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King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
2
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
3
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
4
Preston Jackson
American musician
5
Ollie Powers
American jazz drummer and vocalist
6
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
7
Reuben Reeves
American musician
8
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
9
Baby Dodds
American musician
10
Joe Smith
American jazz trumpeter
11
Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
12
May Alix
American cabaret and jazz vocalist
13
Erskine Tate
American musician
14
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
15
Eddie Condon
US musician
16
Bud Freeman
American musician
17
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
18
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
19
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
20
Johnny Dunn
American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer
21
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
22
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
23
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
24
Wild Bill Davison
American jazz musician
25
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
26
Buck Washington
American musician and pianist
27
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
28
Wellman Braud
American musician
29
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
30
Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau
New Orleans jazz musician
31
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
32
Kid Thomas Valentine
American jazz musician
33
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
34
Omer Simeon
American musician
35
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse
36
Steve Brown
jazz musician best known for his work on string bass
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Tony Garnier
American musician
38
Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer
39
Dink Johnson
American musician
40
Pops Foster
American musician
41
Kermit Ruffins
American musician
42
Minor Hall
American musician
43
Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
44
Nick LaRocca
American jazz musician
