TRADITIONAL JAZZ
Dave Bennett
The Cab Calloway Orchestra
the late Chris Clifton
the late James Dapogny
Mike Karoub
Jon-Erik Kellso
the late Paul Klinger

STANDARDS and BEBOP
the late George “Sax” Benson
the late Claude Black
Ron Brooks
John Clayton
Sean Dobbins
Ben Jansson
Dan Jordan
Paul Keller
Ernie Krivda
Jerry McKenzie
the late Clifford Murphy
the late Dan Pliskow
Pete Siers
Larry Smith
the late Nate Woodring
Vincent York

JAZZ SINGERS
MIche Braden
Kelly Broadway
Ramona Collins
Dee Daniels
Nneena Freelon
the late Tim Hauser (Manhattan Transfer)
Jean Holden
Robert McCarther
Barbara Morrison
Shahida Nurullah
Jesse Palter
Harvey Thompson
Barbara Ware

*categories are (always) arbitrary*

MODERN JAZZ
Dwight Adams
Andrew Bishop
Vincent Bowens
Regina Carter
Vincent Chandler
George Davidson
John Douglas
Marcus Elliot
Paul Finkbeiner
Russell Gunn
Tim Haldeman
Wendell Harrison
Marion Hayden
Dr. Eddie Henderson
Robert Hurst
Rafael Statin

SOUL-JAZZ, FUSION, R&B
Ralphe Armstrong
the late Allan Barnes
Raysee Biggs
Jean Carne
the late Larry Coryell
The Dramatics feat. Willie Ford
Gene Dunlap
Ron English
George Johnson (Brothers Johnson)
Michael Henderson
Perry Hughes
Marqueal Jordan
Dr. Prof. Leonard King
Jacques Lesure
Gayelynn McKinney
the late Alphonse Mouzon
Ray Parker, Jr.
Damon Warmack
Greg “Vibrations” Williams

MISCELLANEOUS
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Thornetta Davis
Scott Grooves
Nigel Kennedy
Leonard Slatkin
Theologic
Tree City
Jeff Tyzik
Gasoline Hole