Jeremy Pelt

Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Eric Alexander

Jazz Saxophonist

Tom Harrell

Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Houston Person

Jazz Saxophonist and Bandleader

George Cables

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Joey DeFrancesco

Jazz Organ Virtuoso

David "Fathead" Newman

Jazz Saxophonist and Flutist

Cedar Walton

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Cyrus Chestnut

Jazz Pianist

Wallace Roney

Jazz Trumpet Virtuoso and Miles Davis Protégé

Russell Gunn

Woody Shaw

Innovative Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Kenny Burrell

Jazz Guitar Legend

Steve Turre

Jazz Trombonist and Shell Horn Virtuoso

Joel Harrison

Versatile American Jazz Guitarist and Composer

Don Braden

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Freddy Cole

Jazz Pianist and Vocalist

Etta Jones

Jazz and Blues Vocalist

Larry Willis

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Black Art Jazz Collective

Progressive Jazz Ensemble with a Cultural Edge

Jimmy Ponder

Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

Wesla Whitfield

Larry Coryell

Pioneering Jazz Fusion Guitarist

Mark Murphy

Jazz Vocalist and Bebop Pioneer

Vincent Herring

Jazz Saxophonist

Teddy Edwards

Jazz Saxophonist

Sheila Jordan

Jazz Vocalist and Educator

Russell Malone

Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

Pat Martino

Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

Gloria Lynne

Jazz and Pop Vocalist

Dena DeRose

Jazz Pianist and Vocalist

John Hicks

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Steve Nelson

Frank Morgan

Jazz Saxophonist

Mary Stallings

Jazz Vocalist

Abbey Lincoln

Jazz Vocalist and Civil Rights Activist

Buster Williams

Jazz Bass Virtuoso

David Kikoski

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Danny Grissett

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Louis Hayes

Jazz Drummer

Peter Washington

Alex Norris

Emerging Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

Willie Jones III

Jazz Drummer and Bandleader

Jaki Byard

Versatile Jazz Pianist and Composer

Andy Bey

Jazz Vocalist and Pianist

Charlie Ventura

Jazz Saxophonist and Bandleader

Carlos Garnett

Panamanian Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Pat Bianchi

Jazz Organist

Adam Niewood

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Cindy Blackman

Jazz and Rock Drummer Santana

Bill Harris

James Spaulding

Charlie Sepulveda And The Turnaround

Latin Jazz Ensemble

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

David Liebman

Jazz Saxophonist and Flautist

Dinah Washington

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