Paul Jerome Jackson Jr. (March 28, 1947 – March 18, 2021) was an American jazz electric bassist and composer. He was a founding member of the Headhunters and played on several of Herbie Hancock's albums, including Head Hunters and Thrust. Jackson subsequently moved to Japan and started a voluntary concert called Jazz for Kids, with the intent of familiarizing students there with African-American history.
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The Headhunters
band
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Bill Summers
jazz musician
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Herbie Hancock
American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor
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Bennie Maupin
American musician
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Louis Johnson
American bass guitarist, songwriter
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DeWayne McKnight
American guitarist
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Dave Holland
British musician
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Harvey Mason
American drummer
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Wah-Wah Watson
American guitarist
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Eddie Henderson
American musician
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Michael Brecker
American musician
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Fred Jackson, Jr.
American flautist
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Miroslav Vitouš
Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist
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Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
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Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
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Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
American musician
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Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Miles Davis Quintet
American jazz quintet led by Miles Davis
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David T. Walker
American musician
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Will Lee
American bass guitarist
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Buster Williams
American musician
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George Coleman
American musician
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Ray Obiedo
American musician
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Herbie Mann
American jazz flutist
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James Gadson
American musician
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Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
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Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
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Albert Heath
American drummer
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Kimiko Kasai
Japanese singer
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Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
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Stanley Clarke
American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever
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Reggie Lucas
American musician
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Eric Gale
American musician
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Rick Marotta
American musician
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John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
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Buck Clarke
American jazz percussionist
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Brian Jackson
American musician
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Mike Melvoin
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012)
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Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
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Michał Urbaniak
Polish musician
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Jeff Bova
American composer and musician
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Steve Jordan
American composer, musical director and artist
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Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
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Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
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Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
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Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
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Bill Laswell
American musician
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Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
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Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
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Jimmy Maelen
musician
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Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
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David Williams
American rhythm guitarist
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Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Dave Pike
American jazz musician