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Lonnie Plaxico
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
1
Ralph Alessi
Ralph Alessi
Trumpeter, composer
2
Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
3
Marvin Smith
Marvin Smith
American musician
4
Ravi Coltrane
Ravi Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
5
Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
6
Michael Cain
Michael Cain
American pianist and composer
7
Marc Johnson
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
8
Robin Eubanks
Robin Eubanks
American musician
9
Mark Feldman
Mark Feldman
American violinist
10
Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas
American musician
11
Jerome Harris
Jerome Harris
American jazz musician
12
Tim Berne
Tim Berne
American jazz saxophonist
13
Steve Swallow
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
14
Dewey Redman
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
15
Dave Taylor
Dave Taylor
American musician
16
Eddie Allen
Eddie Allen
jazz musician
17
Enrico Rava
Enrico Rava
Italian trumpeter
18
Graham Haynes
Graham Haynes
American musician
19
Michael Formanek
Michael Formanek
American jazz bassist
20
Kenny Werner
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
21
Aldo Romano
Aldo Romano
Italian musician
22
Greg Osby
Greg Osby
American musician
23
Geri Allen
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
24
Roberto Gatto
Roberto Gatto
Italian musician
25
John Betsch
John Betsch
American musician
26
Naná Vasconcelos
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
27
Josh Roseman
Josh Roseman
American musician
28
Ronnie Burrage
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
29
Daniel Humair
Daniel Humair
Swiss drummer and painter
30
Vijay Iyer
Vijay Iyer
American jazz musician
31
Kevin Eubanks
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
32
Anthony Cox
Anthony Cox
American jazz bass player
33
Andrew Cyrille
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
34
Mark Helias
Mark Helias
American musician
35
Roy Hargrove
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
36
Antonio Hart
Antonio Hart
American musician
37
David Friedman
David Friedman
American jazz percussionist
38
Andy Sheppard
Andy Sheppard
English musician
39
Glenn Ferris
Glenn Ferris
American musician
40
Tom Varner
Tom Varner
American musician
41
Jean-Paul Bourelly
Jean-Paul Bourelly
American jazz fusion guitarist
42
Wolfgang Muthspiel
Wolfgang Muthspiel
Austrian musician
43
Jeff "Tain" Watts
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
44
John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
45
Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
46
Don Cherry
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
47
Don Byron
Don Byron
American musician
48
George Mraz
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
49
Thomas Morgan
Thomas Morgan
American musician
50
Eddie Gomez
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
51
Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson
American musician
52
Gary Smulyan
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
53
Franco Ambrosetti
Franco Ambrosetti
Swiss musician
54
Tani Tabbal
Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
55
Malachi Thompson
Malachi Thompson
American musician
56
David Torn
David Torn
American guitarist
57
Mark Dresser
Mark Dresser
American musician
58
Dominique Pifarély
Dominique Pifarély
French musician
59
Matt Garrison
Matt Garrison
American musician
60
Arthur Blythe
Arthur Blythe
American musician
61
Chris Speed
Chris Speed
American musician
62
John Clark
John Clark
American jazz horn player and composer
63
Jerry Gonzalez
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
64
Trilok Gurtu
Trilok Gurtu
Indian musician
65
Mick Goodrick
Mick Goodrick
American musician
66
Tony Reedus
Tony Reedus
American musician
67
Reggie Nicholson
Reggie Nicholson
American musician
68
Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
69
Kenny Davis
Kenny Davis
American musician
70
Craig S. Harris
Craig S. Harris
American musician
71
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
72
Steve Lehman
Steve Lehman
American musician
73
Henri Texier
Henri Texier
French musician
74
Bob Stewart
Bob Stewart
American musician
75
Steve Nelson
Steve Nelson
American musician
76
Baikida Carroll
Baikida Carroll
American musician
77
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Lebanese musician
78
Karin Krog
Karin Krog
Norwegian jazz singer
79
Jaribu Shahid
Jaribu Shahid
American jazz bassist
80
Dave Bargeron
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
81
Sam Rivers
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
82
Amina Claudine Myers
Amina Claudine Myers
American musician
83
Bobby Previte
Bobby Previte
American drummer
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist

Steve Coleman

Intro
American saxophonist
Record Labels
Awards Received
MacArthur Fellows Program

Steve Coleman (born September 20, 1956) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. In 2014, he was named a MacArthur Fellow.