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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DiegoAlvarez
  • Percussion
12006 - 2006
FranciscoAlvarez
  • Congas
11949 - 1949
GeoffreyAlvarez
  • Paino
11998 - 1998
GerardoAlvarez
  • Tenor Bass
11984 - 1984
GerryAlvarez
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
  • Tenor Sax
51941 - 1947
GonzaloAlvarez
  • Guitar
12016 - 2016
GuillermoAlvarez
  • El-g
12013 - 2013
Guillermo PedrosoAlvarez
  • flautist
11985 - 1985
HolmanAlvarez
  • Paino
  • Comp
  • Vocals
22016 - 2024
HomeroAlvarez
  • Guitar
22002 - 2006
JakeAlvarez
  • Guitar
12013 - 2013
JonAlvarez
  • Bass
12013 - 2013
JuanAlvarez
  • Unknown Inst
11991 - 1991
LuisAlvarez
  • Percussion
  • Tenor Bass
22000 - 2011
Luis "Toto"Alvarez
  • Guitar
  • El-g
22022 - 2023
ManuelAlvarez
  • Bass
51999 - 2010
MarcosAlvarez
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
12017 - 2017
Maribel MolinaAlvarez
  • Vocals
12003 - 2003
MarioAlvarez
  • Maracas
31956 - 1956
MiquelAlvarez
  • Comp
  • Bass
12021 - 2021
OvidioAlvarez
  • Tenor Bass
61945 - 1959
Reinaldo MelianAlvarez
  • Trumpet
12012 - 2012
RemiAlvarez
  • Sop
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • Percussion
  • Ocarina
  • Sax
91996 - 2011
Reynaldo MelianAlvarez
  • Trumpet
12009 - 2009
RubenAlvarez
  • Percussion
  • Congas
  • Drums
  • Shaker
  • Chimes
  • Timb
  • Timbales
  • Bgo
  • Shakere
161986 - 2012
Ruben P.Alvarez
  • Percussion
11999 - 1999
TxusAlvarez
  • Tenor Sax
21999 - 1999
ValentinAlvarez
  • Bar
  • Sopranino
  • Arrangement
21984 - 1990
YoanetAlvarez
  • Vocals
11999 - 1999
TheAlvarez Brothers
  • Vcl Group
21938 - 1938
DanielAlvarez Montserrat
  • Cnt
11984 - 1984
AiselAlvarez Sevila
  • Viola
12006 - 2006
AnneAlvaro
  • Vocals
12006 - 2006
DanAlvaro
  • Tenor Sax
12005 - 2005
JoshAlvaro
  • Percussion
12012 - 2012
PhilAlvaro
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
101938 - 1940
RomeroAlvaro
  • Paino
  • Violin
  • Arrangement
  • Vocals
121935 - 1939
G.Alvarosi
  • Eng-hrn
21964 - 1965
AlexAlvear
  • Vocals
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Guitar
  • Backing Vocals
121998 - 2019
ChristianAlvear
  • Guitar
12019 - 2019
ChristinaAlvear
  • Bar
11993 - 1993
LuisAlverez
  • Tenor Bass
12010 - 2010
RubenAlverez
  • Percussion
12000 - 2000
DanAlvero
  • Tenor Sax
12005 - 2005
BennyAlvers
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
41986 - 1991
D.J.Alverson
  • Guitar
  • El-g
21987 - 1990
Alves
  • Trumpet
11936 - 1936
AlexAlves
  • Guitar
21994 - 1999
AlexanderAlves
  • Drums
12010 - 2010
CelsoAlves
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
ClaudioAlves
  • Vocals
12021 - 2021
CleberAlves
  • Sop
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
32002 - 2014
CristianoAlves
  • Clarinet
11993 - 1993
DavidAlves
  • Violin
12021 - 2021
DonaldAlves
  • Backing Vcl
11974 - 1974
EdsonAlves
  • Guitar
12007 - 2007
Edson JoseAlves
  • Violin
  • Bass
  • Guitar
  • flautist
  • El-b
  • El-p
151980 - 1995
EduAlves
  • Voice
  • Paino
  • Bass
  • Percussion
11985 - 1985
EmiliaAlves
  • Viola
12002 - 2002
FabiolaAlves
  • flautist
11994 - 1994
FlavioAlves
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
HelioAlves
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • El-p
801990 - 2024
HenriettaAlves
  • Voice
11985 - 1985
HugoAlves
  • Trumpet
12015 - 2015
JoaoAlves
  • Bass
12015 - 2015
JorgeAlves
  • Viola
22002 - 2016
JoseAlves
  • Violin
51989 - 1998
LouisAlves
  • Percussion
41975 - 1975
LucianoAlves
  • Vocals
22009 - 2009
LuizAlves
  • Bass
  • El-b
371958 - 2010
Luiz C.S.Alves
  • Drums
11991 - 1991
MoisesAlves
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
32004 - 2012
Pedro MeloAlves
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • Electronics
  • Prepared-d
  • Objects
82019 - 2023
RicardoAlves
  • El-g
12022 - 2022
RubenAlves
  • Paino
  • El-p
12009 - 2009
RuiAlves
  • El-d
12021 - 2021
Rui PedroAlves
  • Tenor Bass
12005 - 2005
SherryAlves
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
ThiagoAlves
  • Bass
72007 - 2023
VirginiaAlves
  • Vocals
12022 - 2022
JohnAlvey
  • Drums
22022 - 2023
MichaelAlvey
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
11992 - 1992
MichaelAlvidrez
  • Bass
12018 - 2018
MikeAlvidrez
  • Bass
22018 - 2024
CelsoAlvim
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
11998 - 1998
CesariusAlvim
  • Bass
  • Paino
221976 - 2012
MariaAlvim
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
RuiAlvim
  • Clarinet
  • B-cl
  • Alto Sax
21997 - 2018
CesariusAlvim Botelho
  • Bass
  • Drums
  • Paino
  • Guitar
41975 - 1981
DannyAlvin
  • Drums
  • Vocals
341921 - 1958
DaveAlvin
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
31994 - 2001
PhilAlvin
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
151986 - 2000
HayesAlvis
  • Bass
  • Tuba
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
1211928 - 1972
HerbAlvis
  • Tenor Bass
11931 - 1931
SamuelAlvoet
  • Violin
11995 - 1995
GeorgiaAlwan
  • Woodwinds
  • flautist
21975 - 1975
ArchieAlways
  • Vocals
11997 - 1997
Always In Axion
  • Vcl Group
11994 - 1994
AbbyAlwin
  • Cello
21993 - 2004
OveAlwin
  • Tuba
31987 - 1992