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Alan Broadbent
Jazz Pianist
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Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
2
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
3
Helen Merrill
American recording artist; jazz vocalist
4
Larance Marable
American musician
5
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
6
Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist
7
Shirley Horn
American singer
8
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
9
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
10
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
11
Melody Gardot
American pop and jazz singer
12
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
13
Billy Eckstine
American musician
14
Vince Mendoza
American composer
15
Till Brönner
German jazz musician
16
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
17
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
18
Roberta Gambarini
Italian singer
19
Lionel Loueke
guitarist
20
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
21
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
22
Anthony Wilson
musician
23
Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
24
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
25
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
26
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
27
Marilyn Mazur
Danish musician
28
Bob Dorough
American pianist and singer
29
Russ Freeman
American musician
30
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
31
Sharon Freeman
American musician
32
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
33
Julian Lage
American musician
34
Bill Henderson
jazz vocalist and actor (1926-2016)
35
Claus Ogerman
German composer
36
Regina Carter
American musician
37
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
38
Miguel Zenón
Puerto Rican alto saxophonist
39
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
40
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
41
Bernie Glow
American musician
42
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
43
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
44
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
45
Milt Bernhart
American musician
46
Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
47
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
48
Richard Bona
Cameroon-American jazz bassist and musician
49
Benny Bailey
American musician
50
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
51
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
52
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
53
Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
54
Gil Evans
American pianist
55
Dave Holland
British musician
56
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Cuban pianist
57
Vincent DeRosa
American musician
58
Steve Rodby
American jazz musician
59
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
60
The Bad Plus
Jazz trio
61
Makoto Ozone
Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1961-)
62
Pete Rugolo
American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer (1915-2011)
63
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician
