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Luis Perdomo
American musician
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Camille Thurman
American jazz musician and composer
2
Ben Neill
American trumpeter
3
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
4
Dave Liebman
American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist
5
David Grisman
Mandolinist, composer, and record label owner
6
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
7
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
8
Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
9
Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
10
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
11
Roseanna Vitro
Jazz singer
12
Brian Charette
American musician (born 1972)
13
Hubert Laws
American flutist and saxophonist
14
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
15
Amel Larrieux
American singer-songwriter and keyboardist
16
Barbara Hendricks
African-American operatic soprano and concert singer
17
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer
18
Dizzy Reece
Jamaican trumpeter
19
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
20
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
21
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
22
Wilbur Sweatman
American musician
23
Herbie Mann
American jazz flutist
24
Annette Hanshaw
American singer
25
Patti Austin
American singer
26
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
27
Grant Green
American jazz guitarist and composer
28
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
29
Raphael Saadiq
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer
30
Linda May Han Oh
Malaysian-Australian jazz bassist and composer
31
Big Maybelle
American R&B singer and pianist
32
Don Shirley
American-Jamaican jazz pianist and composer
33
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
34
Tete Montoliu
Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933-1997)
35
Ingrid Jensen
Canadian jazz trumpet player
36
George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
37
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
38
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
39
Shirley Horn
American singer
40
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
41
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
42
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
43
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
44
Pee Wee Russell
American musician
45
Bobby Scott
American musician, record producer, and songwriter (1937-1990)
46
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
47
Cozy Cole
American musician
48
Helen Merrill
American recording artist; jazz vocalist
49
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
50
George Benson
American recording artist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter
51
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
52
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
53
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
54
Billy Eckstine
American musician
55
Arif Mardin
Turkish-American songwriter & record producer
56
Jean Carn
American singer
57
Lincoln Mayorga
American musician
58
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
59
Mel Lewis
American musician
60
Ian Hendrickson-Smith
musical artist
61
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
62
Ralph Alessi
Trumpeter, composer
63
Johnny Varro
American pianist
64
Cecil Taylor
American jazz pianist and poet
65
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
66
Creed Taylor
American record producer
67
Aaron Neville
American musician
68
Kelis
American singer–songwriter
69
Archie Shepp
American jazz musician
70
All-4-One
American male R&B/pop group
