Musician List

This index refers to the 247,325 individual jazz musicians (1,538,059) included in over 266,860 recording sessions detailed in The Jazz Discography Database as of February 2025.

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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)
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  • Country of origin of Record label

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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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ChrisBowden
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Saxes
41990 - 2017
ColinBowden
  • Drums
  • Wbd
  • Snare-d
2051952 - 2010
DavidBowden
  • Bass
  • Comp
122013 - 2024
DennisBowden
  • Bass
41958 - 1970
DonBowden
  • Violin
11934 - 1934
JavanBowden
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
12011 - 2011
JoeBowden
  • Drums
12022 - 2022
JohnnyBowden
  • Trumpet
11957 - 1957
JojoBowden
  • Drums
12007 - 2007
LarryBowden
  • Trumpet
11999 - 1999
LeahBowden
  • Voice
  • Drums
  • Whistle
  • Shakers
  • Bgo
  • Glockenspiel
  • Gongs
  • Vib
  • Paino
  • Bass-d
  • Percussion
  • Djembe
  • Congas
  • Body-perc
  • Tymp
  • Mar
  • Wood-fl
12022 - 2022
LesBowden
  • Bass
11983 - 1983
MarkBowden
  • Drums
  • Vib
  • Percussion
  • Mar
  • Congas
  • Tymp
161962 - 1997
MarlonBowden
  • Drums
31999 - 2000
MwataBowden
  • Bar
  • Clarinet
  • B-cl
  • Woodwinds
  • Didgeridoo
  • Sopranino-cl
  • Percussion
  • Tenor Sax
  • Drifter
  • Contra-b-cl
  • Didjeridoo
  • Reeds
  • Etc.
  • Vocals
281983 - 2024
NoelBowden
  • Drums
21991 - 1991
NormanBowden
  • Trumpet
41943 - 1946
RalphBowden
  • Tenor Bass
  • Tenor Sax
91944 - 1954
RichardBowden
  • Violin
22004 - 2007
RobertBowden
  • Bj
11978 - 1978
RonBowden
  • Drums
  • Whistling
2251950 - 1997
SimonBowden
  • Guitars
  • Guitar
161996 - 1999
TedBowden
  • Trumpet
22000 - 2006
BonnieBowden Amaro
  • Vocals
11976 - 1976
HowardBowe
  • Tenor Bass
11947 - 1947
RashidiBowe
  • Iya
  • Bgo
11996 - 1996
RodneyBowe
  • Bass
12006 - 2006
Dr.Bowels
  • Hca
11994 - 1994
ArchieBowen
  • Trumpet
  • Tenor Bass
  • Reeds
31963 - 1973
BillyBowen
  • Alto Sax
131939 - 1943
Bo PeeBowen
  • Guitar
12005 - 2005
BobBowen
  • Bass
  • Arrangement
  • El-b
351964 - 2011
Bob IIIBowen
  • Bass
21999 - 2000
CharlesBowen
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Alto Sax
71975 - 1997
Charles Bowen
  • Tenor Sax
11946 - 1946
ClaudeBowen
  • Trumpet
1821938 - 1949
DaiBowen
  • Drums
  • Percussion
221963 - 1990
DavidBowen
  • Unknown Inst
11996 - 1996
GlenBowen
  • Clarinet
11987 - 1987
GregBowen
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
821964 - 2009
J.T.Bowen
  • Vocals
11983 - 1983
JackBowen
  • Paino
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
JasonBowen
  • Guitar
  • Wah-wah-el-g
  • El-g
  • Bass
61998 - 1998
JohnBowen
  • Drums
11960 - 1960
John Bowen
  • Synt
  • String-synt
21976 - 1978
JustinBowen
  • Keyboards
11989 - 1989
KayBowen
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
LarryBowen
  • Trumpet
11999 - 1999
LyallBowen
  • Alto Sax
31931 - 1931
LyleBowen
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Reeds
401926 - 1940
MaxBowen
  • El-g
12017 - 2017
Patricia H.Bowen
  • Paino
31971 - 1971
RalphBowen
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
  • Saxes
  • Sax
  • Reeds
  • B-cl
  • Pic
861984 - 2021
RandyBowen
  • Drums
12004 - 2004
ReginaldBowen
  • Tenor Bass
12006 - 2006
RobBowen
  • Bass
12009 - 2009
Robert E.Bowen
  • Bass
12003 - 2003
RyanBowen
  • Bass
12019 - 2019
SpeedyBowen
  • Bass
11962 - 1962
TedBowen
  • Bass
  • Wood-fl
21985 - 1986
TheodoreBowen
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bass
  • Percussion
  • Oboe
  • Bar
  • Guitar
41976 - 1978
TimBowen
  • Trumpet
  • Bass
71968 - 1998
TomBowen
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
11980 - 1980
TyroneBowen
  • Vocals
21991 - 1991
VincentBowen
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Trumpet
  • Sop
21980 - 2023
WallyBowen
  • Trumpet
21938 - 1938
WynBowen
  • Tenor Bass
21981 - 1981
YvonneBowen
  • Reeds
12001 - 2001
AlonzoBowens
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Saxes
101994 - 2024
DannyBowens
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Drums
51973 - 2010
HarryBowens
  • Background Vcl
11984 - 1984
JenniferBowens
  • Poetry
12000 - 2000
ReginaldBowens
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Choral Arr
42006 - 2021
Sir HarryBowens
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vocals
41997 - 2000
VincentBowens
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Sop
81982 - 2012
GlenBower
  • Clarinet
11970 - 1970
JerryBower
  • Congas
  • Cajon
  • Udu-d
  • Clave
  • Udu D
  • Cymb
  • Shaker
  • Percussion
22003 - 2005
KennyBower
  • Vocals
11955 - 1955
LauraBower
  • Vocals
12019 - 2019
LaurieBower
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Vcl Arr
  • Brass
331968 - 2010
RogerBower
  • Bj
11996 - 1996
RoyBower
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
91961 - 2000
The LaurieBower Singers
11968 - 1968
MerleBowering
  • Vocals
12023 - 2023
JimBowermaster
  • Drums
31974 - 1975
BenBowers
  • Vocals
11938 - 1938
BillBowers
  • Tenor Bass
11974 - 1974
BruceBowers
  • Violin
11986 - 1986
CharlesBowers
  • Drums
11929 - 1929
FreddyBowers
  • Paino
11932 - 1932
GaryBowers
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
11981 - 1981
GilBowers
  • Paino
  • Org
661930 - 1946
JamesBowers
  • Paino
12024 - 2024
JerryBowers
  • Trumpet
12011 - 2011
KennethBowers
  • Drums
11947 - 1947
KrisBowers
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
  • Org
162005 - 2018
MarkBowers
  • Guitar
52005 - 2018
R.H.Bowers
  • Paino
11930 - 1930
RobBowers
  • Trumpet
11994 - 1994
Sir HarryBowers
  • Backing Vocals
11995 - 1995