Flute players
Nina Perlove: I See You from Avatar
James Galway: Lord of the Rings
Clarinet and Bass Clarinet players
Julian Bliss
Pacquito D’Rivera
Todd Marcus – Bass Clarinet
Marcus Miller – Bass Clarinet
Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophone Players
Kenneth Tse: Playing Claude T. Smith’s “Fantasia” with the Hong Kong Wind Philharmonic
Gerald Albright – Alto Saxophone
Branford Marsalis – Tenor Saxophone
Kirk Whalum – Tenor saxophone
Gerry Mulligan – Baritone Saxophone
James Carter – Baritone sax
F-Horn players
Barry Tuckwell
Hermann Bauman
Oboe Players
Heinz Holliger
Pierre Pierlot
Bassoon Players
Michael Rabinowitz
Paul Hanson
Trumpet Players
Wynton Marsalis – Carnival of Venice
Chris Botti
Baritone/Euphonium Players
David Werden – Euphonium
Steven Meade
Euphonium Quartet
Euphonium Quartet – Pirates of the Caribbean
Trombone Players
Trombone Shorty (Troy Andrews) at age 13
Delfeayo Marsalis
Tuba Players
Master Sergeant Tom Jankowski
Roger Bobo – Carnival of Venice
Snare players
Trent Shuey (snare)
Evelyn Glennie
Drum Set
Sonny Emory
Nucleo Vega (jazz)
Mallet Percussion
Lionel Hampton – “Cute”
Roy Ayers and Dwight Gassaway – Vibraphone challenge
Here is a list of more professional musicians. Look them up and see what you can find!
Flute (classical, jazz)
Nina Perlove
Hubert Laws
Dave Valentin
Mimi Stillman
James Galway
Greg Pattillo
Julius Baker
Robert Aitken
Jean-Pierre Rampal
Jeanne Baxtresser
Sophia Anastasia
Oboe
Heinz Holliger
Pierre Pierlot
Robert Sprenkle
Ray Still
Bassoon
Michael Rabinowitz
Paul Hanson
Arthur Grossman
Joseph Polisi
David Van Hosesen
Christopher Weait
Clarinet (classical, jazz)
Paquito D’Rivera
Benny Goodman
Eddie Daniels
Artie Shaw
Woody Herman
Buddy DeFranco
Sidney Bechet
Pete Fountain
David Shifrin
Richard Stoltzman
Sabine Meyer
Julian Bliss
Larry Combs
Stanley Drucker
Thea King
Mitchell Lurie
Bass Clarinet (jazz, classical)
Todd Marcus
Alto Saxophone
Fredrick L. Hemke
Gerald Albright
Candy Dulfer
Charlie Parker
Julian “Cannonball” Adderly
Johnny Hodges
Dr. Otis Murphy
Kenneth Tse
Dr. Eugene Rousseau
Dale Underwood
Maceo Parker
Arno Bornkamp
Philippe Geiss
Donald Sinta
Michael Ibrahim
Tenor Saxophone
Branford Marsalis
John Coltrane
Grover Washington, Jr.
Coleman Hawkins
Kirk Whalum
Ben Webster
David “Fathead” Newman
Baritone Saxophone
Harry Carney
Gerry Muligan
James Carter
Dana Colley
Ronnie Cuber
Trumpet
Wynton Marsalis
Troy Andrews (Trombone Shorty)
Scotty Barnhart
Kiku Collins
Arturo Sandoval
Maynard Ferguson
Chris Botti
Bill Chase
Dizzy Gillespie
Patrick Hession
Phil Smith
Rafael Mendez
Charles Schlueter
Louis Armstrong
Jim Ketch
Wayne Bergeron
Eric Miyashiro
Allen Vizzutti
Nathaniel Adderly
Charles “Chuck” Mangione
Jens Lindemann
French Horn
Hermann Baumann
Dennis Brain
Dale Clevenger
Philip Farkas
Barry Tuckwell
Trombone
Vincent Gardner
Wycliffe Gordon
Christian Lindberg
Sarah Morrow
Troy Andrews (Trombone Shorty)
Jeff Bradshaw
Locksley “Slide” Hampton
Delfeayo Marsalis
Rubin Eubanks
Ronald Borror
Christian Lindberg
Ralph Sauer
Henry Charles Smith
Baritone and Euphonium
Stephen Mead
Adam Frey
Rich Matteson
Brian Bowman
Leonard Falcone
Tuba
Howard Johnson (Jazz Tuba player)
Roger Bobo
John Fletcher
Harvey Philips
Sam Piafian
Dan Peratoni
Patrick Sheridan
Kenneth Amis
Jon Sass
William Kilborn
Percussion
Kenny Clarke
Max Roach
Tony Williams
Keiko Abe
Alan Abel
Rob Carson
Chano Pozo
Mongo Santmaria
Vic Firth
Tito Puente
Bobby Christian
Sonny Emory
Lenny White
Ali Jackson
Sheila E (Escovedo)
Nucleo Vega
Lionel Hampton (Mallets)
Roy Ayers (Mallets)