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James Mtume
American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality
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Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
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Paul Griffin
American session musician and pianist
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Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
4
Eric Gale
American musician
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Mtume
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Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
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Hubert Eaves III
American musician
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Will Lee
American bass guitarist
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Bill Summers
jazz musician
10
Rob Mounsey
American musician, composer, and arranger
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Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
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John Tropea
American musician
13
Paul Jackson, Jr.
American musician
14
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
15
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
16
Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist
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Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
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Jerry Hey
American musician
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Phyllis Hyman
American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995)
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Rick Marotta
American musician
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Barry Miles
American musician
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Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
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Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Norman Connors
American musician
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David Spinozza
American musician
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Ronnie Foster
American organist and record producer
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Chris Parker
American drummer
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Gary Bartz
American musician
29
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
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Fred Jackson, Jr.
American flautist
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Jimmy Maelen
musician
32
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
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Robben Ford
American blues, jazz and rock guitarist
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Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
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Oliver Lake
American musician
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Dave Taylor
American musician
37
Michael Henderson
American musician
38
Larry Carlton
American musician
39
Buzz Feiten
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, session musician, and luthier
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Richard Tee
American musician
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Eddie Henderson
American musician
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Harvey Mason
American drummer
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Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
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Barry Rogers
American musician
45
Barry Finnerty
American musician
46
Dave Holland
British musician
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Tom Scott
American jazz musician
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Fred Tackett
American musician
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Wayne Andre
American trombonist
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Jim Gilstrap
American singer
51
Jim Keltner
American session drummer
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Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
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Alan Rubin
Jazz trumpeter, Blues Brothers member
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Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
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Jerry Jemmott
American musician
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Jay Berliner
American musician
57
Jay Hoggard
American musician
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David Hungate
American musician
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Dennis Budimir
American musician
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Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
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Janice Robinson
62
Luis Conte
Cuban jazz musician
63
Mike Campbell
American musician
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Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
65
Dean Brown
American jazz fusion guitarist and session musician
66
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
67
Tom Malone
American musician
