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Jaco Pastorius

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Later added to Weather Report Fretless electric bass

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Anthony Wilson

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Guitar

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Ellis Marsalis

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Father of family Pianist, composer, bandleader, educator

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Roy Hargrove

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Trumpet

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Dave Lambert

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Vocalist Best known for albums like “Sing a song basie” where they did versons of basie standards

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Kurt Elling

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Vocalist/lyricist

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Bob Mitzer

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Tenor Sax/composer

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John Cambell

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Piano

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Bobby Broom

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Guitar

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Bill Evans

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Piano (old) Composer Band Leader

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John Clayton (not associated with an instrument) The most influential _____ and _____

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Most influential composer and arranger

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Miroslav Vitous (no instrument) Why is he important?

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Co-founder of Weather report

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King Curtis

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Forefather of Modern Jazz Soul Sax

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Karrin Allyson

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Jazz vocalist/lyricist

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John McLaughlin

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Guitar

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Ahmad Jamal

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Piano (old) Composer Band Leader

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Maria Schneider

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Composer/arranger

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Joe Zawinul

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Piano Keyboards Synthesizer Composer and Band Leader Co-founder of Weather Report

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Branford Marsalis

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Sax, composer, band leader Played all different kinds of sax but known primarily for tenor sax

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Brad Mehindau

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Piano

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Charles Mingus

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Bass Composer Band Leader

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Phil Woods

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Alto Sax

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Hiram Bullock

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Guitar (solid body)

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Gary Burton

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Vibraphonist

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Eddie Jefferson

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Vocalist another pioneer of scat

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John Wojciechowski

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Saxophone

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Keith Jarrett

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Piano (new)

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Diana Krall

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Vocalist, pianist, bandleader

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Cecil Taylor

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Piano Composer Band Leader

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Eric Alexander

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Tenor Sax

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David Sanborn

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Alto Sax Saxophonist during the heyday of soul sax

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Mike Stern

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Guitar (electric)

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Terrance Blanchard

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Trumpet Composer

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Wayne Shorter

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Sax and composer Co-founder of Weather Report

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Jason Marsalis

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Drummer

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Russell Malone

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Guitar

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Joshual Redmond

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Tenor Sax

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Marcus Miller

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Bass

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Stanley Clarke

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Electric Bass

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Albert Ayler

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Primarily Tenor Sax, but also Alto Sax and vocals Used the entire range of his sax. Known for extending the sax, altissimo register on sax.

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King Pleasure (real name Clarence Beak)

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Vocalist one of the pioneers of scat

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John Hendricks

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Vocalist Best known for albums like “Sing a song basie” where they did versons of basie standards

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Chick Corea

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Piano (new) and keyboards Composer Band Leader

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Dave Striker

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Guitar

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Don Cherry

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Pocket Trumpet Composer Band Leader Leading figure in avante garde

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John Nelson

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Piano

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Stanley Turrentine

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Tenor Saxophonist Forefather of Modern Jazz Soul

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Hank Crawford

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Forefather of Modern Jazz Soul Sax

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John Hollenback

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Percussion/composer

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Maceo Parker

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Forefather of Modern Jazz Soul Sax (Saxophonist with James Brown’s band)

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Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Many instruments, which 4 are listed? What did he invent?

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Tenor sax, clarinet, flute, manzelo, etc. Invented CIRCULAR BREATING

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Eric Dophy

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Alto, Flute, Bass Clarinet (virtuoso on all 3) Composer

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Herbie Hancock

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Pianist (new) and keyboards Composer Band Leader

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Wynton Marsalis

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Trumpet, composer, bandleader, educator, jazz historian/advocate

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Michael Brecker

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Tenor Sax, occasional composer Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI) Saxophonist during the heyday of soul sax

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Bob Mincer

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Composer/arranger

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Steve Turre

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Trombone

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Christian McBride

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Bass

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Grover Washington

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Saxophonist during the heyday of soul sax

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Tamir Hendelman

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Piano

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Terrell Staford

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Trumpet

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John Schofield

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Guitar (semi-hollow)

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Larry Coryell

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Guitar

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Delfeayo Marsalis

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Trombone Producer

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Pat Metheney

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Guitar (most influential)

66
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Joe Lovano

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Tenor Sax

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Cedar Walton

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Piano (old) Composer Band Leader

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McCoy Tyner

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Piano (old) Important sideman in John Coltrane’s quartet

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Annie Ross

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Vocalist Best known for albums like “Sing a song basie” where they did versons of basie standards

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John Clayton

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Bass

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Ornette Coleman

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Alto sax Composer Band Leader occasionally trumpet and violin

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