0
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
1
Charnett Moffett
American musician
2
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
3
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
4
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
5
Rufus Reid
American musician
6
Andy Sheppard
English musician
7
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
8
Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist
9
Mike Richmond
American musician
10
Dennis Mackrel
jazz musician
11
Lewis Nash
American drummer
12
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
13
Chris Potter
American musician
14
Marvin Smith
American musician
15
Terell Stafford
American musician
16
Dave Holland
British musician
17
Wallace Roney
American musician
18
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
19
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
20
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
21
Daniel Humair
Swiss drummer and painter
22
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
23
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
24
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
25
Ben Riley
American drummer
26
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
27
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
28
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
29
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
30
Lew Soloff
American musician
31
Joe Beck
American musician
32
Adam Nussbaum
American jazz drummer
33
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
34
Dave Taylor
American musician
35
Cecil McBee
American bassist
36
John Stubblefield
American musician
37
Larry Bunker
American musician
38
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
39
Reggie Johnson
American musician
40
Howard Johnson
American musician
41
Bobby Watson
composer
42
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
43
Makoto Ozone
Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1961-)
44
Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
45
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
46
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
47
Percy Heath
American musician
48
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
49
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
50
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
51
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
52
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
53
Wolfgang Puschnig
Austrian saxophonist
54
Benny Bailey
American musician
55
Eddie Henderson
American musician
56
Gary Thomas
American musician
57
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
58
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
59
Al Foster
American musician
60
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
61
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
62
Claudio Roditi
Brazilian musician
63
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
64
Bob Berg
American musician
65
Billy Drummond
American musician
66
Teddy Kotick
American musician
67
Stephen Scott
American musician
68
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
69
Bob Moses
American musician
70
Mel Lewis
American musician
71
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
72
Steve Coleman
American saxophonist
73
James Carter
American musician
74
Anthony Cox
American jazz bass player
75
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
76
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
77
Bill Elgart
American musician
78
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
79
Steve LaSpina
American musician, artist, educator
80
Carl Allen
American jazz drummer
81
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
