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.

Important Notice for individuals searching for specific musicians:
Due to time and other constraints, we are unable to respond to requests for discographical data or other information on individual musicians. Many libraries have copies of The Jazz Discography and should be consulted on questions regarding specific musicians. Alternatively, you can purchase a three-month subscription for $29.97 on this web site – see the $9.99 per month subscription price on our home page. Please do not email us as we regret we cannot answer questions about individual musicians.

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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MimiDye
  • Viola
  • Strings
32004 - 2009
OscarDye
  • Congas
21974 - 1984
StevenDye
  • Flubaphonics
  • B-cl
12005 - 2005
RolandDyens
  • Guitar
11997 - 1997
AdaDyer
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
91992 - 2022
AnnDyer
  • Vocals
41993 - 2016
BeverlyDyer
  • Cello
11977 - 1977
BobDyer
  • Tenor Sax
11940 - 1940
BokaniDyer
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
  • Comp
  • Vocals
22007 - 2022
BrianDyer
  • Vocals
22004 - 2007
BryanDyer
  • Vocals
12004 - 2004
BugsDyer
  • Arrangement
  • Alto Sax
21976 - 1978
ChrisDyer
  • Trumpet
11987 - 1987
DickDyer
  • Vocals
121944 - 1945
JeffDyer
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
JohnDyer
  • Tenor Sax
12001 - 2001
JohnnyDyer
  • Vocals
  • Hca
11998 - 1998
JulianDyer
  • Paino
12007 - 2007
MargieDyer
  • Vocals
  • Paino
31985 - 1988
Margie LouDyer
  • Paino
  • Vocals
31993 - 2007
MelaniDyer
  • Viola
12007 - 2007
MelanieDyer
  • Viola
  • Comp
  • Vocals
131997 - 2021
MikeDyer
  • Trumpet
11996 - 1996
NikkiDyer
  • Pic
  • flautist
11998 - 1998
PennyDyer
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
31994 - 1998
PeteDyer
  • Tenor Bass
551957 - 1998
RefiloeDyer
  • Backing Vocals
12007 - 2007
SteveDyer
  • Tenor Sax
  • Percussion
  • Keyboards
  • Sop
  • flautist
  • Guitar
  • Storotoro
  • El-g
  • Vocals
  • Programming
  • Paino
  • Tenor Bass
112003 - 2022
WarwickDyer
  • Tenor Bass
11951 - 1951
Warwick "Wocka"Dyer
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
  • Paino
341947 - 1955
WilbertDyer
  • Alto Sax
11977 - 1977
WilburDyer
  • Alto Sax
81950 - 1952
ErrolDyers
  • El-g
11991 - 1991
GregDyes
  • Digital Prog.
  • Synt
  • Paino
11991 - 1991
ClaytonDyess
  • Guitar
51987 - 2008
WayneDyess
  • Drifter
11960 - 1960
DonDygert
  • Tenor Bass
11970 - 1970
Frans VanDyk
  • Tenor Bass
11971 - 1971
Harry vanDyk
  • Drums
  • Claves
971936 - 1943
Nick vanDyk
  • Tenor Bass
11992 - 1992
...Dyke
  • Trumpet
11953 - 1953
FrankDyke
  • Bass
11937 - 1937
FredDyke
  • Paino
11937 - 1937
JoeDyke
  • Trumpet
11996 - 1996
JohnnyDyke
  • Strings
  • Keyboards
12002 - 2002
Louis vanDyke
  • Paino
11961 - 1961
RalphDyke
  • Vib
11970 - 1970
RoyDyke
  • Drums
31971 - 1980
GregDykes
  • Bar-hrn
11962 - 1962
JimmieDykes
  • Paino
51995 - 2009
KatrinaDykes
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vocals
22007 - 2008
BrianDykstra
  • Paino
21976 - 1982
MarekDykta
  • Guitar
21998 - 2007
EdwardDylag
  • Bass
21964 - 1964
RomanDylag
  • Bass
  • Arrangement
1601957 - 2017
BobDylan
  • Hca
  • Vocals
21962 - 2004
TwmDylan
  • Bass
  • El-b
52016 - 2023
ChrisDyle
  • Alto Sax
12010 - 2010
KellyDylia
  • Viola
12005 - 2005
KellyDylla
  • Viola
32004 - 2004
LarsDylte
  • Paino
21992 - 1995
MichalDymny
  • Guitar
  • El-g
22010 - 2016
ElanorDymott
  • Cello
12004 - 2004
CharlieDynamite
  • Drums
21976 - 1976
ThreeDynamites
  • Vocals
11947 - 1947
SeanDynan
  • Saxes
12007 - 2007
JulienDyne
  • Percussion
12023 - 2023
PaulDyne
  • Bass
151982 - 2012
RitaDynell
  • Strings
12005 - 2005
LeeDynes
  • Guitar
  • El-g
22012 - 2015
CarstenDyngeland
  • Paino
21981 - 1997
TorDynna
  • Guitar
11963 - 1963
JohanDynnesen
  • Backing Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Drums
41999 - 2020
LiseDynnesen
  • Synt
  • Paino
  • Harmonium
11984 - 1984
IlyaDynov
  • Comp
  • Drums
12022 - 2022
MogensDyrberg
  • Drums
11972 - 1972
JeffDyrda
  • Violin
12011 - 2011
ErrolDyres
  • Guitar
71989 - 1989
AlexDyring
  • Bass
22018 - 2020
JacobDyring
  • Guitar
11998 - 1998
TorbjornDyrud
  • Paino
12011 - 2011
KrzysztofDys
  • Paino
62010 - 2021
JonathanDysart
  • Violin
11989 - 1989
BelleDyson
  • Vocals
11929 - 1929
D.K.Dyson
  • Vocals
  • Voice
  • Backing Vocals
111986 - 2004
DavidDyson
  • El-b
  • Bass
  • Arrangement
  • Drums
431949 - 2021
DennisDyson
  • Drums
21949 - 1949
DKDyson
  • Vocals
12011 - 2011
ElizabethDyson
  • Cello
52003 - 2003
ElliotDyson
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
11999 - 1999
EmilDyson
  • Vocals
11950 - 1950
JoeDyson
  • Drums
  • El-d
  • Percussion
  • Trumpet
231957 - 2024
Joe Jr.Dyson
  • Drums
  • Pan-African-d
  • Electronics
  • SPD-SX
  • Spd-sx
42016 - 2021
JosephDyson
  • Drums
12008 - 2008
Joseph Jr.Dyson
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Cowbell
  • Tamb
32011 - 2019
KatDyson
  • Guitar
21995 - 2023
KathyDyson
  • Guitar
12010 - 2010
KayDyson
  • Vocals
12019 - 2019
MalDyson
  • Bj
11971 - 1971
NickDyson
  • Trumpet
12010 - 2010