List of Professionals

List has 10 Per instrument, but this is NOT a Top 10 list... just 10 people as a starting point for your YouTube journey.

Flute
Jean-Pierre Rampal
James Galway
Herbie Mann
Ian Anderson
Jasmine Choi
Robert Dick
Julius Baker
Paula Robison
Emmaneul Pahud
Jeanne Baxtresser

Oboe
Eugene Izotov
Albrecht Mayer
Heinz Holliger
Elaine Douvas
Richard Woodhams
Jonathan Kelly
Maurice Bourgue
Francois Leleux
Nicholas Daniel
Elizabeth Priestly Siffert

Clarinet
Benny Goodman
Artie Shaw
Richard Stoltzman
Julian Bliss
Sabine Meyer
Eddie Daniels
Larry Combs
Martin Fröst
Sharon Kam
Stanley Drucker

Bass Clarinet
Bob Mintzer
Louis Sclavis
Eric Dolphy
Kathyrn Ladano
Dennis Smylie
Michael Lowenstern
Jason Alder
Michel Portal
Rudi Mahall
John Surman

Bassoon
Albrecht Holder
Klaus Thunemann
Milan Turkovic
Gustavo Nunez
Bill Douglas
Judith LeClair
Julie Price
Asger Svendsen
Paul Hanson
Garrett McQueen
Saxophone
http://mikekeepe.com/recommended_recordings.php  (Classical Style Players)
    Jazz Saxophone Players:
    Alto
    Charlie Parker
    Johnny Hodges
    Phil Woods
    Cannonball Adderley
    Lee Konitz
    Paul Desmond
    Benny Carter
    Sonny Stitt
    Dick Oatts
    Ornette Coleman

    Tenor
    John Coltrane
    Sonny Rollins
    Coleman Hawkins
    Lester Young
    Don Byas
    Ben Webster
    Melissa Aldana
    Dexter Gordon
    Stan Getz
    Hank Mobley

    Baritone
    Gerry Mulligan
    Harry Carney
    Pepper Adams
    Cecil Payne
    Nick Brignola
    Bob Gordon
    Charles Davis
    Gary Smylyan
    Hamiet Bluiett
    Joe Temperley

Trumpet
Wynton Marsalis
Ingrid Jensen
Alison Balsom
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Freddy Hubbard
Arturo Sandoval
Terrel Stafford
Maynard Ferguson
Dizzy Gillespie

F Horn
Hermann Baumann
Stefan Dohr
Sarah Willis
Dale Clevenger
Dennis Brain
Barry Tuckwell
Philip Farkas
Radovan Vlatkovic
Alan Civil

Trombone
Christian Lindberg
Joseph Alessi
Jack Teagarden
Frank Rosolino
Arthur Pryor
Bill Watrous
JJ Johnson
Ian Bousfield
Jay Friedman
Douglas Yeo

Euphonium
Steven Mead
Brian Bowman
Leonard Falcone
David Childs
Demondrae Thurman
Misa Mead
Earle Louder
Robert Vos
Derick Kane

Tuba
Alan Baer
Jim Self
Sam Pilafian
Roger Bobo
John Fletcher
Carol Jantsch
Dene Pokorny
Charles Daellenbach
Patrick Sheridan
Yasuhito Sugiyama

Percussion
Evelyn Glennie
Neal Peart
Steve Gadd
Art Blakey
Alex Acuna
Buddy Rich
Gene Krupa
Vic Firth
Cindy Blackman
Martin Grubinger