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Eldee Young
Eldee Young
American jazz musician; double-bass and cello player
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Redd Holt
Redd Holt
American musician
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Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Young-Holt Unlimited
Young-Holt Unlimited
band
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Larry Gray
Larry Gray
American musician
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George Avakian
George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
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Brian Culbertson
Brian Culbertson
American musician
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Larry Rosen
Larry Rosen
American music producer, entrepreneur
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Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (born 1961)
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Lorez Alexandria
Lorez Alexandria
American musician
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Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
American jazz pianist and composer
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Kurt Elling
Kurt Elling
American jazz singer and songwriter
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Paul Desmond
Paul Desmond
American recording artist; jazz musician
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Rufus Reid
Rufus Reid
American musician
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
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Oscar Seaton, Jr.
Oscar Seaton, Jr.
musical artist
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Steve Cole
Steve Cole
American musician
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Kathleen Battle
Kathleen Battle
American opera singer
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Geoffrey Keezer
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
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Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
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Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
Asian-American jazz musician
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Grover Washington, Jr.
Grover Washington, Jr.
American recording artist, jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist (1943-1999)
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John Lewis
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Mulgrew Miller
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
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Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Hostyle Gospel
Hostyle Gospel
American Christian hip hop Group
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Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle
American musician
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Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer
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Itaal Shur
Itaal Shur
Composer, record producer, musician
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Cleveland Eaton
Cleveland Eaton
American musician
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Floyd Domino
Floyd Domino
American musician
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Shelly Berg
Shelly Berg
American musician
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
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Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
American musician
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Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
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Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson
American singer (1937-2018)
Ramsey Lewis
American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality

Ramsey Lewis

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American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality
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Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (born May 27, 1935) is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received five gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career.