Jeremy Pelt

Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Tom Harrell

Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Eric Alexander

Jazz Saxophonist

Houston Person

Jazz Saxophonist and Bandleader

George Cables

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Joey DeFrancesco

Jazz Organ Virtuoso

David "Fathead" Newman

Jazz Saxophonist and Flutist

Cyrus Chestnut

Jazz Pianist

Cedar Walton

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Woody Shaw

Innovative Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Wallace Roney

Jazz Trumpet Virtuoso and Miles Davis Protégé

Freddy Cole

Jazz Pianist and Vocalist

Black Art Jazz Collective

Progressive Jazz Ensemble with a Cultural Edge

Jimmy Ponder

Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

Russell Gunn

Larry Coryell

Pioneering Jazz Fusion Guitarist

Vincent Herring

Jazz Saxophonist

Sheila Jordan

Jazz Vocalist and Educator

Russell Malone

Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

Teddy Edwards

Jazz Saxophonist

Steve Turre

Jazz Trombonist and Shell Horn Virtuoso

Joel Harrison

Versatile American Jazz Guitarist and Composer

Pat Martino

Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

Gloria Lynne

Jazz and Pop Vocalist

Steve Nelson

Etta Jones

Jazz and Blues Vocalist

Frank Morgan

Jazz Saxophonist

Mary Stallings

Jazz Vocalist

Kenny Burrell

Jazz Guitar Legend

Abbey Lincoln

Jazz Vocalist and Civil Rights Activist

Buster Williams

Jazz Bass Virtuoso

Mark Murphy

Jazz Vocalist and Bebop Pioneer

Louis Hayes

Jazz Drummer

David Kikoski

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Danny Grissett

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Don Braden

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Alex Norris

Emerging Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

John Hicks

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Peter Washington

Dena DeRose

Jazz Pianist and Vocalist

Willie Jones III

Jazz Drummer and Bandleader

Larry Willis

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Pat Bianchi

Jazz Organist

Adam Niewood

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Andy Bey

Jazz Vocalist and Pianist

Cindy Blackman

Jazz and Rock Drummer Santana

Wesla Whitfield

Carmen Intorre

Jazz Drummer

Chet Baker

Legendary Jazz Trumpeter and Vocalist

Freddie Hubbard

Legendary Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Coleman Hawkins

Jazz Saxophone Legend

Sonny Stitt

Jazz Saxophone Virtuoso

Dinah Washington

Queen of the Blues:

Zoot Sims

Influential American Jazz Saxophonist

Dion & The Belmonts

1950s American Doo-Wop Group

Benny Golson

Legendary Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Billy Hart

Jazz Drummer and Educator

Eric Reed

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Jazz Sampler

Eclectic Jazz Fusion Ensemble

Jimmy Rushing

Legendary Jazz and Blues Singer