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Ray Drummond
American musician
1
Larry Ridley
American musician
2
Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist
3
Amy London
American singer
4
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
5
James Williams
American jazz pianist
6
Cecil McBee
American bassist
7
Ben Riley
American drummer
8
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
9
Billy Harper
American musician
10
Eddie Gladden
American musician
11
Jay Leonhart
American double bassist, singer, and songwriter
12
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
13
Charnett Moffett
American musician
14
Mickey Tucker
American pianist
15
Al Foster
American musician
16
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
17
Akira Tana
American jazz musician (1952- )
18
Don Sickler
American musician
19
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
20
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
21
Albert Heath
American drummer
22
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
23
Kirk Lightsey
American musician
24
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
25
Marvin Smith
American musician
26
Michael Moore
American jazz bassist
27
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
28
Larry Grenadier
American bassist
29
Dennis Irwin
American jazz musician
30
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
31
Peter Leitch
Canadian musician
32
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
33
Roy McCurdy
jazz drummer
34
Gene Bertoncini
American jazz guitarist
35
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
American musician
36
Claudio Roditi
Brazilian musician
37
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
38
Kenny Washington
American musician
39
Rob Schneiderman
American musician
40
Mark Soskin
Jazz pianist
41
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
42
Percy Heath
American musician
43
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
44
George Duvivier
American musician
45
Monty Alexander
Jamaican pianist
46
David Williams
American jazz musician
47
Al Grey
American jazz musician
48
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
49
Bill Mays
American pianist
50
Bob Magnusson
American musician
51
John Patitucci
American jazz bassist and composer
52
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
53
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
54
Dave Taylor
American musician
55
Vic Juris
American jazz guitarist
56
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
57
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
58
Ben Wendel
American jazz musician
59
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
60
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
61
Café
musician
62
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
63
Herbie Lewis
American musician
64
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
65
Carl Allen
American jazz drummer
66
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
67
Steve Rodby
American jazz musician
68
Ted Nash
American musician
69
Donald Brown
American musician
70
Bob Berg
American musician
71
Chris Potter
American musician
72
Steve LaSpina
American musician, artist, educator
73
Avery Sharpe
American musician
74
Harold Ashby
American musician
75
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
76
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
77
Chris Flory
American musician
78
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
79
Tony Reedus
American musician
80
Dave Holland
British musician
81
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
82
Mike Richmond
American musician
83
George Adams
musician
84
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
85
Scott Colley
American musician
86
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
