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 including instrument(s) played
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  • Tunes played (as listed on release)
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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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Josh Brown
  • Tenor Bass
11996 - 1996
Josh RoyBrown
  • Lap-steel-g
12004 - 2004
JoshuaBrown
  • B-tb
  • Tenor Bass
81997 - 2012
JoyBrown
  • Vocals
12021 - 2021
JuanBrown
  • Bombo-d
  • Cowbell
  • China-tp
11999 - 1999
JuanitaBrown
  • Vocals
31949 - 1953
JudBrown
  • Vocals
21928 - 1928
JudsonBrown
  • Paino
  • Speech
31930 - 1930
JudyBrown
  • Vocals
31975 - 1998
JuliusBrown
  • Bass
51957 - 1958
JustinBrown
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Cymb
  • El-p
  • Backing Vocals
492003 - 2023
Justin Brown
  • Bass
32006 - 2011
KarenBrown
  • Vocals
51985 - 1985
KaterinaBrown
  • Vocals
12018 - 2018
KathrynBrown
  • Vib
11981 - 1981
KathyBrown
  • Vocals
  • Strings
21968 - 1982
KatyaBrown
  • Vocals
11982 - 1982
KayBrown
  • Vocals
251952 - 1957
KeithBrown
  • Paino
  • Drums
  • El-p
  • Keyboards
  • Org
  • Synt
351984 - 2024
Keith Brown
  • Cond
19999 - 0000
Keith Brown
  • Tenor Sax
31949 - 1949
KellyBrown
  • Trumpet
  • Paino
71943 - 2013
KenBrown
  • Bass
  • Paino
21974 - 1995
KendallBrown
  • Percussion
21984 - 1989
KennethBrown
  • Drums
42012 - 2019
KennyBrown
  • Drums
  • Guitar
22008 - 2024
KerryBrown
  • Drums
21990 - 1992
KevinBrown
  • Guitar
  • Keyboards
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Bar
51980 - 2011
Kevin Brown
  • Trumpet
11985 - 1985
Kevin Brown
  • Bj
11974 - 1974
KimbalBrown
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
32000 - 2004
KimballBrown
  • Trumpet
11998 - 1998
KirkBrown
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Org
361972 - 2015
KirwanBrown
  • Bass
  • 6-string-b
  • Fretless-b
  • Fretles-b
  • Slide-b
  • Synt Melody
  • Synt
  • Harmonic-swells
  • Synt-b
321992 - 2024
KwesiBrown
  • Percussion
12003 - 2003
LarryBrown
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Ldr
  • Tenor Sax
91945 - 2008
Larry Brown
  • Congas
11975 - 1975
Larry Jr.Brown
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
62009 - 2021
LaurenBrown
  • Tuba
11929 - 1929
LaurieBrown
  • Trumpet
11999 - 1999
LavernBrown
  • Vocals
41979 - 1999
LawrenceBrown
  • Tenor Bass
  • Arrangement
  • Drums
  • Cond
  • Trumpet
  • Cello
7951929 - 2016
Lawrence Brown
  • Cello
11994 - 1994
LeeBrown
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Own P
41939 - 1940
Lee Brown
  • Trumpet
11947 - 1947
Lee AnnBrown
  • Vocals
11992 - 1992
LeffertsBrown
  • Synt
  • Prep-d-loop
  • Vocals
31980 - 1992
LeighBrown
  • Cello
12023 - 2023
LeonBrown
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
101997 - 2018
Leon "Chocolate"Brown
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
Leon "Kid Chocolate"Brown
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Kazoo
82000 - 2018
LeonardBrown
  • Sop
  • Guitar
  • Violin
  • Trumpet
  • Tenor Sax
31993 - 2021
LesBrown
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Ldr
  • Drifter
  • Cond
  • Guitar
  • As Arr
3061929 - 2000
Les Brown
  • Vib
11954 - 1954
Les Jr.Brown
  • Vocals
  • Drums
  • Drifter
41962 - 2011
LeslieBrown
  • Vocals
12011 - 2011
LesterBrown
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
12005 - 2005
LewBrown
  • Guitar
  • Bass
  • Accor
11947 - 1947
LigaBrown
  • Vocals
21949 - 1950
LillynBrown
  • Vocals
21921 - 1921
LindaBrown
  • Bass
12006 - 2006
LindseyBrown
  • Backing Vocals
11994 - 1994
LisaBrown
  • Trumpet
11984 - 1984
LiseBrown
  • flautist
  • Percussion
  • Saxes
  • Vocals
  • Sax
21981 - 1984
LivingstonBrown
  • Bass
  • Keyboards
  • Prog
  • B-g
  • Vocals
  • El-b
141988 - 1995
LivingstoneBrown
  • El-b
12011 - 2011
LonnieBrown
  • Alto Sax
111924 - 1924
LorenzaBrown
  • Lead Vcl
71952 - 1962
LorenzioBrown
  • Bgo
11994 - 1994
LorenzoBrown
  • Percussion
  • Bgo
  • Congas
  • Timb
  • Vocals
91975 - 2002
Lorenzo "Bag of Tricks"Brown
  • Percussion
11995 - 1995
Lorenzo "Spoons"Brown
  • Percussion
61994 - 1995
LoriBrown
  • flautist
12002 - 2002
LouisBrown
  • Tenor Bass
  • Paino
  • Tenor-hrn
  • Trumpet
81954 - 2002
Louis PolimanBrown
  • Congas
11984 - 1984
LucasBrown
  • Org
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Guitar
  • El-g
62001 - 2021
LucienBrown
  • Alto Sax
11927 - 1927
LudovicBrown
  • Guitar
21936 - 1936
LutherBrown
  • Tenor Bass
71945 - 1946
MaggieBrown
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
41995 - 2018
MaishaBrown
  • Handclaps
11990 - 1990
MarcBrown
  • Violin
21958 - 1958
Marc DeanBrown
  • El-g
12003 - 2003
MarcieBrown
  • Cello
  • Synt
  • Paino
  • Vocals
61992 - 2009
MarionBrown
  • Alto Sax
  • Percussion
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
  • Sop
  • Bells
  • Wind Chimes
  • Recorder
  • Other Inst.
  • Bamboo-fl
  • Paino
  • Wooden-fl
  • Perc +
  • Water Bottle
  • Etc
  • Wood-fife
  • Saxes
  • Zomari
  • Wood-fl
771964 - 2000
Marion Brown
  • Guitar
21931 - 1931
MarishaBrown
  • Vocals
12011 - 2011
MarkBrown
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Bass
  • Blues Harp
  • Trumpet
  • Sax
52000 - 2012
Mark P.Brown
  • Bass
11997 - 1997
MarshallBrown
  • V-tb
  • Arrangement
  • Cond
  • B-tp
  • Drifter
  • Euphonium
  • Tenor Bass
  • Bar-hrn
311958 - 1975
MarvinBrown
  • Trumpet
41958 - 1965
Mary DeeBrown
  • Sound Reinforce
  • Background Vcl
21986 - 1986
MattBrown
  • Drums
  • Percussion
42005 - 2021
MatthewBrown
  • Congas
  • Bass
  • Dance
  • El-b
61984 - 1989
Matthew Brown
  • Congas
  • Percussion
11984 - 1984
Matthew K.Brown
  • Tuba
11997 - 1997
MaureenBrown
  • Vocals
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • B/U-vox
  • Breastplate
  • Bohdran
  • Handclaps
  • Claps
121990 - 2019
MauriceBrown
  • Cello
  • Trumpet
  • Viola
  • Strings
  • Vocals
491947 - 2023
Maurice Brown
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
162000 - 2010
Maurice Brown
  • Backing Vocals
12003 - 2003