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Billy Drummond
Billy Drummond
American musician
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Jim Snidero
Jim Snidero
American jazz saxophonist
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Joe Magnarelli
Joe Magnarelli
American musician
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Jim Rotondi
Jim Rotondi
American musician
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Renee Rosnes
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
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Lew Tabackin
Lew Tabackin
American musician
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Greg Gisbert
Greg Gisbert
American jazz musician
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Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
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George Mraz
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
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Conrad Herwig
Conrad Herwig
American musician
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John Gross
John Gross
American saxophone, flute and clarinet player
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Buddy Childers
Buddy Childers
American musician
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Mike Price
Mike Price
American musician
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Ray Drummond
Ray Drummond
American musician
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Gary Foster
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
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Jimmy Knepper
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
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Bob Sheppard
Bob Sheppard
American musician
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Scott Wendholt
Scott Wendholt
American musician
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Chris Potter
Chris Potter
American musician
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John Heard
John Heard
American musician and sculptor
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Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
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Brian Lynch
Brian Lynch
American musician
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Gary Smulyan
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
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Sonny Criss
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician
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Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
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Bill Reichenbach Jr.
Bill Reichenbach Jr.
American musician
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Alex Sipiagin
Alex Sipiagin
Russian musician
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Jeff Hirshfield
Jeff Hirshfield
American musician
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Steely Dan
Steely Dan
American rock band
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Hugh McCracken
Hugh McCracken
American session musician
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Emil Richards
Emil Richards
American musician
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Michael Philip Mossman
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
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Scott Colley
Scott Colley
American musician
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Mike LeDonne
Mike LeDonne
American musician
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Eddie Henderson
Eddie Henderson
American musician
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Mike Richmond
Mike Richmond
American musician
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Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Tim Ries
Tim Ries
American jazz saxophonist
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Dave Bargeron
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
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Rufus Reid
Rufus Reid
American musician
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Marvin Smith
Marvin Smith
American musician
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
American musician
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Roxy Coss
Roxy Coss
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Dana Hall
Dana Hall
Jazz drummer
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James Newton
James Newton
American flautist, composer, and conductor
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Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton
American musician
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Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
Walt Weiskopf
American jazz musician

Walt Weiskopf

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American jazz musician

Walt Weiskopf (born July 30, 1959 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, author, and educator. He has released 16 CDs as a leader and performed on countless other albums as a sideman, having worked with artists such as Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra, and Steely Dan. Author and journalist Cicily Janus regards Weiskopf as "one of the best unknown musicians in the modern scene", and JazzTimes Magazine considers him to be underrated and "a highly potent tenor saxophonist who demonstrates a strong Trane-Rollins influence".