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Eric Gale
American musician
1
Chuck Domanico
American musician
2
Larry Carlton
American musician
3
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
4
Dennis Budimir
American musician
5
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
6
Don Menza
American saxophonist
7
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
8
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
9
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
10
Will Lee
American bass guitarist
11
Tom Malone
American musician
12
Robben Ford
American blues, jazz and rock guitarist
13
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
14
Emil Richards
American musician
15
James Gadson
American musician
16
Harvey Mason
American drummer
17
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
18
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
19
John Guerin
American drummer
20
Plas Johnson
American musician
21
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
22
Rick Marotta
American musician
23
David Hungate
American musician
24
Paul Jackson, Jr.
American musician
25
Larry Bunker
American musician
26
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
27
Fred Tackett
American musician
28
Fred Jackson, Jr.
American flautist
29
Mike Melvoin
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012)
30
Jerry Hey
American musician
31
Bill Summers
jazz musician
32
Dave Taylor
American musician
33
Rob Mounsey
American musician, composer, and arranger
34
Joe Sample
American pianist
35
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
36
Alan Rubin
Jazz trumpeter, Blues Brothers member
37
Jackie Kelso
musician
38
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
39
Jay Berliner
American musician
40
Jim Keltner
American session drummer
41
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
42
Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
43
John Klemmer
American musician
44
Paul Humphrey
American musician
45
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
46
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
47
Buzz Feiten
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, session musician, and luthier
48
Luis Conte
Cuban jazz musician
49
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
50
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
51
Paul Griffin
American session musician and pianist
52
George Bohanon
American musician
53
Jay Migliori
American saxophonist
54
Barry Rogers
American musician
55
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
56
Max Bennett
Jazz bassist
57
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
58
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
59
John Pisano
American musician
60
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
61
Howard Johnson
American musician
62
Vincent DeRosa
American musician
63
George Duvivier
American musician
64
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
American musician
65
Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
66
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
67
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
68
Wilton Felder
American musician
69
Eddie Bert
American musician
70
Barry Finnerty
American musician
71
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
72
Kenneth Ascher
American musician
73
Abe Most
American jazz musician
74
Reggie Lucas
American musician
75
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
76
Larry Knechtel
American session musician
77
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
78
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
79
Brecker Brothers
American jazz music duo
80
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
81
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
