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Hadley Caliman
American saxophonist
1
Bobby Hutcherson
American jazz vibraphone and marimba player
2
Chico Freeman
American saxophonist
3
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
4
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
5
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
6
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
7
Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer
8
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
9
Edward Simon
Venezuelan pianist
10
Michael Shrieve
American drummer, percussionist, and composer
11
Willie Ruff
American musician
12
Buster Williams
American musician
13
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
14
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
15
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
16
Woody Shaw
American musician
17
Ernie Caceres
American musician
18
Reggie Johnson
American musician
19
Joe Sample
American pianist
20
Christian McBride
American musician
21
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
22
Bobby Timmons
American pianist
23
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
24
Don Thompson
Canadian musician
25
Buster Bailey
American musician
26
Carlos Santana
Mexican and American rock musician
27
Anthony Wilson
musician
28
Ken Vandermark
American jazz composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
29
James Spaulding
American saxophonist
30
Bill Goodwin
American jazz drummer
31
Bobby Wellins
Scottish jazz musician
32
Wendell Harrison
American musician
33
John Heard
American musician and sculptor
34
Derek Smith
British musician
35
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
36
Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band
37
David Berkman
American musician
38
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
39
Billy Drummond
American musician
40
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
41
Frank Strazzeri
American musician
42
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
43
Joe Locke
American musician
44
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
45
Eddie Daniels
American musician
46
Bobby Naughton
American musician
47
Calvin Newborn
American guitarist
48
Robert Glasper
American jazz pianist, composer and record producer
49
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
American musician
50
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
51
Stanley Cowell
American musician
52
Stephen Scott
American musician
53
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
54
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
55
Jymie Merritt
American bassist
56
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
57
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
58
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
