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Reggie Lucas
Reggie Lucas
American musician
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Akira Sakata
Akira Sakata
Japanese jazz saxophonist, actor, researcher (1945-)
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Michael Henderson
Michael Henderson
American musician
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Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
American musician
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Sonny Fortune
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist
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Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
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James Mtume
James Mtume
American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality
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Tom Verlaine
Tom Verlaine
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Fareed Haque
Fareed Haque
American musician
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Jay Graydon
Jay Graydon
American musician songwriter, recording artist, guitarist, singer, producer, arranger, and record engineer
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Miles Davis
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
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Sonny Sharrock
Sonny Sharrock
American guitarist (1940-1995)
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Hubert Sumlin
Hubert Sumlin
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer
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Al Foster
Al Foster
American musician
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Rotary Connection
Rotary Connection
American psychedelic soul band
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Mike Stern
Mike Stern
American jazz guitarist
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Jody Williams
Jody Williams
American blues guitarist and singer
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Material
Material
American band led by Bill Laswell
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Ronald Shannon Jackson
Ronald Shannon Jackson
American drummer
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Peter Leitch
Peter Leitch
Canadian musician
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Trilok Gurtu
Trilok Gurtu
Indian musician
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Tony Williams
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
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Luther Tucker
Luther Tucker
American musician
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Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
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Praxis
Praxis
experimental rock band led by Bill Laswell and Buckethead
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Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
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John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
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Joe Beck
Joe Beck
American musician
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Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
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Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
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J. Geils
J. Geils
American musician
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Barry Finnerty
Barry Finnerty
American musician
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Nils Petter Molvær
Nils Petter Molvær
Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer and music producer
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Bill Evans
Bill Evans
American jazz pianist
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Last Exit
Last Exit
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Gary Bartz
Gary Bartz
American musician
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George Freeman
George Freeman
American musician
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Aïyb Dieng
Aïyb Dieng
Senegalese musician
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Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins
American guitarist and record producer
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John Scofield
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
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Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Jim Messina
Jim Messina
American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer and record producer
Pete Cosey
American guitarist

Pete Cosey

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American guitarist
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Peter Palus Cosey (October 9, 1943 – May 30, 2012) was an American guitarist who played with Miles Davis' band between 1973 and 1975. His fiercely flanged and distorted guitar invited comparisons to Jimi Hendrix. Cosey kept a low profile for much of his career and released no solo recorded works. He appeared on Davis's albums Get Up with It (1974), Agharta (1975), Pangaea (1976), Dark Magus (1977), and The Complete On the Corner Sessions (2007).