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Kenny Garrett did a Coltrane tribute album not too long ago that was pretty good. The rest of that list I'm not familiar with at all.
The living artists all seem to be leaning towards the "smooth jazz" genre. David Sanborn is still active. "Tintin'" is probably my favorite song of his. Stanley Clarke and George Duke are still touring together.
Matt Wilson went to my Alma Mater (Wichita State University), but his music isn't as accessible to new listeners IMO.
Oh, speaking of moving from Rock to Jazz, check out Jaqui Naylor. She is a pianist/vocalist who often combines pop lyrics with jazz melodies. She combined the talking heads song, "Once in a lifetime" with a Herbie Hancock song. Really interesting mesh.
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