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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Bill Cooper
  • Tuba
  • Bass
21994 - 1994
BobCooper
  • Tenor Sax
  • Oboe
  • Reeds
  • Saxes
  • flautist
  • Arrangement
  • Clarinet
  • Eng-hrn
  • Eng-hrn
  • Bar
  • Woodwinds
  • Cond
  • B-cl
  • Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • Comp
  • Musical Dir
  • Cor Anglais
  • Alto-fl
  • Sop
5011945 - 1996
BobbyCooper
  • El-g
21987 - 1993
BrandonCooper
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Vocals
81990 - 2020
BruceCooper
  • Vocals
11993 - 1993
BusterCooper
  • Tenor Bass
  • Claves
  • B-tb
  • Producer
2441952 - 1996
BuzzCooper
  • Percussion
11970 - 1970
CarolCooper
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
  • Background Vcl
31984 - 1994
CaseyCooper
  • Violin
21922 - 1922
CathyCooper
  • Vocals
41947 - 1985
ChavonnieCooper
  • Vocals
21993 - 1993
ChrisCooper
  • Fhr
  • Electronics
21998 - 2000
ChuckCooper
  • Tenor Bass
11968 - 1968
ClaireCooper
  • Guzheng
  • Harp
12005 - 2005
ClareCooper
  • Harp
  • Guzheng
  • Zheng
  • Turntables
  • Ldr
  • Dieb13
52004 - 2009
ClarenceCooper
  • Vocals
11969 - 1969
CliffCooper
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
11951 - 1951
ConstanceCooper
  • Comp
  • Paino
22001 - 2008
CraigCooper
  • Talk Box
  • Guitar
12001 - 2001
Craig T.Cooper
  • Guitar
  • Bass
  • Arrangement
  • Keyboards
  • El-g
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
  • Drums
  • Paino
  • Synt-backings
  • Synt Programs
  • Vocoder
  • Synthetic Backings
191979 - 1996
CyCooper
  • Drifter
21978 - 1978
D.A.Cooper
  • Saxes
11925 - 1925
DanCooper
  • El-b
  • flautist
  • Vocals
31956 - 2014
DarleneCooper
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
22021 - 2021
DaveCooper
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
71987 - 2005
DavidCooper
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Vib
51996 - 2018
DeanCooper
  • Drums
  • Arrangement
  • Con
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
101963 - 2005
Deborah J.R.Cooper
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
41989 - 1995
DeirdreCooper
  • Cello
11995 - 1995
DennisCooper
  • Vib
11991 - 1991
DerekCooper
  • Clarinet
21957 - 1958
DickCooper
  • Trumpet
11975 - 1975
DollyCooper
  • Vocals
161952 - 1957
DonCooper
  • Guitar
61951 - 1951
Don Cooper
  • Bar
31954 - 1955
Donald F.Cooper
  • Elcetronics
11971 - 1971
DougieCooper
  • Drums
21954 - 1956
Dr. GloriaCooper
  • Paino
12006 - 2006
DylanCooper
  • Bass
12009 - 2009
EddieCooper
  • Tenor Bass
11927 - 1927
EliseCooper
  • Vocals
171937 - 1942
ElizabethCooper
  • Paino
21928 - 1928
ElzieCooper
  • Paino
11946 - 1946
ErnieCooper
  • Tenor Bass
11956 - 1956
EugeneCooper
  • Bass
11975 - 1975
FletcherCooper
  • Drums
11986 - 1986
FredCooper
  • Bar
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Reeds
  • Clarinet
131960 - 2000
Fred Cooper
  • Guitar
11999 - 1999
GaryCooper
  • Vocals
  • Sax
  • Trumpet
31944 - 2012
Gary "Bone"Cooper
  • Vocals
11984 - 1984
Gary "Mudbone"Cooper
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vocals
  • Drums
  • Samples
  • D-programming
  • Percussion
  • Seque
151977 - 1994
GavrellCooper
  • Tenor Sax
21963 - 1963
GeorgeCooper
  • Paino
  • Percussion
  • Org
  • Keyboards
  • El-p
  • Synt
  • Vib
92008 - 2023
GildaCooper
  • Vocals
12010 - 2010
GloriaCooper
  • Paino
  • Vocals
61987 - 2008
GrantCooper
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
11991 - 1991
HalCooper
  • Bass
11979 - 1979
HamidCooper
  • Percussion
22010 - 2011
HaroldCooper
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
141955 - 1974
HarryCooper
  • Trumpet
  • Cnt
331924 - 1947
HelenCooper
  • Trumpet
41983 - 1997
HerbCooper
  • Vocals
31953 - 1958
Herman "Red"Cooper
  • Drums
41946 - 1949
HoraceCooper
  • Paino
11960 - 1960
HowardCooper
  • Bass
61981 - 2002
IanCooper
  • Violin
  • Bass
  • Viola
  • Synt-strings
261993 - 2019
Imani-GraceCooper
  • Vocals
12019 - 2019
J.Cooper
  • Percussion
11988 - 1988
JackCooper
  • Bj
271988 - 2002
Jack Cooper
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
341935 - 1939
Jack Cooper
  • Drums
11958 - 1958
Jack Cooper
  • Drifter
  • Alto Sax
  • Arrangement
91983 - 2014
JackiCooper
  • Vocals
71992 - 2013
JackieCooper
  • Drums
41958 - 1958
JacobCooper
  • Tenor Bass
22019 - 2023
JamesCooper
  • Tenor Bass
  • Strings
31944 - 2012
JamieCooper
  • Drums
72016 - 2018
JanCooper
  • Alto Sax
11986 - 1986
JarretCooper
  • Bar
12001 - 2001
JarrettCooper
  • Bar
12002 - 2002
JayCooper
  • Alto Sax
  • Programming
31955 - 2021
JeffCooper
  • Reeds
22007 - 2014
JeromeCooper
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Balaphone
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
  • Synt
  • Chiramia
  • flautist
  • Chirimia
  • Gong
  • Balafon
  • Vocals
  • Saw
  • Bugle
  • Electronic Tonal Activator
  • Temple-blocks
  • Chiramiya
  • Frame-d
  • Bellgong
  • Chirima
  • Bronte
  • Hourglass
  • Yamaha PRS15100
  • Tape Recorder
  • Chirimia Fl
  • Tymp
  • Wood-fl
  • Bike-hrn
  • Brazian Whistle
  • Whistle
  • Wood-block
  • Bass-d
  • Sock-cymbal
  • Mexican Fl
  • Balafone
411970 - 2011
JerryCooper
  • Vocals
31933 - 1936
Jessie AllenCooper
  • Keyboards
  • Sop
  • Hca
  • Synt
  • Tenor Sax
12001 - 2001
JimCooper
  • Vib
  • Mar
  • Percussion
  • Shaker
241983 - 2013
JoeCooper
  • Bar
  • flautist
11982 - 1982
JohnCooper
  • Paino
  • Trumpet
  • Celeste
  • Comp
  • Bass
  • Cond
  • Flugelhorn
  • Vocals
361943 - 2015
John Cooper
  • Drums
21956 - 1956
John Cooper
  • Tenor Sax
11980 - 1980
JohnnieCooper
  • Paino
11942 - 1942
JonathanCooper
  • Guitar
12001 - 2001
JonovanCooper
  • Tenor Sax
12019 - 2019
JPCooper
  • Vocals
12015 - 2015
KatjaCooper
  • Riq
  • Darbuka
  • Bells
  • Tar
  • Percussion
42006 - 2012
KeirCooper
  • Comp
  • Guitar
12020 - 2020
Keith Cooper
  • Tenor Sax
11980 - 1980
LarryCooper
  • Tenor Sax
11953 - 1953
LeeCooper
  • Guitar
  • Tenor Sax
21954 - 1965
LeroyCooper
  • Bar
  • Sax
511959 - 1997