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Great American Jazz Series 1989-1991 2004-2005 • Randy Brecker • Dave Brubeck Quartet • Herbie Mann • Terry Harrington • Branford Marsalis • Medesky, Martin, and Wood • Pat Metheny • Rebecca Parris • Marvin Stamm • Kenny Garrett Quartet: Slide Hampton, Bill Watrous, and Claudio Roditi 1991-1992 • Eddie Daniels 2005-2006 • Eliane Elias • Ed Calle • Jimmy Heath Quartet • Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band • Billy Taylor • Béla Fleck and the Flecktones • Clark Terry • Benny Green and Russell Malone 1992-1993 2006-2007 • John Abercrombie • Diane Schuur • Ramsey Lewis • Christian McBride Band • Jim Pryor • Yellowjackets • Marcus Roberts • Doc Severinsen • Jiggs Whigham • Joe Williams 2007-2008 • Cassandra Wilson • Bunky Green • Kurt Elling 1993-1994 • Eddie Gomez Trio with Jimmy Cobb • Brecker Brothers • Mike Stern Trio with Dave Weckl • Kenny Burrell • Tim Hagans • Paquito D’ Rivera • Arturo Sandoval 2008-2009 • Diane Schuur • Dave Douglas • United States Air Force Airmen of Note • Gary Burton • Maria Schneider 1994-1995 • The Mingus Big Band • Louis and Dee Dee Bellson • Dave Brubeck Quartet 2009-2010 • Bunky Green • Carl Allen/Rodney Whitaker Project • Joe Henderson • Bob Bednar • James Moody • Terence Blanchard • Dianne Reeves • Joe Lovano • Kim Richmond & Clay Jenkins 1995-1996 • Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabakin 2010-2011 • Carmen Bradford and Mulgrew Miller • Scotty Barnhart • Mercer Ellington • John Clayton, Jeff Clayton, and Jeff Hamilton • Herbie Hancock • John Pizzarelli • Tommy Newsom • Richard Stoltzman 1996-1997 2011-2012 • Buddy DeFranco and Terry Gibbs • Michael Mossman & Antonio Hart • The Woody Herman Orchestra: Frank Tiber • Dizzy Gillespie Allstars with Heath Brothers and • Joe Lovano Cyrus Chestnut • Arturo Sandoval • John Fedchock • Mulgrew Miller & Carmon Bradford 1997-1998 2012-2013 • Count Basie Orchestra • Marcus Printup • Grover Mitchell • Danilo Perez • Nicholas Payton and Ellis Marsalis • Kevin Mahogany • Maria Schneider • Maria Schneider and Donny McCaslin • Diane Schuur 2013-2014 1998-1999 • Brecker Brothers Band Reunion • Nnenna Freelon • Miles Smiles with Wallace Roney, Larry Coryell, • Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Allstars Alphonse Mouzon and Ralphie Armstrong • Tito Puente, Johnny Rodriguez, and José • John Pizzarelli Madera • Christian McBride Trio 2014-2015 2001-2002 • United States Army Jazz Ambassadors • Bill Allred’s Classic Jazz Band • Conrad Herwig and Ed Calle • Joanne Brackeen • Kurt Elling • The Heath Brothers • Alon Yavnai and Joca Perpignan • Pat Martino • Terell Stafford and Dick Oatts 2015-2016 2002-2003 • Dave Steinmeyer • Dave Brubeck Quartet • Allen Vizzutti • Steve Coleman and Five Elements • Mike Abene • Eddie Palmieri Y La Perfecta • Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet • Maria Schneider • The Jensen Sisters • Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Allstars with Lee and Dennis Mackrel 2016-2017 • Bill Prince 2003-2004 • Bill Watrous • Terence Blanchard Sextet • Bob Mintzer • Béla Fleck and the Flecktones • Jon Faddis • Bunky Green • The Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra • Modern Jazz Tuba Project • Mulgrew Miller Trio .

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