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Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
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Ellis Marsalis Jr.
American pianist
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Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
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Marlon Jordan
American musician
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Herlin Riley
American musician
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Marcus Roberts
American musician
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Delfeayo Marsalis
American trombonist
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Rodney Whitaker
American jazz double bass player, educator
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Reginald Veal
American musician
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Danny Barker
American jazz musician
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Cleveland Watkiss
English singer
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The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
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Victor Goines
American musician
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Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Dennis Irwin
American jazz musician
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Kenny Kirkland
American musician
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Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
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Arturo O'Farrill
Cuban-American musician
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Harry Connick Jr.
American singer, conductor, pianist, actor, and composer
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Charnett Moffett
American musician
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Sean Jones
American musician
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Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
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Ted Nash
American musician
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Wessell Anderson
American musician
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Billy Childs
American jazz pianist
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Bobby Watson
composer
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Vincent Gardner
American musician
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Pedrito Martinez
musician
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Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Regina Carter
American musician
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Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
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Cho-Liang Lin
Taiwanese violinist
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Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
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Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
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Buddy Bolden
American cornetist and jazz pioneer
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Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
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Marcus Belgrave
American trumpeter
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George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
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Dan Nimmer
pianist
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Woody Shaw
American musician
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Christos Rafalides
Greek jazz vibraphonist and composer
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Gerard Schwarz
American conductor
