Oof.
This is a long list. I'm sure I'm going to forget some important people.
Direct, personal, mentorship and music hangs?
John Scofield, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Peter Bernstein, Dave Stryker, Brad Shepik, Stefon Harris, Jean-Michel Pilc, and Alan Ferber... along with a whole host of incredible, if lesser known, players.
As for guys I've gotten to play alongside or just hang and chat with about life, music, and practice?
Jim Hall, Chick Corea, Lenny White, Kenny Werner, Stanley Clarke, Adam Rogers, Wayne Krantz, Mark Turner, Ari Hoenig, Roy Hargrove, Cyrus Chestnut, and countless others I've lost track of.