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Thijs van Leer is my all-time favorite.  Of course he's got all manner of classical training, but he's also an excellent jazz improvisationalist.
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Thijs Van Leer is personally, by contrubting his flute with very different styles like "Hocus Pocus" and classical use like "House of the King". 
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Excellent topic and question.  It would literally take me going through my 1500 odd CD's to remember ones I haven't heard in some time.  Someone mentioned Asia Minor.  I have both of their re-releases on CD and would have forgotten of Eril Tekeli.  Nice call.  A lot of the folk influenced bands had excellent flautists and even picolo players.  I have to mention Gravy Train's Norman Barret even though they were moved to heavy prog?  Maybe their later two albums, but they started and are known for their folk start and mixture with prog, in their prime.  Then I have to concur with Focus's Van Leer.  I'll think of some good ones because there are a lot.  I love Andy Latimer's playing also.  The Italian bands had all kinds of great flute players and Banco was amazing for Clarinet, oboe, picolo, and mandolin, among other instruments.  Today's La Maschera Di Cera's Flautist is amazing. 
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Andy Latimer of Camel, Thijs van Leer of Focus, Didier Malherbe of Gong, they're all fantastic flautists, but really, in my opinion, nobody beats Nigel Pegrum!
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Thijs Van Leer ..just for the mad flute playing on Hocus PocusBig smile
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Not one of the best, but just thought I would mention Andy Latimer too. Wink
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^That's a great list.Thumbs Up

I would like to add some people which are not usually associated with flute, but when doing it, they're surprisingly good at that: Florian Schneider of  Kraftwerk and Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane.

I won't even start with a plethora of flutists in jazz-rock...
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Many too many:
  1. Thijs Van Leer (Focus)
  2. Anna Holmgren (Anglagard)
  3. Ian Mc'Donald (King Crimson)
  4. John Hackett (Steve Hackett)
  5. Mauro Pagani (PFM)
  6. Giorgio Giorgi  (Quella Vecchia Locanda)
  7. Peter Gabriel (Not in the level of others, but always made an impeccable job)
  8. Attila Kollar (Solaris)
  9. Eril Tekeli  (Asia Minor) KILLER
  10. Junior Pacora (Flor the Loto) OUTSTANDING, the sound of the band is based in Flute, quena, antara and other ethnic Peruvian woodwinds.

Ten to start

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Mauro Pagani of PFM. That man was insane genius! 
Percussion, sir!
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Who's your favorite prog flautist, BESIDES Ian Anderson? Put the band name along with the player, just to make the discussion easier.
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