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King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
1
Omer Simeon
American musician
2
J. C. Higginbotham
Jazz trombonist
3
Buster Bailey
American musician
4
Luis Russell
American jazz pianist and bandleader
5
Joe Smith
American jazz trumpeter
6
Bill Coleman
American musician
7
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
8
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
9
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
10
Eddie Condon
US musician
11
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
12
Eddie Rosner
German musician
13
Bunny Berigan
American musician
14
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
15
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
16
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
17
Pops Foster
American musician
18
Jack Teagarden
American jazz musician
19
Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
20
Kid Rena
American musician
21
Cozy Cole
American musician
22
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
23
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
24
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
25
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
26
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
27
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
28
Arthur Briggs
Grenadian-born musician
29
Dave Tough
American drummer
30
Bunk Johnson
American musician
31
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
32
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
33
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
34
Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
35
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer
36
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
band that plays jazz
37
Albert Nicholas
American musician
38
Nick LaRocca
American jazz musician
39
George Wettling
American drummer (1907-1968)
40
Wellman Braud
American musician
41
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
42
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
43
Arvell Shaw
American musician
44
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
45
Red Norvo
American musician
46
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
47
Doc Severinsen
American jazz trumpeter (born 1927)
48
Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
49
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
50
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
51
Bob McCracken
American clarinetist
52
Ben Pollack
American musician
53
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
54
Paul Barbarin
American musician
55
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
56
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
57
Clyde Hurley
American musician
58
Jabbo Smith
American musician
59
Sidney Desvigne
American musician
60
Elmer Chambers
American jazz trumpeter
61
Johnny Dunn
American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer
62
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
63
Wynton Marsalis
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (born 1961)
64
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
65
Lee Collins
American musician
66
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
