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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ByronAsher
  • Clarinet
  • B-cl
  • Tenor Sax
12017 - 2017
CousinAsher
  • Violin
  • Vocals
22013 - 2014
DanAsher
  • Bass
12016 - 2016
EliAsher
  • Trumpet
  • Melodica
  • Percussion
  • Flugelhorn
  • Toys
  • Slide-tp
92002 - 2023
EmilyAsher
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
82005 - 2012
FranAsher
  • Vocals
11999 - 1999
JesseAsher
  • Vocals
12006 - 2006
KennyAsher
  • Paino
31966 - 2001
LeahAsher
  • Violin
12019 - 2019
Lori ColomboAsher
  • Vocals
12005 - 2005
MeiraAsher
  • Vocals
11998 - 1998
MichaelAsher
  • Paino
12019 - 2019
MikeAsher
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Synt
241972 - 1993
EhudAsheria
  • Paino
12015 - 2015
EhudAsherie
  • Paino
  • Org
332000 - 2023
BoAshford
  • Trumpet
  • Cnt
341924 - 1941
BobAshford
  • Trumpet
71927 - 1931
DavidAshford
  • Mridang
12004 - 2004
JackAshford
  • Tamb
11981 - 1981
MarilynAshford
  • Backing Vcl
11983 - 1983
NickAshford
  • Percussion
11978 - 1978
SimonAshford
  • Paino
11995 - 1995
TonyAshford
  • Reeds
11975 - 1975
Ashford & Simpson
  • Backing Vcl
11987 - 1987
Ashia
  • Cello
  • Vocals
12007 - 2007
MitsuruAshida
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
41934 - 1934
YasushiAshida
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
21958 - 1958
LoriAshikawa
  • Violin
21995 - 1995
Prof. (Steven Field)Ashiwa
  • Unknown Inst
12005 - 2005
BarAshkenazi
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
12023 - 2023
DanielAshkenazy
  • Bass
12020 - 2020
DavidAshkenazy
  • Drums
22008 - 2009
JoeAshlar
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Org
  • El-p
  • Synt
62000 - 2015
AlAshley
  • Drums
21977 - 2002
AlbertAshley
  • Tenor Sax
11947 - 1947
AlvinAshley
  • Drums
12001 - 2001
BobAshley
  • Vocals
11980 - 1980
CarolynAshley
  • Tenor Bass
21985 - 1986
DaveAshley
  • Tenor Bass
12000 - 2000
DavidAshley
  • Tenor Bass
21998 - 2002
DonaldAshley
  • Drums
  • Percussion
11986 - 1986
EdAshley
  • Drums
11970 - 1970
ErnestAshley
  • Guitar
71940 - 1957
KimAshley
  • Violin
12000 - 2000
MickeyAshley
  • Bar
61936 - 1937
SamAshley
  • Electronics
11991 - 1991
ScottAshley
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Drums
91980 - 1999
ShawnAshley
  • Vocals
11998 - 1998
TodAshley
  • B-g
11989 - 1989
TomAshley
  • Vocals
21932 - 1932
JoeAshliman
  • Drums
11962 - 1962
ClintAshlock
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
42008 - 2014
JesseAshlock
  • Violin
  • Vocals
21937 - 1940
MickAshman
  • Bass
11966 - 1966
MickyAshman
  • Bass
1341949 - 2004
SteveAshman
  • B-g
11980 - 1980
EgorAshmarin
  • Bass
12014 - 2014
BilentAshmedov
  • B-tu
12011 - 2011
HarryAshmore
  • Drums
11962 - 1962
JulieAshmore
  • Violin
11978 - 1978
KerryAshmore
  • Bj
11997 - 1997
RichardAshmore
  • Tenor Bass
11995 - 1995
T.N.Ashok
  • Vocals
12005 - 2005
The Sai AnantamAshram Singers
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
AliAshtiani
  • Voice
12009 - 2009
AprilAshton
  • Tenor Sax
11996 - 1996
BenAshton
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
32005 - 2007
BillAshton
  • Drifter
  • Percussion
  • Bar
  • Ldr
591973 - 2011
BobAshton
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Reeds
  • Bar
  • flautist
  • Saxes
  • Alto Sax
  • Trumpet
591942 - 1973
BobbyAshton
  • Tenor Sax
11977 - 1977
Danielle GabriellaAshton
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
42008 - 2011
DennisAshton
  • Bass
121986 - 2007
EddieAshton
  • Tenor Bass
11974 - 1974
GeneAshton
  • Paino
  • Synt
21975 - 1978
JamieAshton
  • Tenor Bass
  • Bass
11933 - 1933
JanieAshton
  • Vocals
21962 - 1963
Lt. J.J.Ashton
  • Bj
11916 - 1916
MartinAshton
  • Drums
51949 - 1952
MonicaAshton
  • Paino
12007 - 2007
NickAshton
  • Drums
  • Percussion
81992 - 2004
RobertAshton
  • Saxes
11970 - 1970
SimonAshton
  • Drums
41991 - 1993
SteveAshton
  • Drums
11977 - 1977
TonyAshton
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • P-1.org
  • Keyboards
  • Org
71971 - 2000
DonaldAshwander
  • Paino
  • Rhythm Box
  • Chordiana
  • Comp
  • El-harpsichord
41960 - 1998
PaulAshwell
  • Tenor Bass
  • Arrangement
  • Euphonium
  • Euph
  • Cond
81986 - 2006
RobinAshwell
  • Viola
32008 - 2017
DavidAshwood
  • Trumpet
11987 - 1987
HelenAshwood
  • Tenor Bass
11987 - 1987
KateAshwood
  • flautist
12023 - 2023
NickAshwood
  • Trumpet
12014 - 2014
DominicAshworth
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Backing Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Spanish-g
311993 - 2020
DonAshworth
  • Bar
  • Oboe
  • Reeds
  • Woodwinds
  • Clarinet
  • flautist
  • Recorder
  • Sax
  • Fhr
  • Sop
  • Ocarina
  • B-cl
  • Saxes
  • Bassoon
  • Eng-hrn
  • Tenor Sax
461956 - 1996
DonaldAshworth
  • Reeds
21969 - 1970
JoeAshworth
  • Clarinet
  • Sop
  • Vocals
  • Reeds
  • Tenor Sax
271970 - 2000
NeyireAshworth
  • B-cl
  • Clarinet
11996 - 1996
NigelAshworth
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Woodwinds
  • Saxes
31992 - 2000
SamAshworth
  • Tenor Bass
11994 - 1994
SteveAshworth
  • Paino
21997 - 1999
TomAshworth
  • Tenor Bass
61982 - 2012