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Bill Coleman
American musician
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Leon Alexander Abbey
American jazz violinist, bandleader
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Taj Mahal
American Blues musician famous for incorporating elements of world music
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Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra
American jazz and dance band from the 1920s and 1930s
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Howard Johnson
American musician
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Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
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Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Javon Jackson
American musician
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Billy Maxted
American musician
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John Kirby
jazz bassist
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Erskine Tate
American musician
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Henry Thomas
American recording artist; country blues singer, songster and musician.
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Nils-Bertil Dahlander
Swedish musician; jazz drummer
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Moe Purtill
American musician
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Teddy Hill
American musician
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Marty Napoleon
American pianist
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Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
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Joe Daley
American educator, jazz musician, composer and arranger who plays tuba, trombone and euphonium
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Lizz Wright
American singer
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Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
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Lou Busch
American record producer, musician and songwriter (1910-1979)
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Joe Locke
American musician
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Moe Koffman
Canadian musician
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Ronnie Mathews
American musician
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James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer
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Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
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Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
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Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
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Alphonse Trent
American musician
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Claire Daly
American jazz saxophonist
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Buster Harding
Canadian-born American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
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Bill Charlap
American jazz pianist
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Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
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Keb' Mo'
American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter
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Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Al Lucas
Canadian jazz musician
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Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer
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Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
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Tomasz Stańko
Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser
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Chu Berry
American musician
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Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
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Don Lamond
American musician
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Jesse Ed Davis
American musician
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John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
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Muggsy Spanier
American musician
