Charles Mingus

Influential American Jazz Bassist and Composer

Sam Cooke

Pioneering Soul and R&B Singer-Songwriter

Miles Davis

Legendary Jazz Trumpeter and Bandleader

John Coltrane

Legendary Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Nina Simone

Iconic American Jazz and Soul Singer-Pianist

Serge Gainsbourg

Iconic French singer-songwriter and provocateur

Etta James

Iconic American Soul and Blues Singer

Jimmy Smith

Legendary Jazz Organist

Hank Williams

Pioneering American Country Music Singer-Songwr...

João Gilberto

Brazilian Bossa Nova Legend

Johnny Cash

Legendary Country Music Icon

Duke Ellington

Legendary Jazz Composer and Bandleader

Ray Charles

Legendary Soul and R&B Pioneer

Billie Holiday

Iconic Jazz Vocalist and Songstress

John Lee Hooker

Legendary American Blues Musician

Charlie Parker

Legendary Jazz Saxophonist and Bebop Innovator

Thelonious Monk

Innovative American Jazz Pianist and Composer

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Legendary Jazz Orchestra Led by Duke Ellington

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Iconic Jamaican Reggae Group

Sonny Rollins

Legendary American Jazz Saxophonist

Art Pepper

Influential American Jazz Saxophonist

Dionne Warwick

Legendary American Pop and R&B Singer

Françoise Hardy

Iconic French chanteuse and style muse

The Modern Jazz Quartet

Innovative Jazz Ensemble with Classical Influences

Glen Campbell

Legendary Country Music Singer-Songwriter

Kenny Burrell

Jazz Guitar Legend

Stanley Turrentine

Jazz Saxophonist Legend

Cecil Taylor

Innovative American Jazz Pianist and Poet

Eddie Cochran

1950s Rock and Roll Pioneer

Grant Green

Influential Jazz Guitarist and Blue Note Icon

Juliette Gréco

Iconic French chanson singer

Roland Kirk

Innovative Multi-Instrumental Jazz Virtuoso

Big Joe Williams

Delta Blues Pioneer

Benny Golson

Legendary Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

The Thelonious Monk Quartet

Innovative Jazz Pianist and Ensemble

Elmore James

King of the Slide Guitar:

Edgard Varèse

Innovative French-American Composer and Pioneer...

Roosevelt Sykes

Pioneering Boogie-Woogie Blues Pianist

Brigitte Bardot

French actress and singer

Dorothy Ashby

Pioneering Jazz Harpist

Sonny Clark

Influential Jazz Pianist and Composer

Lonnie Johnson

Pioneering Blues and Jazz Guitarist and Vocalist

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

Legendary Jazz and Blues Saxophonist and Singer

Joe Harriott Quintet

Pioneering British-Jamaican Jazz Quintet

Booker Little

Influential Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Jimmy Giuffre

Innovative American Jazz Clarinetist and Saxoph...

Gil Evans And His Orchestra

Innovative Jazz Arranger and Bandleader

The Chico Hamilton Quintet

Innovative Jazz Ensemble of the 1950s and 60s

Louis Smith

British Jazz Musician and Trumpeter

Artie Shaw And His Orchestra

Swing Era Big Band Leader and Clarinetist

Sonny Simmons

Jazz Saxophonist and Avant-Garde Composer

Gordon,dexter

Tommy McClennan

Alain Goraguer Et Son Orchestre

French Jazz Pianist and Composer

Victoria Spivey

Influential American Blues Singer and Songwriter

Naðra

Icelandic black metal band

Johnny Coles

Jazz Trumpeter

Buell Neidlinger

John Jenkins

Bumps Blackwell Orchestra

Vintage Jazz and Rhythm & Blues Ensemble