MUSICIAN LIST

This index refers to the 222,046 individual jazz musicians (1,386,638 total entries) included in over 240,906 recording sessions detailed in The Jazz Discography Database as of May, 2019.

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Album title
Musicians including instrument(s) played
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Musician name	Sessions	Recording Years	Instruments
Angelo Avogadri	1	1997	el-g
Al Avola	133	1937-1944	g,arr
Jos Avonts	2	1991-1994	cnt,tp
Avotcja	1	2006	poetry
Dimitrios Avraam	1	1982	d
Lea Avraham	1	1994	vcl
Andriy Avramets	1	2000	b-g
Alexandru Avramovici	1	1967	g
Viktor Avsaragov	1	2011	b
Slavko Avsenik	2	1979-1982	p,arr,keyboards
Rob Avsharian	1	2011	d
Mellow Avstreih	1	2007	vcl
Jim Awad	1	1928	cnt
Didier Awadi	1	1996	rap
Tkakumi Awaya	1	2013	b
Natik Awayez	1	2017	oud
Frances Awe	2	1986-1991	perc
Francis Awe	1	1994	vcl
Robert Awhai	1	1978	g
Carole Awolowo	1	1985	vcl
Yoni Yami Awolowo	1	1985	vcl
Anders Ax	1	1977	g
Anders Axberg	2	1980-1981	sax
Lennart Axborn	1	1998	b
Ann Axelby	1	1979	vla,vln
Andrew Axelrad	2	1992-2011	as,sax
Andy Axelrad	17	1993-2012	as,fl,reeds,woodwinds,cl,saxes
Dan Axelrod	2	1980	g
Dave Axelrod	1	1969	arr,cond
David Axelrod	6	1972-1974	arr,cond
Jack Axelrod	7	1924	tp
Janet Axelrod	2	1995	fl
Victir Axelrod	2	1999-2000	org
Gunnar Axelsen	1	1960	cnt
Hans Axelsen	2	1992-1994	cl,saxes
Lennart Axelson	4	2002-2006	tp
Sten Axelson	6	1938-1943	org,p,vcl
Gunnar Axelson-Fisk	1	2003	text & music,cl,hca,vcl
Andreas Axelsson	4	1992-2003	d,d-maching,perc,CD player
Anna Axelsson	3	1991-1994	fhr,hrn
Arne Axelsson	1	1952	accor
Bertil Axelsson	3	1977-1981	tp
Jonny Axelsson	5	1993-2000	perc,mallets
Lennart Axelsson	101	1968-2004	tp,flhrn
Omar Axelsson	1	1980	b
Peter Axelsson	8	1978-2001	b,arr
Bent Axen	85	1951-1999	p,arr,accor,cond,vib
Curt Axen	1	1940	p
Michael Axen	7	1987-1999	d
Klaus Axenkopf	1	2000	b
Dave Axford	1	1930	b
Harlie Axford	1	1976	tb
Ray Axford	4	1931-1932	b
The Axidentials	6	1958	vcl group
Nadine Axisa	1	2013	vcl
Arnaud Axler	1	1990	g
Sandy Axon	5	1958-1990	tb,vcl
Butch Axsmith	1	1959	d
Francis Axsmith	1	1960	d
Ron Axsom	1	2006	tb
Kevin Axt	91	1980-2017	b,el-b,tu,arr,d,backing-vcl,string-b,6-sting-el-b,6-string-b,ac-b-g
Tony Axtell	2	2000-2012	vib,shaker,synt pads,arr,tamb,el-b
W.M. Axtmann	1	1916	p
Hoyt Axton	1	1974	vcl
Packy Axton	2	1965-1966	ts
DJ Axum	1	2007	turntables
Aya	1	1970	talking,vcl
Chie Ayado	9	1994-2000	vcl,p,org
Buzu Ayagiba	1	1993	perc,vcl
Kinah Ayah	6	2009	d,g
Joop Ayal	2	1987-2004	ts,fl
Alex Apollo Ayala	1	2015	b
Alex Apolo Ayala	1	2014	b
Amos Ayala	1	1925	d
Ben Ayala	1	2007	p
Frank Gilberto Ayala	2	1941-1942	p
Isaac Ben Ayala	8	2000-2010	p
John Ayala	1	1998	woodwinds
Julio Ayala	3	1955-2000	b,g
Tony Ayala	1	2000	perc
Ajangila Sakirat Ayandokun	1	1999	vcl
Rabiu Ayandokun	3	1989-2007	dun dun,perc
Rabju Ayandokun	1	1999	d
Sakirat Ojeladun Ayandokun	1	2007	perc
Matthew Ayanfowora	1	2011	Nigerian talking-d
Lamidi Ayankunle	4	1985-1989	bata-d,voice,yoruba d,bata,vcl
Muideen Ayankunle	1	1999	d
Olakunle Ayanlowo	1	2000	talking-d
Rhian Ayanna	1	2003	backing-vcl
Juma Santos Ayantola	1	2002	perc
Stephen Ayantoye Aniykkaye	1	2004	talking drum
Albert Ayanwale	1	1994	tamb,bells,talking-d
Bo Ayars	1	2011	p,org,el-p
Charles Ayash	4	1997-2015	d
Andre Ayassot	1	2010	as,sop
Andrea Ayassot	15	1994-2014	as,sop,sax
Andrea "Aiace" Ayassot	3	1992-1993	as
Andrea A. Ayassot	1	1997	as
Andrea Ayace Ayassot	1	1997	as
Ayben	1	2008	cl
Howard Ayce	1	1984	b
Christine Aycox	2	1963-1964	vcl
Murat Aydemir	1	2003	tanbur
Ozan Aydogan	1	2005	darbuka,spoken word,perc
Tahir Aydogdu	7	1991-1997	kanun
Heidi Aydt	1	1983	p
Mike Ayear	16	1960-2000	tp,vcl,cnt
Lofti Ben Ayed	1	1984	perc
Lotfi Ben Ayed	1	1997	derbuka
Howard Ayee	2	1979-2006	b,el-b
Olivier Ayello	1	1997	d
Can Ayer	1	1995	synt,p
Hakan Ayer	1	1999	g
Julie Ayer	1	1985	strings
Stan Ayeroff	1	2006	g
Bob Ayers	1	1998	tp
Cyrille Ayers	1	1970	perc
Danny Ayers	1	1986	background vcl
Dave Ayers	3	1973	tb
Kevin Ayers	11	1967-1973	vcl,b-g,g,p,b,voice,org,el-g
Lynette White Ayers	1	1984	vcl
Mitchell Ayers	1	1950	cond
Roy Ayers	119	1962-2003	vib,vcl,org,p,synt,keyboards,perc,mar,KAT,arr,keyboard,presenter,el-p,scat-a-vibe,backing vcl,el-clavinet,el-d,lead & bkrd vcl,backing-vcl,producer,synt-b,cga,kat vib
Terry Ayers	1	1994	vcl,keyboards
Todd Ayers	4	1996-1998	g
Virginia Ayers	3	1978-1979	vcl
Balik Ayhan	9	1993-2002	rhythm,arr,vcl,darbuka,agiz efekt,efektler,kenar,t
Pinar Ayhan	1	2013	vcl
Paul Ayick	2	2002-2013	unknown inst.,tp,flhrn
Ayitey	1	1975	b
Kofi Ayivor	18	1971-2000	cga,djembe,bgo,perc
Aykho	1	1998	perc
Dogan Aykon	1	2007	tb
Albert Ayler	50	1960-1970	ts,vcl,sop,as,talking,bagpipe chanter,chanter,whistling,musette,bagpipe
Don Ayler	7	1966-1969	tp
Donald Ayler	13	1965-1981	tp
George Ayler	1	1977	d
Peter Ayliffe	2	1994-2003	d
Phil Ayling	11	1970-1996	recorder,English hrn,woodwinds,recorders,oboe,as,f
Phillip Ayling	2	1970-1997	oboe,eng-hrn,cl,ts,alto-fl,bar,b-cl
Brian Aylor	3	2006-2011	d
Jack Aylor	1	2017	b
Geoffrey Aymar	2	1997-1998	p
Robert Aymes	2	1981-1994	b
Roberto Aymes	2	1984-1992	b,unknown inst.,el-b
Lilo Aymon	1	1983	p
Hendrich Aynny	1	1998	ldr,tp,vcl
Ayodele	1	1993	g
Willem Tjong Ayong	1	1984	tp
Al Ayoub	2	2000	g
Joe Ayoub	1	2004	b
Mahmoud Ayoub	2	1970-1971	tb,perc
Nick Ayoub	21	1957-1977	ts,fl,sax,oboe,saxes,as,eng-hrn,cl,sop
Al Ayoubn	1	2001	g
Art Ayre	2	1967	org
Aldivas Ayres	2	1988-2017	tb
Bobi Ayres	1	1998	tb
Glenn Ayres	1	2011	d,perc
Leslie Ayres	10	1949-1952	tp,p
Michael Ayres	10	1996	vib,keyboards,cymb,org,cowbells,keyboard,finger-cy
Mitchell Ayres	17	1939-1968	cond,ldr
Nelson Ayres	20	1975-2017	p,el-p,mar,keyboards,synt,arr
Sam Ayres	1	1990	tp
Sandy Ayres	1	1985	oboe
Brook Ayrton	1	2008	tp
Aysen	1	2015	vcl
Bursali Aytac	1	1993	kanun
Ziyaettin Aytekin	2	1980	sipsi,mey,zurma
Kaiga Ayubu	1	2009	perc
Jane Sirivong na Ayudhaya	1	1994	vcl
Philip Chumsal na Ayudhaya	1	1994	vcl
Makoto Ayukawa	1	1996	g
Arie Ayunir	1	2000	d
Dmitry Ayurov	1	2004	morin khur
Marc Ayza	7	2004-2010	d,perc
AZ	1	1996	synt
Jeff Azad	1	1998	b
Shamira Azad	1	1979	vcl
Yasmine Azaiez	1	2011	vln
Alan Azalone	1	2002	sax
Thierry Azam	1	1998	all instruments
Ethel Azama	4	1958-1959	vcl
Quique Azambuja	2	1987	background vcl,vcl
Amoah Azangio	1	1975	perc
Mamaniji Azanyah	1	1995	b
Mamanji Azanyah	2	1986-1992	b
Ben Azaram	1	1991	electronics
Joe Azarello	5	1968-2005	p,vib,vcl
Tom Azarello	16	1963-1998	b,harp,el-b
David Azarian	9	1983-1998	p,synthesizers,synt
Julio Azcano	1	2009	g
Christoph Azema	1	1997	as,bar
Christophe Azema	2	1991-2000	sop,perc,as,bar,ts
J. Azema	1	1981	ts
Marlene Azemon	1	1994	vcl
Harry Azen	3	1942-1965	vln,viola
John Azenedo	7	1925-1927	tp
Artie Azenzar	3	1977-1994	p,arr,el-p
Natalie Azerad	2	1997	coro,vcl
Kurt Azesberger	2	1983-1984	vcl
Carlos Azevedo	1	2006	p
Marcelo Azevedo	1	2008	b
Mike Azevedo	1	1979	cga
Nailor "Proveta" Azevedo	3	1995-2009	cl,as
Nailor Proveta Azevedo	3	1996	as
Roberto "Capacete" Azevedo	1	1981	tb,el-b
Victor Butch Azevedo	1	1979	d,perc
Walter Azevedo	2	1998-2000	tb
Walter Batista de Azevedo	2	1980	tb
Azhar	7	1998	vcl,vln
Mostafa Kafai Azimi	1	1984	tp
Murat Aziret	1	2013	vcl
Aziz	7	1991-2000	vcl,dholak
Abdul Aziz	1	1998	surbahar
Moustapha Abdel Aziz	1	1995	arghoul
Mustapha Abdel Aziz	1	1998	argoul
Aziza	1	1977	vcl
Aziza Mustafa Aziza	1	1996	vcl
Ravil Azizov	2	1987-1989	cl,tb,p,b,vcl,perc,Cambodian-fl,handsaw,electronic
Kinan Azmeh	2	2014-2016	cl
Bruno Aznar	1	1986	p
Pedro Aznar	14	1983-2004	vcl,g,perc,vib,ts,voice,melodica,charango,pan-pipe,mar,accor,marimba,el-p,5-string-b,glockenspiel,fretless-b
Ani Aznavoorian	1	2000	cello
Charles Aznavour	1	1998	vcl
Sheila Azores	1	1968	third world charter
Adou Azouhouni	1	1997	p,keyboards
William Azoulay	7	1968-1977	bj,d,g
Nick Azpiroz	1	2000	tp
Abed Azrie	1	1989	vcl
Maya Azucena	1	2000	vcl
Gary Azukx	2	1996-2000	djembe,gutam
Ramon Azul	1	2010	tembura
Christina Azuma	1	1994	g
K. Azuma	1	1962	arr
Kaoru Azuma	2	2006-2008	vcl
Mitsuyoshi Azuma	1	1992	g
Toshiyuki Azuma	1	1992	d
Azur Egyuttes	1	1963	unknown inst
Azur Vokal	1	1963	vcl
Inigo Azurmendi	1	2000	b
Tojo Azusa	1	2015	tb
Gianni Azzali	3	1996-2011	sop,ts,as
Dino Azzalin	1	2002	recitation
Dina Azzam	1	2007	vcl
Ben Azzara	2	2006	d,perc
Christopher Azzara	1	1990	keyboards
Pat Azzara	6	1963-1967	g
Lorenzo Azzarito	1	1993	tb
Tom Azzerlo	1	1970	b
Christian Azzi	45	1948-2013	p,org
Azziz	1	2012	perc
Marcel Azzola	29	1980-2011	accor
Jay Azzolina	24	1985-2018	g,el-g,vcl
Mark Azzolina	1	1960	vcl,dir
Sal Azzolina	10	1953-1954	ts
Alessandro Azzolini	1	1994	tb
Giorgio Azzolini	102	1958-1988	b
Sandro Azzolini	1	1995	as
Dave Azzopardi	1	2001	d
Mary Azzopardi	1	1993	vcl
Michael Azzopardi	1	2010	keyboards
Tony Azzopardi	13	1993-2010	perc
Fanny Azzuro	1	2017	p
a_dontigny	1	2007	comp