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Rhodri Davies
British musician
1
Barry Guy
British musician
2
Carlos Zingaro
Portuguese violinist
3
Paul Rutherford
English free improvising trombonist
4
Derek Bailey
British guitarist
5
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
6
Tony Oxley
British musician
7
Lol Coxhill
English free improvising saxophonist and raconteur (1932-2012)
8
John Stevens
English drummer
9
Larry Stabbins
British musician
10
John Russell
English guitarist
11
Gino Robair
American musician
12
Paul Dunmall
Jazz saxophonist
13
Roger Turner
British musician
14
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
15
Billy Childs
American jazz pianist
16
Spontaneous Music Ensemble
17
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
18
George Haslam
British musician
19
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
20
Frode Gjerstad
Jazz saxophonist
21
Maria Baptist
German woman pianist and composer
22
Phil Minton
Jazz/free-improvising vocalist and trumpeter
23
Keith Tippett
British pianist
24
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
25
Benedict Taylor
British musician
26
Charles Wuorinen
American composer
27
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
28
James Taylor Quartet
band that plays jazz
29
Michael Mantler
Austrian musician
30
Andreas Paolo Perger
Guitarist, Improviser, Composer
31
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
32
John Bruce Wallace
American composer, musician, painter, graphic artist and philosopher
33
Carla Bley
American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader
34
Emily Remler
American musician
35
Fred Lonberg-Holm
American musician
36
Astor Piazzolla
Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger
37
Julia Feldman
Israeli musician
38
Arditti Quartet
string quartet
39
Raymond MacDonald
musical artist
40
Jon Rose
Australian musician
41
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
42
Simon Spillett
British musician
43
Phil Wachsmann
Ugandan musician
44
Vinny Golia
American musician
45
Keith Jarrett
American jazz and classical music pianist and composer
46
Anthony Braxton
American musician, composer, and philosopher
47
Jean-Luc Fillon
French musician
48
Paul Lovens
German musician
49
John Zorn
American composer, saxophonist and bandleader
50
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
51
Ted Nash
American musician
52
Instant Composers Pool
Dutch jazz musicians project including music label and own ICP Orchestra
53
Vijay Iyer
American jazz musician
54
Miya Masaoka
American composer
55
Barre Phillips
American bassist
56
Jamie Muir
British musician
57
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
58
Russel Walder
American musician
59
Conny Bauer
German musician
60
Fred Hersch
American musician
61
Bobby McFerrin
American jazz vocalist
