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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
2
Ted Heath
British musician
3
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
4
Randy Sandke
American musician
5
Ziggy Elman
American musician
6
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
7
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
band that plays jazz
8
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
9
Jaki Byard
American musician
10
Philippe Aerts
Jazz double bassist
11
Herb Pomeroy
American trumpeter
12
Danny Gottlieb
American drummer
13
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
14
Philippe Brun
French trumpeter
15
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
16
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
17
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
18
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
19
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
20
Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
21
Sid Phillips
British musician
22
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
23
Mark Egan
American jazz musician
24
Wynton Marsalis
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (born 1961)
25
Ronnie Scott
British musician
26
Charlie Gaines
jazz trumpeter and bandleader
27
Joe Garland
American musician
28
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
29
Richie Powell
American pianist
30
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
31
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
32
Ron Goodwin
English composer and conductor
33
Teddy Bunn
American musician
34
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
35
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
37
James Emery
American musician
38
Eddie Gale
American musician
39
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
41
Jamey Aebersold
American musician
42
Roy Palmer
American musician
43
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician
44
Tom Brown
New Orleans dixieland jazz trombonist
45
Walter Page
American jazz musician
46
George Lewis
American musician
47
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
48
James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
49
Sam Wooding
American jazz pianist
50
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
51
Billy Butterfield
American musician
52
Matthew Gee
American musician
53
Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980)
54
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
55
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
American musician
56
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
57
Al Killian
American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader
58
Kurt Edelhagen
German musician
59
Rudolf Dašek
Czech guitarist
60
Digby Fairweather
British musician
61
Bernie Privin
American musician
62
Machito
Latin jazz musician
63
David Benoit
American jazz pianist, composer and producer (born 1953)
64
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
65
Bubber Miley
American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer
66
Francis Thorne
American composer
67
Joe Zawinul
Austrian composer and pianist
68
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
69
Dave Valentin
American musician
70
Jack Purvis
American musician
71
Don Lamond
American musician
72
Dodo Marmarosa
American musician
73
Eddie Durham
American musician
74
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
