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Bernard Edwards
American bass player and record producer
1
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
2
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
3
Norman Simmons
pianist and arranger
4
Barry Rogers
American musician
5
Fonzi Thornton
American singer
6
Ray Mantilla
American jazz drummer
7
Houston Person
American saxophonist
8
Jack Walrath
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader
9
Richard Tee
American musician
10
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
11
Michael Brecker
American musician
12
Cameron Brown
American musician
13
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
14
Jay Hoggard
American musician
15
Dave Taylor
American musician
16
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
17
Lew Soloff
American musician
18
Debbie Harry
American singer, songwriter and actress
19
Sylvester Rivers
American music producer and composer
20
Kenny Kirkland
American musician
21
Candi Staton
American soul and gospel singer
22
Melvin Sparks
American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist
23
Charles McPherson
American jazz alto saxophonist
24
Roger Hawkins
American drummer
25
Chic
American rhythm and blues band
26
Lenny Pickett
American musician
27
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
28
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
29
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
30
Alan Winstanley
English record producer
31
Sister Sledge
American vocal group
32
Jerry Hey
American musician
33
Dave Valentin
American musician
34
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
35
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
36
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
37
Meli'sa Morgan
American singer
38
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
39
Keith Olsen
American record producer and sound engineer
40
Bob Stewart
American musician
41
Jerry Bergonzi
American jazz musician
42
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
43
Dannie Richmond
American drummer
44
Gunter Hampel
German jazz musician
45
Nile Rodgers
American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and composer
46
Mikio Masuda
Japanese pianist
47
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
48
Barry Beckett
American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder
49
Omar Hakim
musician
50
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
51
Material
American band led by Bill Laswell
52
David Hood
American bass player, Muscle Shoals session player
53
Paul Humphrey
American musician
54
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
55
Jimmy Johnson
American musician (1943-2019)
56
Paul Jackson, Jr.
American musician
57
Jim Gilstrap
American singer
58
Vini Poncia
American musician, songwriter and record producer
59
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
60
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
61
Pete Christlieb
American musician
62
Frank Ricotti
British musician
63
Bill Reichenbach Jr.
American musician
64
Art Pepper
American musician
65
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
66
Mike Richmond
American musician
67
Horace Ott
American musician
68
Rick Marotta
American musician
