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Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
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Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
2
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
3
James Moody
American jazz musician
4
Randy Napoleon
American musician
5
Linda May Han Oh
Malaysian-Australian jazz bassist and composer
6
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
7
Leon Lee Dorsey
American musician
8
Kenny Washington
American musician
9
Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist
10
Thomas Chapin
American musician
11
Ralph Bowen
Canadian musician
12
Joe Magnarelli
American musician
13
Barry Altschul
American drummer
14
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
15
Walt Weiskopf
American jazz musician
16
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
17
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician
18
Buddy Deppenschmidt
American jazz drummer
19
Carson Smith
American musician
20
John Clayton
American jazz and classical double bassist
21
Jim Rotondi
American musician
22
Martin Drew
British musician
23
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
24
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
25
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
26
Andy Middleton
American musician
27
Chico Hamilton
American musician
28
Dave Holland
British musician
29
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
30
Tete Montoliu
Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933-1997)
31
Donny McCaslin
American musician
32
Alan Dawson
American musician
33
Turk Van Lake
American musician
34
Franco Cerri
Italian musician
35
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
36
Bill Frisell
American musician
37
Ted Nash
American musician
38
John Bernard Riley
American musician
39
Buddy Montgomery
American vibraphonist
40
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
41
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
42
Eddie Shu
American swing and jazz multi-instrumentalist with high proficiency on tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harmonica, and accordion
43
Jack Wilson
American pianist (1936-2007)
44
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
45
Milt Jackson
American musician
46
Pete Yellin
American jazz musician
47
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
48
Etta Jones
American jazz singer
49
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
50
Steve Smith
American drummer
51
Harry Pickens
American musician
52
Eddie Bert
American musician
53
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
54
John Patitucci
American jazz bassist and composer
55
Steve Davis
American musician
56
Scott Colley
American musician
57
Michael Brecker
American musician
58
Richie Cole
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger
59
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
60
Bob Moses
American musician
61
Harold Mabern
American pianist
62
Miroslav Vitouš
Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist
63
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
64
Howard Levy
American musician
65
Thomas Morgan
American musician
66
George Adams
musician
67
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
68
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
69
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
70
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
71
Miguel Zenón
Puerto Rican alto saxophonist
72
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
73
Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist
74
Ron McClure
American jazz bassist
75
Ronald Shannon Jackson
American drummer
76
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
77
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
78
Sonny Clark
American musician
