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Academics/Music/Jazz lab/Past Artists

Past Jazz Artists

Bass

  • John Adams
  • Erik Applegate
  • Ray Brown
  • Scott Campos
  • Ira Coleman
  • Ray Drummond
  • Essiet Essiet
  • Charles Fambrough
  • Jon Hamar
  • Fred Hamilton
  • Jeff Johnson
  • Marc Johnson
  • Paul Keller
  • Steve LaSpina
  • Christian McBride
  • John Patitucci
  • Kelly Roberty
  • Reuben Rogers
  • Lynn Seaton
  • Wayman Tisdale
  • Buster Williams
  • David Williams
  • Ugonna Okegwo
  • Felix Pastorius

Clarinet

  • Anat Cohen

Drums

  • Jeff Ballard
  • Jimmy Cobb
  • Brad Edwards
  • Steve Ellington
  • Jeff Hirschfield
  • Tim Horner
  • Greg Hutchinson
  • Yoron Israel
  • Pancho Sanchez
  • Gerald Cleaver
  • Nasheet Waits
  • Ali Jackson
  • Victor Lewis
  • T S Monk
  • Tony Reedus
  • Ben Riley
  • Rickey Sebastian
  • Ed Soph
  • Satoshi Takaeshi
  • Ed Thigpen
  • Jeff "Tain" Watts
  • John Riley
  • Jeff Sipe
  • Terri Lyne Carrington

Ensemble

  • Naughty Professor

Flute

  • Jamie Baum
  • Paul Scea

Guitar

  • John Abercrombie
  • Maurice Anderson
  • Jeff Campbell
  • Cal Collins
  • Mark Elf
  • Herb Ellis
  • Jim Greeson
  • Fred Hamilton
  • Henry Johnson
  • Randy Johnston
  • Barney Kessel
  • Russell Malone
  • Mike Seal

Organ

  • Pat Bianchi

Piano

  • Tom Andes
  • Kenny Barron
  • David Berkman
  • JoAnne Brackeen
  • Claudia Burson
  • Henry Butler
  • Billy Childs
  • Phil DeGreg
  • Eliane Elias
  • Alan Farnham
  • Hal Galper
  • Benny Green
  • Dan Haerle
  • Stephan Karlsson
  • Diana Krall
  • Peter Krauss
  • Harold Mabern
  • Frank Mantooth
  • Ronnie Matthews
  • Bill Mays
  • Mulgrew Miller
  • Bob Nell
  • Danilo Perez
  • Eric Reed
  • Ed Simon
  • James Weidman
  • James Williams
  • Geoffrey Keezer
  • Kenny Werner

Saxophone

  • Wes Anderson
  • Tom Braxton
  • Gary Bartz
  • Jerry Bergonzi
  • Will Campbell
  • Pete Christlieb
  • Dick Oatts
  • Dave Pietro
  • Ravi Coltrane
  • Joe Davis
  • Antonio Hart
  • Jim Riggs
  • Bobby Watson
  • Willie Williams
  • Tyler Summers
  • Jim Snidero
  • Bob Mintzer
  • Chris Potter
  • Seamus Blake
  • Jeff Coffin
  • Joel Frahm
  • Tia Fuller

Trombone

  • Wycliffe Gordon
  • Ray Anderson
  • Slide Hampton
  • Bret Zvacek
  • Robin Eubanks
  • Conrad Herwig
  • John Fedchock
  • Rod Clark

Trumpet

  • Wycliffe Gordon
  • Ray Anderson
  • Slide Hampton
  • Bret Zvacek
  • Robin Eubanks
  • Conrad Herwig
  • John Fedchock
  • Rod Clark
  • Doc Severinsen

Violin

  • Jimmy Gyles
  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams

Vocalist

  • Kevin Mahogany
  • Diana Krall
  • Denise Donatelli