Artists with most performances
27 times • Herbie Hancock (1979, 1981, 1983, 19861994, 19961999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 20082012, 2014, 2015) 21 times • B.B. King (1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 19891991, 1993, 1995, 19972002, 20042006, 2009, 2011) 18 times • George Duke (1976, 1977, 19861989, 19911993, 19962001, 2005, 2006, 2009) • John McLaughlin (1974, 19761978, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 20092012, 2015) • Van Morrison (1974, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1990, 19941999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014) 17 times • Al Jarreau (1976, 19791981, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015) 16 times • George Benson (1986, 19881991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) 15 times • David Sanborn (1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2015) 14 times • Monty Alexander (1976, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 19931995, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014) 13 times • Gilberto Gil (1978, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015) • John Scofield (1975, 1976, 19841986, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014) • Stanley Clarke (1972, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011) • Wayne Shorter (1976, 1979, 1986, 1988, 19901992, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2014) 12 times • Chick Corea (1972, 1979, 1981, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2008, 20102012, 2015) 11 times • Clark Terry (1969, 1970, 19751978, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1999) • Claude Nobs (1980, 1982, 1983, 19901992, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2011) • Joe Sample (1982, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013) • Klaus Doldinger (1972, 19751977, 1980, 1984, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2010) • Randy Crawford (1981, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013) 10 times • Billy Cobham (19741978, 19811983, 1998, 2010) • Bobby McFerrin (1982, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2012) • Buddy Guy (1974, 1978, 1983, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) == External links ==