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Kimiko Kasai
Japanese singer
1
Carleen Anderson
American soul singer
2
Gilles Peterson
French DJ and radio presenter
3
Herbie Hancock
American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor
4
Milt Jackson
American musician
5
Mitsuyoshi Yoshino
Japanese keyboard player, composer, arranger (1951-)
6
Eddie Higgins
American musician
7
Louis Hayes
American drummer
8
Roberto Magris
Italian pianist
9
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
10
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
11
Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
12
Richard Barbieri
English synthesizer player, keyboardist and composer
13
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
14
Billy Hart
American jazz drummer
15
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
16
Digital Mystikz
English electronic music duo
17
Robin Eubanks
American musician
18
Paul Rutherford
English free improvising trombonist
19
Vincent Herring
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
20
Kenny Garrett
American musician
21
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
22
Sadao Watanabe
Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-)
23
Peter Kowald
German free jazz double bassist and tubist
24
Lucky Peterson
American musician
25
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
26
Roseanna Vitro
Jazz singer
27
Laura Mvula
British recording artist, songwriter and composer
28
Greg Spero
American musician
29
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
30
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
31
Jeremy Steig
son of William Steig
32
Cibo Matto
band from New York City
33
Charles Fambrough
Jazz bassist, composer and producer
34
Terri Lyne Carrington
American jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur
35
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
36
Casiopea
Japanese jazz fusion band
37
Percy Heath
American musician
38
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
39
Julie Driscoll
English singer and actress
40
Miki Matsubara
Japanese singer-songwriter (1959-2004)
41
Jacob Collier
English musician and multinstrumentalist
42
Marvin Peterson
American jazz trumpeter and composer
43
Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer
44
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
45
Makoto Ozone
Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1961-)
46
Ralph Bowen
Canadian musician
47
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
48
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
49
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
50
Juju
Japanese jazz singer
51
Kamasi Washington
jazz saxophonist
52
Jeff Clyne
British bassist
53
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist
54
Charles Stepney
American record producer
