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Bill Saxton
American jazz musician
1
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
2
Cameron Brown
American musician
3
George Adams
musician
4
Jaki Byard
American musician
5
Roland Hanna
American pianist
6
Dannie Richmond
American drummer
7
Craig Handy
American tenor saxophonist
8
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
9
Bob Neloms
10
Jack Walrath
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader
11
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
12
J. C. Heard
American musician
13
Phineas Newborn Jr.
American pianist
14
Ugonna Okegwo
jazz musician
15
Eli Degibri
Israeli-born jazz saxophonists and composer
16
Peter Beets
Dutch musician
17
Stephen Scott
American musician
18
Norman Simmons
pianist and arranger
19
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
20
Don Pullen
American jazz pianist and organist
21
Andy McKee
American bassist
22
Paul Bley
Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist
23
Cooper-Moore
American musician
24
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
25
Albert Dailey
American musician
26
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
27
Jon Ballantyne
Jazz musician, composer, artist, and piano player who now resides in New York City, USA
28
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
29
Junko Onishi
Japanese jazz pianist (1967-)
30
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
31
Jane Getz
American musician
32
Robin Eubanks
American musician
33
Freddie Redd
American pianist
34
Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
35
John Esposito
American musician
36
Benny Green
American musician
37
Richard Wyands
hard bop pianist
38
Elmo Hope
American musician
39
Walter Norris
American pianist
40
Dave Holland
British musician
41
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
42
Harold Mabern
American pianist
43
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
44
Cecil Taylor
American jazz pianist and poet
45
Regina Carter
American musician
46
Junior Mance
American musician
47
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
48
Cyrus Chestnut
American musician
49
Walter Booker
American jazz double-bassist
50
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
51
Joe Thomas
trumpeter
52
Wade Legge
Jazz pianist and bassist
53
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
54
Ronald Shannon Jackson
American drummer
55
Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer
56
Buster Williams
American musician
57
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
58
Winard Harper
Jazz drummer
59
Sammy Price
American pianist
60
Bill Charlap
American jazz pianist
61
Elmer Snowden
American musician
62
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
63
John Heard
American musician and sculptor
64
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
65
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
66
Larry Grenadier
American bassist
67
Buddy Collette
American musician
68
James Carter
American musician
69
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
70
Nate Morgan
American musician and pianist
71
Joe Albany
American pianist
72
Cecil McBee
American bassist
73
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
74
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
75
Karl Berger
German jazz vibraphonist, pianist and composer
76
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
77
James Williams
American jazz pianist
