Musician List

This index refers to the 236,879 individual jazz musicians (1,478,936 total entries) included in over 256,741 recording sessions detailed in The Jazz Discography Database as of December 2022.

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Due to time and other constraints, we are unable to respond to requests for discographical data or other information on individual musicians. Many libraries have copies of The Jazz Discography and should be consulted on questions regarding specific musicians. Alternatively, you can purchase a three-month subscription for $29.97 on this web site – see the $9.99 per month subscription price on our home page. Please do not email us as we regret we cannot answer questions about individual musicians.

Musician Listing Updates:
Musicians who wish to have their listings updated are asked to submit full discographical data as per the following list – Please submit this information for each release you wish to have added to the database:

  • Leader name and country
  • Album title
  • Musicians including instrument(s) played
  • Recording location(s) (city) and venue if a live recording
  • Recording date(s)
  • Tunes played (as listed on release)
  • Record label name and release number [LP, CD, Download]
  • Country of origin of Record label

If you are unable to send us this information, please send us scans or photocopies of the releases.

First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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AdamAdelkopf
  • Sax
12008 - 2008
AmadeuAdell
  • Bass
22002 - 2004
MarkAdelman
  • Paino
  • Org
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
51985 - 1995
ZachAdelman
  • Drums
12017 - 2017
EthanAdelsman
  • Violin
12020 - 2020
SteveAdelson
  • MIDI Stick
  • Chapman Stick
12001 - 2001
JohannesAdema
  • B-g
11999 - 1999
NickAdema
  • Tenor Bass
12019 - 2019
OsvaldoAden
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
42000 - 2006
TobiAdenaike-Johnson
  • Guitar
12022 - 2022
AboneshAdenew
  • Backing Vocals
12001 - 2001
RichardAdeney
  • flautist
11978 - 1978
Adenola
  • Percussion
11975 - 1975
JackyAdens
  • Paino
21980 - 1984
SabuAdeoyla
  • Unk
12008 - 2008
SikiruAdepoju
  • Talking-d
  • Percussion
  • Drums
41986 - 2003
AddieAderhold
  • Tenor Bass
41948 - 1948
BubiAderhold
  • Saxes
151981 - 2006
Kurt "Bibi"Aderhold
  • Bar
  • Tenor Sax
41957 - 1967
Kurt "Bubi"Aderhold
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bar
  • Saxes
  • Clarinet
  • Sax
  • Bgo
  • Alto Sax
  • Percussion
  • flautist
  • Woodwinds
1021948 - 1991
OlinAderhold
  • Bass
41937 - 1947
BillAderholt
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
31927 - 1927
KurtAderholt
  • Saxes
11970 - 1970
JoanaAderi
  • Electronics
  • Keyboards
  • Vocals
12017 - 2017
Joana MariaAderi
  • Voice
  • Electronics
12023 - 2023
DavidAdes
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
62000 - 2011
SteveAdes
  • Bassoon
11995 - 1995
TaquaAdesanya
  • Vocals
12000 - 2000
MichaelAdesina
  • Talking-d
12023 - 2023
OlaAdestedt
  • Drums
21964 - 1964
JamesAdesumole
  • Trap-d
11985 - 1985
Adetobi
  • Percussion
11978 - 1978
AdrianoAdewale
  • Percussion
  • Calabash
  • Udu
  • Pandeiro
  • Vocals
102008 - 2021
AdrianoAdewale Itauna
  • Udu
12005 - 2005
DaveAdewumi
  • Trumpet
62018 - 2023
DavidAdewumi
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
42018 - 2023
DvidAdewumi
  • Trumpet
12022 - 2022
Adeyeme
  • Congas
11975 - 1975
SabuAdeyola
  • Bass
91980 - 2011
MoufadhelAdhoum
  • Oud
22010 - 2017
HakimAdi
  • Org
11980 - 1980
LynnAdib
  • Vocals
12021 - 2021
CharlotteAdigery
  • Vocals
12018 - 2018
MarcelAdijbi
  • Congas
12022 - 2022
KamauAdilifu
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
121960 - 1995
Adilson
  • Hand Claps
11990 - 1990
JoeAdinolfi
  • Paino
  • Accor
21976 - 1980
KielaAdira
  • Vocals
12023 - 2023
JamelleAdisa
  • Trumpet
  • Cnt
22013 - 2018
SholaAdisa-Farrar
  • Clarinet
11994 - 1994
FredAdison
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Ldr
  • Drifter
201932 - 1942
PaulAdjadj
  • Guitar
21985 - 1992
EyihAdjavon
  • Vocals
11994 - 1994
JonathanAdjemian
  • Analog-synt
12013 - 2013
Adji
  • Backing Vocals
  • Dance
12022 - 2022
MarcelAdjibi
  • Percussion
11998 - 1998
GeorgeAdjieff
  • Guitar
  • El-g
21990 - 2007
TinaAdjih
  • Vocals
12023 - 2023
MoniqueAdjohoun
  • Backing Vocals
12020 - 2020
Chief Xian aTundeAdjuah
  • Adjuah Bow
12022 - 2022
Christian AtundeAdjuah
  • Siren
  • Sirenette
  • Trumpet
  • Reverse Flugel
12011 - 2011
Christian Scott aTundeAdjuah
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
42015 - 2021
BenAdkins
  • Drums
22008 - 2016
BillAdkins
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
101958 - 1971
CarlAdkins
  • Drums
11981 - 1981
ChrisAdkins
  • Guitar
22016 - 2019
ChristianAdkins
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
52016 - 2022
EddieAdkins
  • El-g
11999 - 1999
GarrettAdkins
  • Tenor Bass
21995 - 1997
JamesAdkins
  • Drums
12022 - 2022
JohnAdkins
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
11997 - 1997
KatherineAdkins
  • Vocals
11926 - 1926
KeithAdkins
  • Tenor Bass
101977 - 2003
LeeAdkins
  • Guitar
81963 - 1966
LynneAdkins
  • Vocals
11983 - 1983
MichaelAdkins
  • Tenor Sax
22007 - 2008
NathanielAdkins
  • Tenor Bass
22006 - 2008
PatAdkins
  • Drums
  • Vocals
41992 - 1994
PhillioAdkins
  • Drums
11999 - 1999
Rev. H.Adkins
  • Speech
11936 - 1936
RickAdkins
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Cnt
141920 - 1927
RobAdkins
  • Bass
92008 - 2023
RobertAdkins
  • Drums
  • Percussion
101981 - 1991
StarrAdkins
  • Vocals
11998 - 1998
TerryAdkins
  • Vocals
  • Kora
  • Alto Sax
51991 - 1992
TonyAdkins
  • Vocals
11985 - 1985
David LorenzoAdkinson
  • Effects
12020 - 2020
ADL
  • Rap
11994 - 1994
BuzzAdlam
  • Drifter
11945 - 1945
EivindAdland
  • Violin
11977 - 1977
YngveAdland
  • Guitar
11999 - 1999
ClemensAdlassnigg
  • Drums
22001 - 2007
JimAdle
  • Saxes
11999 - 1999
ZachAdleman
  • Drums
  • Comp
  • Percussion
42014 - 2023
ArniAdler
  • Backing Vocals
12006 - 2006
BenjaminAdler
  • Bass
11994 - 1994
BrianAdler
  • Drums
  • Cajon
  • Tablas
  • Toy-p
  • Melodica
  • Percussion
  • Guiro
  • Tabla
92004 - 2012
CharlesAdler
  • Vocals
11934 - 1934
ChristopherAdler
  • Paino
  • Cond
  • Khaen
52000 - 2005
DanAdler
  • Guitar
41993 - 2018