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50 Amazing Female Jazz Players

We all know lots of great female jazz singers. But female instrumentalists tend not to get much acknowledgement. So here's a list of 50 super talented female instrumentalists from the past and present. Go check them out!
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Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane
1
Angel Bat Dawid
Angel Bat Dawid
2
Bex Burch
Bex Burch
3
Brandi Disterheft
Brandi Disterheft
4
Camilla George
Camilla George
5
Carla Bley
Carla Bley
6
Cassie Kinoshi
Cassie Kinoshi
7
Chelsea Carmichael
Chelsea Carmichael
8
Clora Bryant
Clora Bryant
9
Elena Pinder-Hughes
Elena Pinder-Hughes
10
Emily Remler
Emily Remler
11
Emma-Jean Thackray
Emma-Jean Thackray
12
Eri Yamamoto
Eri Yamamoto
13
Esmeralda Spalding
Esmeralda Spalding
14
Geri Allen
Geri Allen
15
Hazel Scott
Hazel Scott
16
Hiromi Uehara
Hiromi Uehara
17
Jamie Branch
Jamie Branch
18
Jane Ira Bloom
Jane Ira Bloom
19
Jessica Lauren
Jessica Lauren
20
Laura Jurd
Laura Jurd
21
Laura Misch
Laura Misch
22
Linda Oh
Linda Oh
23
Lizy Exell
Lizy Exell
24
Marilyn Mazur
Marilyn Mazur
25
Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams
26
Matana Roberts
Matana Roberts
27
Melba Liston
Melba Liston
28
Melissa Aldana
Melissa Aldana
29
Mimi Fox
Mimi Fox
30
Mimi Jones
Mimi Jones
31
Muriel Grossmann
Muriel Grossmann
32
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
33
Nubya Garcia
Nubya Garcia
34
Regina Carter
Regina Carter
35
Rosie Turton
Rosie Turton
36
Roxy Coss
Roxy Coss
37
Sarah Tandy
Sarah Tandy
38
Senri Kawaguchi
Senri Kawaguchi
39
Sheila Maurice-Grey
Sheila Maurice-Grey
40
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