brönner
Till Brönner
German jazz musician
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Steve Swallow
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
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Vincent Gardner
Vincent Gardner
American musician
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Chris Potter
Chris Potter
American musician
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Richard Davis
Richard Davis
American double-bassist
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Sonny Fortune
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist
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Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
American musician
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Luciana Souza
Luciana Souza
Brazilian singer
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Jimmy Woode
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
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Jimmy Owens
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee
American bassist
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Attila Zoller
Attila Zoller
Hungarian Jazz guitarist
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Claus Ogerman
Claus Ogerman
German composer
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Larry Grenadier
Larry Grenadier
American bassist
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Marcus Belgrave
Marcus Belgrave
American trumpeter
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Rodney Whitaker
Rodney Whitaker
American jazz double bass player, educator
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
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Dave Taylor
Dave Taylor
American musician
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Delfeayo Marsalis
Delfeayo Marsalis
American trombonist
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Lionel Loueke
Lionel Loueke
guitarist
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Billy Harper
Billy Harper
American musician
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Yōsuke Yamashita
Yōsuke Yamashita
Japanese jazz pianist, composer, author (1942-)
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Stanton Davis
Stanton Davis
American musician
65
Marvin Peterson
Marvin Peterson
American jazz trumpeter and composer
66
Vince Mendoza
Vince Mendoza
American composer
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Mike Clark
Mike Clark
American jazz musician
68
Trombone Shorty
Trombone Shorty
American trombone player
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Eddie Gomez
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
70
Curtis Fowlkes
Curtis Fowlkes
American musician
71
John Carisi
John Carisi
American trumpeter and composer
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Duško Gojković
Duško Gojković
Serbian musician
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Regina Carter
Regina Carter
American musician
74
Geri Allen
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
75
Don Sebesky
Don Sebesky
American jazz musician
76
Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
77
Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
78
Cyro Baptista
Cyro Baptista
Brazilian musician
79
Philip Catherine
Philip Catherine
musician
80
Ryan Kisor
Ryan Kisor
American musician
81
Tim Berne
Tim Berne
American jazz saxophonist
Intro
American musician
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Nicholas Payton (born September 26, 1973) is an American trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist. A Grammy Award winner, he is from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is also a prolific and provocative writer who comments on a multitude of subjects, including music, race, politics, and life in America.