Top 10 Jewish Jazz Musicians and Bandleaders

1. Benny Goodman: Known as the “King of Swing.” Clarinetist and big band leader.
2. Buddy Rich: Big band leader. Regarded as one of the greatest drummers of all time.
3. Artie Shaw: Jazz clarinetist, composer and big band leader.
4. Stan Getz: West coast jazz musician and one of the greatest tenor saxophonists of all time.
5. Paul Whiteman: Leader of one of the most successful jazz bands in the 1920s.
6. Herb Alpert: Latin jazz band leader. Known for Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass.
7. Harry James: Big band leader and master of the trumpet.
8. Ziggy Elman: Jazz trumpeter in Benny Goodman’s band.
9. Zoot Sims: Jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist.
10. Kenny G.: Soprano saxophonist.

* Honorable Mention: Herbie Mann, Woody Herman.

Benny Goodman is considered by many the greatest clarinetist of all time. 
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