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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

3

Marlon Jordan

American musician

4

Herlin Riley

American musician

5

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

11

The Jazz Messengers

American jazz band

12

Victor Goines

American musician

13

Art Blakey

American jazz drummer and bandleader

14

Clark Terry

American swing and bebop musician

15

Dennis Irwin

American jazz musician

16

Kenny Kirkland

American musician

17

Wynton Kelly

American jazz pianist

18

Arturo O'Farrill

Cuban-American musician

19

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

27

Vincent Gardner

American musician

28

Pedrito Martinez

musician

29

Gerald Wilson

American trumpetist (1918-2014)

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Regina Carter

American musician

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Dizzy Gillespie

American jazz trumpeter

32

Cho-Liang Lin

Taiwanese violinist

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Geoffrey Keezer

American musician

34

Roy Hargrove

American jazz trumpeter

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Buddy Bolden

American cornetist and jazz pioneer

36

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