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Bob Mintzer
jazz musician
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Robben Ford
American blues, jazz and rock guitarist
2
Jimmy Haslip
American electric bass player and record producer
3
Jaco Pastorius
American jazz bassist, producer, educator
4
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Larry Carlton
American musician
7
Ricky Lawson
American musician
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Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
9
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
10
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
11
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
12
Kenny Garrett
American musician
13
Nelson Rangell
American musician
14
Marilyn Scott
American singer
15
Richard Elliot
Scottish musician
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Paul McCandless
American musician
17
Peter Erskine
American musician
18
Stanley Clarke
American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever
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Lee Ritenour
American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer
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Christian McBride
American musician
21
Alex Acuña
Peruvian musician
22
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
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Acoustic Alchemy
English jazz band
24
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
25
Steve Rodby
American jazz musician
26
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
27
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
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Mike Stern
American jazz guitarist
29
Joe Sample
American pianist
30
David Hungate
American musician
31
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
32
Chuck Domanico
American musician
33
Tim Landers
American musician
34
Will Lee
American bass guitarist
35
Don Grusin
American musician
36
Giovanni Hidalgo
Puerto Rican percussionist and music educator
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Charnett Moffett
American musician
38
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
39
Joe DeRenzo
American musician
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Return to Forever
American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea
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Kazumi Watanabe
Japanese jazz guitarist, composer, producer and University visiting professor (1953-)
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Jeff Golub
American guitarist
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Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
44
Lenny White
American drummer
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Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
46
Vince Mendoza
American composer
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Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
