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Myra Melford
Jazz pianist and composer
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Jane Jarvis
American jazz pianist
2
Fred Hersch
American musician
3
Carla Bley
American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader
4
Marcia Ball
American blues singer and pianist
5
Diana Krall
Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist
6
Ramsey Lewis
American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality
7
Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
8
Matana Roberts
American musician
9
Sheila Jordan
American jazz singer
10
Nancy Wilson
American singer (1937-2018)
11
Mavis Staples
American singer
12
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
13
Clarice Assad
American musician and singer
14
Du Yun
Composer, multi-instrumentalist, performance artist
15
Dianne Reeves
American jazz singer
16
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
17
Miguel Zenón
Puerto Rican alto saxophonist
18
Susie Ibarra
American musician
19
Nicole Mitchell
American jazz flutist
20
Koko Taylor
American Chicago blues musician
21
k.d. lang
Canadian singer-songwriter
22
Joanna MacGregor
British musician
23
Lizz Wright
American singer
24
Kurt Elling
American jazz singer and songwriter
25
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
26
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist
27
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
28
Melissa Ferrick
American musician
29
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
30
Jessica Williams
American jazz pianist
31
Marian McPartland
British pianist, composer, writer and radio host
32
Hiromi Uehara
Japanese-born jazz composer and pianist (1979-)
33
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
34
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
35
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
36
Linda Tillery
American singer and percussionist
37
Esperanza Spalding
American jazz bassist and singer
38
Jill Barber
Canadian singer-songwriter
39
Kathleen Battle
American opera singer
40
Shulamit Ran
American composer
41
Miriam Makeba
South African singer and civil rights activist
42
Joni Mitchell
Canadian musician
43
Billy Childs
American jazz pianist
44
Emily Bear
American child composer and pianist
45
Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
46
Mose Allison
American jazz blues pianist and singer
47
Natalie Cole
American singer and songwriter
48
Cindy McTee
American composer
49
Joan Tower
American composer, concert pianist and conductor
50
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
51
Nina Simone
American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist
52
Rudresh Mahanthappa
American musician
53
Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist
54
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
55
Anna Webber
Canadian composer
56
Patti Austin
American singer
57
Morgana King
American singer and actress
58
Herbie Hancock
American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor
59
Marlui Miranda
Brazilian songwriter and ethnomusicologist
60
Dorothy Donegan
American jazz pianist
61
Regina Spektor
Russian-born American singer-songwriter and pianist
62
Achinoam Nini
Israeli singer, also known as Noa
63
Carmen Souza
Portuguese singer-songwriter
64
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
65
Gretchen Parlato
American singer
66
Linda Shear
American singer
67
Harry Connick Jr.
American singer, conductor, pianist, actor, and composer
68
Wolfgang Muthspiel
Austrian musician
