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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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

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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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BilalAbdurahman
  • Darabuka
  • Tamb
  • Korean-reed
  • Sop
21974 - 1987
JaribuAbdurahman
  • Shabib-b
11998 - 1998
RankiahAbdurahman
  • African Twin
  • Gong
11974 - 1974
BilalAbdurrahman
  • Clarinet
  • Darabeka
  • Percussion
  • Alto Sax
  • Duf
  • flautist
61958 - 1963
Sadiq M.Abdushahid
  • Drums
11994 - 1994
DaisukeAbe
  • Guitar
  • El-g
182004 - 2021
HiroshiAbe
  • Bj
11986 - 1986
KaoruAbe
  • Alto Sax
  • Sopranino
  • Hca
  • Paino
  • Guitar
  • Sop
  • Sopranino-sax
  • B-cl
  • Alto-cl
  • Mar
401970 - 1978
KeikoAbe
  • Drums
  • Percussion
11987 - 1987
MarikoAbe
  • Clarinet
11988 - 1988
MioAbe
  • Violin
11996 - 1996
ShojiAbe
  • Guitar
11956 - 1956
Tsunenori "Lee"Abe
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
  • Arrangement
  • Percussion
32003 - 2010
YuikaAbe
  • Vocals
12011 - 2011
YuusukeAbe
  • Tenor Sax
12002 - 2002
MikiasAbebayehu
  • Drums
  • Congas
12001 - 2001
FredericAbecassis
  • Synt-programs
11986 - 1986
JustinAbedin
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Resonator
  • Mand
112004 - 2022
DaveAbeel
  • Trumpet
21962 - 1968
MichelAbeel
  • Accor
31952 - 1953
HannesAbegg
  • Trumpet
  • Paino
71956 - 1994
BernardAbeille
  • Bass
  • Bass
  • El-b
31990 - 1992
JunichiroAbekawa
  • Tenor Sax
12011 - 2011
AlanAbel
  • Percussion
21953 - 1954
AlfredAbel
  • Strings
  • Violin
21994 - 2005
AndyAbel
  • Guitar
  • Additional
  • Seagull
41997 - 1997
BillAbel
  • Tenor Bass
361938 - 1942
ColetteAbel
  • Violin
12009 - 2009
ColletteAbel
  • Strings
  • Viola
21994 - 2005
DannyAbel
  • Guitar
12016 - 2016
DavidAbel
  • Violin
  • Viola
31991 - 1998
DickAbel
  • Guitar
  • Ukelele
  • Rhythm-g
  • El-g
201963 - 1984
FrankAbel
  • Paino
  • Org
  • Synt
  • Keyboards
  • El-p
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
121971 - 1994
HarryAbel
  • Guitar
11995 - 1995
HorstAbel
  • Guitar
31949 - 1958
JacoAbel
  • Guitar
11999 - 1999
Karl RasheedAbel
  • Bass
22011 - 2013
KnutAbel
  • Percussion
11992 - 1992
LarryAbel
  • Alto Sax
31957 - 1957
MarkAbel
  • Alto Sax
  • Paino
11986 - 1986
MiltAbel
  • Bass
91950 - 1991
MiltonAbel
  • Bass
11956 - 1956
PaulAbel
  • B-tb
11998 - 1998
RonAbel
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
21993 - 2014
StephanAbel
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Paino
  • Bar
  • Sop
  • Sax
51989 - 2017
YvesAbel
  • Bass
12010 - 2010
LouAbelardo
  • Vocals
131929 - 1930
StaffanAbeleen
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Org
  • El-p
  • Synt
  • Cembalo
321961 - 2010
RalphAbelein
  • Org
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • El-p
32002 - 2002
ChrisAbelen
  • Tenor Bass
  • J.a.d.
191984 - 2004
JonnyAbeles
  • Vocals
31998 - 2001
SussieAbelgren
  • Vocals
11989 - 1989
EtienneAbelin
  • Violin
12015 - 2015
WendyAbeling
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
DickAbell
  • Guitar
  • Mand
  • Ukulele
  • Balalaika
61968 - 1999
KurtAbell
  • Bj
11997 - 1997
LydiaAbell
  • Viola
12023 - 2023
SusanaAbell
  • Vocals
12016 - 2016
TimmyAbell
  • Hammered-dulcimer
  • Comp
  • Guitar
  • Bj
  • Vocals
12016 - 2016
PaulAbella
  • Percussion
  • Drums
  • Cajon
32007 - 2012
GoranAbelli
  • Tenor Bass
42006 - 2020
OscarAbelli
  • Percussion
21995 - 2009
Mariano ErnestoAbello
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • flautist
12012 - 2012
ChristaAbels
  • Vocals
12017 - 2017
KnutAbels
  • Percussion
11988 - 1988
RainerAbels
  • Reeds
11998 - 1998
EskildAbelseth
  • Bass
12022 - 2022
EthelAbelson
  • Violin
21995 - 2000
JennAbelson
  • Pic
11998 - 1998
GeorgeAbend
  • Percussion
11966 - 1966
KiahAbendroth
  • Trumpet
12016 - 2016
MarkusAbendroth
  • Guitar
12013 - 2013
HeinzAbendschon
  • Trumpet
71952 - 1965
AlerioAbene
  • Drums
11991 - 1991
MichaelAbene
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Keyboards
  • Cond
  • El-p
  • Drifter
  • Keyboard
  • Synt-programming
  • Harpsichord
  • Synclavier
  • Celeste
1411959 - 2023
RobertAbeng
  • Guitar
12000 - 2000
ValerioAbeni
  • Drums
71985 - 2008
JoeAbentung
  • Bass
32012 - 2018
Dr. ThomasAber
  • B-cl
11996 - 1996
TomAber
  • Alto Sax
  • Contra Alto-cl
  • Bar
  • B-cl
11986 - 1986
JimAbercrombie
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
31967 - 1969
JimmyAbercrombie
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
11999 - 1999
JohnAbercrombie
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • G-synt
  • El-mand
  • El-mandolin
  • Mand
  • Mand-g
  • Voice
  • 6-string-g
  • 12-string-g
  • El-12-string-g
  • Synt
  • E-mandolin
2781965 - 2020
ThomasAbercrombie
  • Trumpet
12022 - 2022
RolfAberer
  • Bass
11977 - 1977
BorisAberg
  • B-tb
21978 - 1978
HolgerAberg
  • Harp
21937 - 1937
HugoAberg
  • Paino
21945 - 1946
LarsAberg
  • Guitar
11962 - 1962
LennartAberg
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
  • Alto-fl
  • Saxes
  • Sax
  • Cond
  • Ldr
  • Finger Bells
  • Comp
  • Clarinet
  • Sopranino
  • Percussion
  • Reeds
  • Woodwinds
  • B-cl
1761963 - 2005
RobertAberg
  • Guitar
21989 - 1995
Rose-MarieAberg
  • Vocals
21996 - 1996
StaffanAberg
  • Bj
  • Vocals
11966 - 1966
StefanAberg
  • Guitar
11984 - 1984
StureAberg
  • Drums
191936 - 1949
DarylAberhart
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
31999 - 2008
LarryAberman
  • Drums
  • Elect Perc
  • Percussion
51982 - 2012
LarryAbermn
  • Drums
12002 - 2002
BobAbernathy
  • Fhr
11963 - 1963
ChrisAbernathy
  • flautist
  • Sax
11991 - 1991