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Patrice Rushen
American musician
1
Gary Thomas
American musician
2
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
3
Ingrid Jensen
Canadian jazz trumpet player
4
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
5
Tineke Postma
Dutch saxophonist
6
Edward Simon
Venezuelan pianist
7
Dianne Reeves
American jazz singer
8
Greg Osby
American musician
9
Lizz Wright
American singer
10
Marvin Smith
American musician
11
Luciana Souza
Brazilian singer
12
Grace Kelly
Asian-American jazz musician
13
Nir Felder
American musician
14
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
15
Rachel Z
American jazz pianist
16
John Patitucci
American jazz bassist and composer
17
Gretchen Parlato
American singer
18
Lionel Loueke
guitarist
19
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
20
Herbie Hancock
American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor
21
Dave Holland
British musician
22
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
23
Billy Kilson
American musician
24
Niels Lan Doky
Danish musician
25
Vadim Neselovskyi
26
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
27
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
American musician
28
Scott Colley
American musician
29
Esperanza Spalding
American jazz bassist and singer
30
Yellowjackets
American jazz fusion band
31
Gerald Clayton
American musician
32
Paul Bollenback
American musician
33
Julian Lage
American musician
34
Tia Fuller
American musician
35
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
36
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
37
Matt Garrison
American musician
38
Kris Davis
Canadian jazz pianist and composer
39
Michael Brecker
American musician
40
Christian McBride
American musician
41
Melissa Aldana
Chilean saxophonist
42
Robin Eubanks
American musician
43
Carmen Lundy
Jazz singer
44
Lars Danielsson
Swedish jazz musician
45
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
46
Cindy Blackman
American musician
47
Larry Klein
American music producer, songwriter and bass guitar player
48
Charnett Moffett
American musician
49
Michel Camilo
Dominican Grammy-award winning pianist and composer (born 1954)
50
Kjersti Stubø
Jazz singer
51
Michael Cain
American pianist and composer
52
Vince Mendoza
American composer
53
Robert Hurst
American jazz bassist
54
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
55
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
56
Vanessa Collier
American musician
57
Matthew Stevens
Canadian jazz guitarist
58
Eliane Elias
Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter
