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Freddy Grant
Freddy Grant
1
Kenny Graham
Kenny Graham
British musician
2
Young Tiger
Young Tiger
Trinidadian calypso-jazz crossover performer
3
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
4
Denis Preston
Denis Preston
British record producer
5
Ambrose Campbell
Ambrose Campbell
Nigerian musician/band leader
6
Machito
Machito
Latin jazz musician
7
Stan Tracey
Stan Tracey
British pianist
8
Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
9
Harold McNair
Harold McNair
Jamaican musician
10
Ray Bryant
Ray Bryant
American pianist
11
Elmo Hope
Elmo Hope
American musician
12
John Serry Jr.
John Serry Jr.
American pianist and composer; son of John Serry, Sr.
13
Sam Manning
Sam Manning
Trinidad and Tobago musician
14
Clare Fischer
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
15
Cyril Blake
Cyril Blake
Trinidad and Tobago musician
16
Bill Cunliffe
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
17
Andy Narell
Andy Narell
American musician
18
Lord Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
calypsonian
19
John Dankworth
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
20
Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
21
Horace Silver
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)
22
Lennie Tristano
Lennie Tristano
American jazz pianist and composer
23
Bobby Wellins
Bobby Wellins
Scottish jazz musician
24
Luis Russell
Luis Russell
American jazz pianist and bandleader
25
Bengt Hallberg
Bengt Hallberg
Swedish musician
26
The Duke of Iron
The Duke of Iron
musical artist
27
J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
28
Harold Mabern
Harold Mabern
American pianist
29
Simon Spillett
Simon Spillett
British musician
30
Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
31
Gary Husband
Gary Husband
British musician
32
David Williams
David Williams
American jazz musician
33
Randy Weston
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist
34
Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
35
Geoffrey Keezer
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
36
Horace Ott
Horace Ott
American musician
37
Knut Riisnæs
Knut Riisnæs
musician
38
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
39
Mulgrew Miller
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
40
John Lewis
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
41
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
42
Craig Taborn
Craig Taborn
American musician
43
Bill Finegan
Bill Finegan
American bandleader, pianist, arranger, and composer
44
Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
45
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
46
John Taylor
John Taylor
British jazz pianist
47
Ted Nash
Ted Nash
American musician
48
Barry Harris
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
49
Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
50
Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
51
Gordon Beck
Gordon Beck
British musician
52
Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist
53
Jack Hylton
Jack Hylton
British band leader and impresario
54
Paul Motian
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
Rupert Nurse
musical artist

Rupert Nurse

Intro
musical artist
Genres
Music

Rupert Theophilus Nurse (26 December 1910 – 18 March 2001) was a Trinidadian musician who was influential in developing jazz and Caribbean music in Britain, particularly in the 1950s.