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)
  • 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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TimothyCarruthers
  • Vocals
11978 - 1978
WilliamCarruthers
  • Vocals
  • Bass
  • Percussion
11978 - 1978
EdCarry
  • Guitar
  • Bj
41928 - 1928
ScoopsCarry
  • Alto Sax
21941 - 1942
SteveCarryer
  • Guitar
21997 - 2015
AlCarsella
  • Accor
  • Paino
91923 - 1929
JohnnyCarsella
  • Tenor Bass
11928 - 1928
WinnieCarset
  • Vocals
  • Cond
21981 - 1989
TobiasCarshey
  • Vocals
22015 - 2015
JeffCarshwell
  • Bass
12010 - 2010
JenniferCarsillo
  • Violin
12013 - 2013
LoriCarsillo
  • Vocals
52002 - 2013
LarryCarsman
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
71999 - 2005
BrettCarso
  • Paino
12016 - 2016
"Jazz"Carson
  • Drums
11925 - 1925
AlCarson
  • Tuba
  • Bass-hrn
  • Vocals
21990 - 1993
AltonCarson
  • Vocals
  • Sousa
  • Tuba
41985 - 1994
Alton "Big Al"Carson
  • Vocals
  • Sousa
21992 - 1997
AndrewCarson
  • Trumpet
42020 - 2024
Big "Al"Carson
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
Big AlCarson
  • Vocals
41989 - 1996
Big' AlCarson
  • Vocals
12000 - 2000
BillCarson
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
  • Ac-g
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Congas
71957 - 2010
Bill Carson
  • Tenor Bass
21980 - 1980
Bill Carson
  • Saxes
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
21958 - 1961
BobCarson
  • Trumpet
151957 - 1960
BrettCarson
  • Paino
  • Org
52018 - 2023
CathyCarson
  • Vocals
21978 - 1978
ChrisCarson
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
32003 - 2014
ChristopherCarson
  • B-tb
12008 - 2008
Donald "Tee"Carson
  • Paino
11981 - 1981
DwightCarson
  • Voice
11976 - 1976
ErnieCarson
  • Cnt
  • Vocals
  • Trumpet
  • Paino
981960 - 1998
Fiddlin' JohnCarson
  • Vocals
11929 - 1929
GabeCarson
  • Sax
12018 - 2018
HamCarson
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bassax
  • Bar
  • Clarinet
21990 - 1995
HamiltonCarson
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bar
  • Sop
51950 - 1987
HerbertCarson
  • Unk.instr.
19999 - 0000
JackCarson
  • Vocals
11944 - 1944
JamesCarson
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
21926 - 1926
JoeCarson
  • Vib
  • Ldr
11990 - 1990
JohnCarson
  • Paino
11971 - 1971
Johnny Carson
  • Vocals
11965 - 1965
KarinCarson
  • Vocals
12010 - 2010
MarkCarson
  • Drums
12002 - 2002
MichaelCarson
  • Backing Vocals
  • Bass
12001 - 2001
Michael Carson
  • Vocals
21988 - 1988
MindyCarson
  • Vocals
151946 - 1955
MortCarson
  • Arrangement
  • Cond
  • Drifter
51963 - 1968
NeilCarson
  • Alto Sax
12013 - 2013
NormaCarson
  • Trumpet
41950 - 1954
ReggieCarson
  • Bass
21994 - 1995
RonCarson
  • Bj
  • Bass
  • Percussion
31951 - 1971
SteveCarson
  • Tenor Sax
12022 - 2022
T.Carson
  • Paino
11958 - 1958
TeeCarson
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Maracas
  • 8
231968 - 1998
TonyCarson
  • Fhr
11972 - 1972
WalterCarson
  • Drums
31946 - 1949
TecoCarsoso
  • flautist
  • Saxes
12012 - 2012
HansCarste
  • Arrangement
  • Violin
21936 - 1937
PerCarsten
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Sop
  • Arrangement
  • Saxes
191968 - 1996
RupCarsten
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
11970 - 1970
HeinzCarstens
  • Bass
81973 - 1982
HenrikCarstens
  • Bass
21998 - 1999
Jens PeterCarstens
  • Cnt
11966 - 1966
MannieCarstens
  • Bass
  • Bj
  • Guitar
121985 - 1997
JanCarstensen
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • flautist
31998 - 2017
JensCarstensen
  • Longstring
22004 - 2004
Loretta DeeCarstensen
  • Harp
11997 - 1997
PaulCarstensen
  • Bass
11968 - 1968
Poul ErikCarstensen
  • Bass
21986 - 1987
PoviCarstensen
  • Bass
11984 - 1984
StianCarstensen
  • Accor
  • Bj
  • Guitar
  • Pedal-steel-g
  • Kaval
  • Violin
  • Tamboura
  • Vocals
  • El-g
  • Whistling
  • flautist
  • Bgo
  • Gaida
  • Bulgarian-fl
  • Synt
  • Tymp
  • Bass
  • Org
  • El-p
  • Other Instruments
  • Chimes
  • Barytone-g
  • Steel-g
  • Mand
  • Tarambouka
  • Bar-g
201993 - 2020
SusanneCarstensen
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vocals
21994 - 1995
BillCarstenson
  • Bass
11949 - 1949
JeffCarswell
  • Bass
  • El-b
151977 - 2008
JohnCarswell
  • Keyboards
12004 - 2004
John "Wizard"Carswell
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Org
22007 - 2014
JohnnyCarswell
  • Org
21969 - 1969
BeppeCarta
  • Bass
191958 - 1974
ClaudioCarta
  • Fhr
11997 - 1997
EgidianaCarta
  • Cello
12008 - 2008
FrancescoCarta
  • Paino
12004 - 2004
GiampieroCarta
  • Clarinet
11997 - 1997
GianpieroCarta
  • Clarinet
11999 - 1999
LuciaCarta
  • Alto Sax
11996 - 1996
MarioCarta
  • Paino
11933 - 1933
DomenicoCartago
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
42014 - 2024
RonCartalemi
  • Vocals
11976 - 1976
PaoloCartamantiglia
  • Clarinet
12005 - 2005
OscarCartaya
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
341986 - 1998
OskarCartaya
  • Bass
  • Keyboards
  • Vocals
71997 - 2021
PatrickCartel
  • Bass
11995 - 1995
Ron "The Burglar"Cartel
  • Vocals
11989 - 1989
AceCarter
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
41975 - 1992
AlanCarter
  • Clarinet
11961 - 1961
Alice LeslieCarter
  • Vocals
31921 - 1921
AllenCarter
  • Drums
  • Arrangement
  • Percussion
51985 - 2008
Alvin Benjamin "Abubakar"Carter
  • Percussion
12001 - 2001
Alvin Benjamin "Babafemi"Carter
  • Percussion
12001 - 2001