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Cécile McLorin Salvant
American jazz singer of French and Haitian roots
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Doug Wamble
American musician
2
Christian McBride
American musician
3
Sean Jones
American musician
4
Cyrille Aimée
French jazz singer
5
Edmar Castañeda
Colombian musician
6
Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
7
Gerald Clayton
American musician
8
Rodney Whitaker
American jazz double bass player, educator
9
Carl Allen
American jazz drummer
10
Gretchen Parlato
American singer
11
Wynton Marsalis
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (born 1961)
12
Herlin Riley
American musician
13
Dan Nimmer
pianist
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Aaron Diehl
American jazz pianist
15
Eric Reed
American musician
16
Julian Lage
American musician
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Kurt Elling
American jazz singer and songwriter
18
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
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Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Jon Irabagon
American musician
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Joey DeFrancesco
American jazz musician
22
Catherine Russell
singer
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Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
24
Ellis Marsalis Jr.
American pianist
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Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
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Remy Le Boeuf
American composer
27
Camila Meza
Chilean jazz musician
28
John Escreet
British musician
29
Ambrose Akinmusire
American jazz composer and trumpeter
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Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
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Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
32
Steve Masakowski
musical artist
33
Sullivan Fortner
musical artist
34
Brad Mehldau
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
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Sharel Cassity
American musician
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Charnett Moffett
American musician
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Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
38
Grady Tate
American jazz musician
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Pedrito Martinez
musician
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Chano Domínguez
Spanish jazz musician
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Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
42
Robert Hurst
American jazz bassist
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Brandee Younger
American Harpist
44
Marlon Jordan
American musician
45
Veronica Swift
American jazz singer
46
Ryan Keberle
American musician
47
Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
48
Steve Lehman
American musician
49
Christian Sands
American jazz pianist
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Logan Richardson
American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
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Stanley Crouch
American writer
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Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
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Cyrus Chestnut
American musician
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Eric Harland
American musician
