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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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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JackAaronson
  • Paino
  • Harmonium
371929 - 1934
ReidarAarsand
  • Accor
11990 - 1990
EivindAarset
  • Guitar
  • Electronics
  • El-g
  • Programming
  • Bass
  • Samples
  • El-b
  • Talk-box
  • Glockenspiel
  • Treatments
  • Percussion
  • Effects
  • Edits
  • Synt
  • B-g
  • Kalimba
  • Log-d
1121988 - 2023
VidarAarset
  • Fhr
11991 - 1991
Stig FordeAarskog
  • B-cl
  • Clarinet
42011 - 2022
AdAarts
  • Reeds
  • Sop
  • Clarinet
31978 - 1996
AndersAarum
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
  • Glockenspiel
  • Arrangement
  • Accor
  • Comp
  • Org
  • Pumped-org
322000 - 2024
EgilAarum
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
11998 - 1998
AnneAas
  • Tenor Bass
11976 - 1976
ErlingAas
  • Clarinet
11954 - 1954
Espen NystogAas
  • B-cl
12022 - 2022
EyvindAas
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
41978 - 1979
GunnarAas
  • Percussion
  • Drums
31975 - 1983
HalvorAas
  • Paino
11986 - 1986
Inga MargreteAas
  • Bass
12012 - 2012
OlaAas
  • Trumpet
11944 - 1944
Fred-HenrikAase
  • Violin
31985 - 2001
HakonAase
  • Violin
  • Percussion
  • Ravanhatta
  • Kantele
92015 - 2020
Halvard M.Aase
  • Vocals
  • Bass
11998 - 1998
SigridAase
  • Vocals
22015 - 2016
ToneAase
  • Vocals
  • Electronics
32008 - 2015
FrankAasen
  • Guitar
41942 - 1943
KetilAasen
  • Bass
12001 - 2001
TrudeAasengen
  • Tenor Bass
11988 - 1988
Per WillyAaserud
  • Trumpet
  • Electronics
71994 - 2015
GeorginaAasgaard
  • Cello
12014 - 2014
JanAasgaard
  • Kaval
  • Tarabaka
  • Guitar
  • flautist
  • Mand
11983 - 1983
JonathanAasgaard
  • Cello
12014 - 2014
RoarAasgaard
  • Tenor Bass
21942 - 1943
SverreAasgard
  • Guitar
11985 - 1985
Ivar MyrsetAasheim
  • Percussion
12021 - 2021
Kristine MarieAasvang
  • Vocals
12022 - 2022
JorgAatz
  • Harp
12010 - 2010
HarriAavaharju
  • Cnt
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
51986 - 1996
Bahiano PaulinhoAba
  • Percussion
11989 - 1989
MatthiasAbacherli
  • El-b
  • Violin
12013 - 2013
RolfAbacherli
  • Flugelhorn
11999 - 1999
VitalAbacherli
  • Tenor Bass
11995 - 1995
AndyAbad
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Charango
41993 - 1998
CarlosAbad
  • El-b
11967 - 1967
DayanAbad
  • El-g
52011 - 2011
NachoAbad
  • Paino
12005 - 2005
KushAbadey
  • Drums
  • El-d
382009 - 2024
NasarAbadey
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Berimbau
371974 - 2011
Cuiro AdolfoAbadi
  • Maraccas
11962 - 1962
MardenAbadi
  • Paino
11979 - 1979
JorgeAbadias
  • Guitar
22012 - 2014
CarlosAbadie
  • Trumpet
72003 - 2015
ClaudeAbadie
  • Clarinet
71943 - 1946
MarwanAbado
  • Vocals
  • Oud
  • Ud
41995 - 2005
KinneyAbair
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11989 - 1989
MindiAbair
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Org
72003 - 2019
Abakua
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001
OlgaAbalos
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
22010 - 2011
RafaelAbalos
  • Backing Vocals
  • Tim
  • Guiro
12018 - 2018
DanielAbancens
  • Tuba
11982 - 1982
OguzAbandan
  • El-b
11988 - 1988
KevinAbanto
  • Percussion
  • Drums
12021 - 2021
RickAbao
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11980 - 1980
BenAbarbanel-Wolff
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Comp
  • Bar
  • Sop
  • flautist
112003 - 2008
GintautasAbarius
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
101981 - 1990
AlfredoAbarzua
  • Clarinet
12009 - 2009
Abase
  • Keyboards
12022 - 2022
BoudjiAbasse
  • Percussion
12005 - 2005
GregAbate
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Bar
  • Saxes
341980 - 2023
MarcelloAbate
  • Guitar
12014 - 2014
MeargeAbate
  • Backing Vocals
12019 - 2019
MiriamAbate
  • Voice
12014 - 2014
ShelaghAbate
  • Hrn
12017 - 2017
JimmyAbato
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Bar
  • Saxes
  • Woodwinds
661939 - 1969
Vincent "Jimmy"Abato
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
51939 - 1939
ConcettaAbatte
  • Viola
  • Violin
12022 - 2022
LotfyAbaza
  • Violin
12016 - 2016
JoeAbba
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Cymb
52010 - 2022
ClaudioAbbado
  • Principal Cond
11987 - 1987
Misha MollovAbbado
  • Bass
12022 - 2022
GeorgeAbban
  • Guitar
12022 - 2022
AugustoAbbarchi
  • Vocals
11998 - 1998
AladdinAbbas
  • Oud
  • Vocals
12006 - 2006
EsmatAbbas
  • Bass
11983 - 1983
IhabAbbas
  • Re
11995 - 1995
JanAbbas
  • flautist
12008 - 2008
JanineAbbas
  • flautist
241987 - 2014
KamilAbbas
  • Ghijak
  • Violin
12002 - 2002
QamarAbbas
  • Cajon
12020 - 2020
RezAbbasi
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Sitar-g
  • Percussion
  • Sitar
  • Synt-g
  • Comp
  • Effects
  • Tablas
  • El-sitar
481989 - 2021
AleskerAbbasov
  • Guitar
11992 - 1992
JoeAbbatantuono
  • Drums
42007 - 2009
CorradoAbbate
  • Paino
  • El-p
31993 - 2008
Januario BenjaminAbbate
  • Afouche
11962 - 1962
PeppeAbbate
  • Guitar
12001 - 2001
Manu VandenAbbeele
  • Drums
11995 - 1995
NawarAbbessi
  • Paino
12005 - 2005
AnnaAbbey
  • Paino
  • Toy-p
12010 - 2010
CauganAbbey
  • Bass
11948 - 1948
ErnieAbbey
  • Trumpet
21926 - 1927
JohnAbbey
  • El-b
31996 - 2000
LeonAbbey
  • Violin
71925 - 1952
NickAbbey
  • Bass
12008 - 2008
WagAbbey
  • Drums
  • Saw
  • Xyl
  • Chimes
251912 - 1928