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Jeff Bridges
Jeffrey Leon Bridges is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his leading man roles in film and television. In a career spanning more than seven decades, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three BAFTA Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, he was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
Norah Jones
American musician (born 1979)

John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967)
Willie Nelson
American country musician (born 1933)

Thelonious Monk
American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982)

Herbie Hancock
American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940)
Lena Horne
American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010)
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer (1930–2015)

Suzanne Vega
American singer-songwriter

Wynton Marsalis
American jazz musician and educator

Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)

Dexter Gordon
American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990)

Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer (born 1930)

Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician

Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader (1919–1990)

KT Tunstall
Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Al Green
American singer

Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987)

Cannonball Adderley
American jazz saxophonist (1928–1975)
Anita Baker
American singer
Freddie Hubbard
American jazz trumpeter (1938–2008)

Bud Powell
American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966)

Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist (1932–2013)

Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer (1914–1985)
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer (1927–2004)
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)

Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer (born 1937)

George Shearing
British-American jazz pianist
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician (1928–1964)

Milton Nascimento
Brazilian singer-songwriter and musician

Jimmy Smith
American jazz organist

Ben Webster
American jazz saxophonist (1909–1973)

Clifford Brown
American jazz musician (1930–1956)
Bebo Valdés
Cuban musician (1918–2013)

Lee Morgan
American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972)
Cecil Taylor
American jazz pianist and poet (1929–2018)
Dianne Reeves
American jazz singer
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995)

J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924–2001)

Erroll Garner
American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977)
Milt Jackson
American musician (1923–1999)
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist (1916-1942)

Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer (born 1951)
Joe Henderson
American jazz saxophonist (1937–2001)
Grant Green
American jazz guitarist and composer (1935–1979)
Sheila Jordan
American jazz singer (1928–2025)
Chucho Valdés
Cuban musician
Pat Martino
American jazz guitarist and composer (1944–2021)
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist (born 1931)
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist (1930-1986)
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer (1945–1997)
Paul Chambers
American jazz double bassist (1935–1969)
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter (1923–1950)
Lou Donaldson
American saxophonist (1926–2024)
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist (1931–1971)
Ellis Marsalis Jr.
American jazz pianist and educator (1934–2020)
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer (1924–1972)
Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer