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Marc Anderson
American percussionist
1
Ani Choying Drolma
Buddhist nun and musician from Nepal
2
Gerry Leonard
Irish musician
3
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
4
Eberhard Weber
German musician
5
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
6
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
7
Fennesz
Austrian musician
8
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
9
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
10
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
11
Mike Cooper
British guitarist
12
David Torn
American guitarist
13
Bill Connors
American musician
14
Klaus Schulze
German musician
15
Earth
American musical group (1989 – )
16
Steve Reich
American composer
17
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
British rock band
18
Drew Gress
American musician
19
Herbie Flowers
English musician
20
Dave Holland
British musician
21
The Field
Swedish musician
22
Ralph Towner
American musician
23
Lee Ranaldo
American musician
24
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
25
Michael Mantler
Austrian musician
26
centrozoon
German electronic improvisational music group
27
Jan Garbarek
Norwegian saxophonist
28
Keller Williams
American musician
29
Tim Berne
American jazz saxophonist
30
Steve Lukather
guitarist
31
David Darling
American musician
32
Wolfgang Muthspiel
Austrian musician
33
Robert Rich
American ambient musician and composer
34
Metal Machine Trio
American musical band
35
Kyle Bobby Dunn
Canadian composer and musician
36
Trevor Rabin
South African-born musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and film score composer
37
Jon Hassell
American trumpeter
38
Michael Hedges
American composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter
39
Steve Vai
American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
40
King Never
Progressive Rock Band
41
Steve Howe
English guitarist
42
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
American musical group
43
Biosphere
Norwegian musician
44
Markus Reuter
German musician
45
Ben Monder
American jazz guitar player
46
JG Thirlwell
Australian musician, composer, and record producer
47
T. Rex
English rock band
48
Mike Ness
Musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist
49
Tangerine Dream
German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese
50
Vidna Obmana
Belgian composer and ambient musician
51
John Glascock
British musician
52
Fred Frith
English musician, composer and improvisor
53
Bill Frisell
American musician
54
Bill Laswell
American musician
55
Steve Peregrin Took
English musician
56
David Sylvian
English recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician
57
Lou Reed
American musician, recording artist, singer-songwriter (1942-2013)
58
Reverie Sound Revue
59
Mike Rutherford
English guitarist, bassist, songwriter, and singer
60
The Young Gods
Swiss band
