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Mario Rivera
Dominican musician, composer and arranger
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Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
2
Giovanni Hidalgo
Puerto Rican percussionist and music educator
3
Horacio Hernandez
Cuban musician
4
Conrad Herwig
American musician
5
Rubén Blades
Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician
6
Eddie Palmieri
American recording artist; pianist
7
Dave Valentin
American musician
8
Brian Lynch
American musician
9
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
10
Dafnis Prieto
Cuban composer, educator and jazz drummer
11
Kip Hanrahan
American jazz music impresario, record producer and percussionist
12
Ignacio Berroa
Cuban musician
13
Bobby Previte
American drummer
14
Dave Weckl
American musician
15
Francisco Aguabella
Cuban master percussionist
16
Don Grusin
American musician
17
Carlos Ward
American musician
18
Charnett Moffett
American musician
19
Harvey Mason
American drummer
20
Pedrito Martinez
musician
21
Larry Rosen
American music producer, entrepreneur
22
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
23
Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
24
Eric Gale
American musician
25
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
26
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
27
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
28
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
29
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Conga player
30
Peter Apfelbaum
American jazz saxophonist and composer
31
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
32
Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
33
David Friedman
American jazz percussionist
34
Fania All-Stars
Musical group formed in 1968 as a showcase for the musicians on Fania Records
35
Harold Jones
American musician and drummer
36
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
37
Bobby Broom
American musician
38
Steve Berrios
American drummer
39
Michael Formanek
American jazz bassist
40
Cheo Feliciano
Puerto Rican musician
41
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
42
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
43
Tom Varner
American musician
44
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
45
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
46
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
47
Mark Helias
American musician
48
Seamus Blake
Canadian jazz saxophonist
