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Gunter Hampel
German jazz musician
1
Mark Whitecage
American saxophonist
2
Marion Brown
American saxophonist
3
Roswell Rudd
American trombonist
4
Badal Roy
musician
5
Theo Jörgensmann
German musician
6
Henry Grimes
American musician
7
John Tchicai
Danish free jazz saxophonist
8
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
9
Sunny Murray
American drummer
10
Dave Burrell
American musician
11
Sirone
American musician
12
Burton Greene
American musician
13
David Izenzon
American musician
14
Rashied Ali
American jazz musician
15
Steve Swell
American musician
16
Marzette Watts
American jazz musician
17
Paul Desmond
American recording artist; jazz musician
18
John Carter
American jazz musician
19
Ronnie Boykins
American musician
20
Bill Smith
jazz musician and composer from the United States
21
Robin Kenyatta
American jazz alto saxophonist
22
Bud Freeman
American musician
23
Howard Johnson
American musician
24
Archie Shepp
American jazz musician
25
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
26
Sabir Mateen
American musician
27
Clifford Thornton
American musician
28
Curtis Fowlkes
American musician
29
Chris Brubeck
American musician
30
Calo Scott
musical artist
31
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician
32
Karl Berger
German jazz vibraphonist, pianist and composer
33
Carlos Ward
American musician
34
Tommy Turrentine
American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer
35
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
36
Marvin Smith
American musician
37
Bob Thiele
American record producer, music executive (1922-1996)
38
Michael Marcus
American musician
39
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
40
Reggie Johnson
American musician
41
Enrico Rava
Italian trumpeter
42
Cameron Brown
American musician
43
Paul Bley
Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist
44
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
45
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
46
Roy Campbell, Jr.
American trumpeter (1952-2014)
47
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
48
Pee Wee Russell
American musician
49
Alec Dankworth
English jazz bassist and composer
50
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
51
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
52
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
53
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
54
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
55
Barre Phillips
American bassist
56
George Barrow
American jazz musician
57
Giuseppi Logan
American musician
58
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
59
Herb Robertson
American musician
60
Michael Brecker
American musician
61
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
62
Lars Gullin
Swedish musician
63
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
64
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
