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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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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TrudyDesmond
  • Vocals
51988 - 1997
PhilippeDesmoulins
  • Tenor Bass
22013 - 2019
FreeDesmyter
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Arrangement
  • flautist
62002 - 2018
EmilianoDesole
  • Tenor Bass
21999 - 2002
PierreDesole
  • Trumpet
12021 - 2021
SimonDesorgher
  • B-fl
  • flautist
12006 - 2006
DezDesormeaux
  • Horns
12001 - 2001
BernardDesormieres
  • Paino
21979 - 1982
FrankdeSort
  • Drifter
21924 - 1924
GiovanniDeSossi
  • El-b
12010 - 2010
JohnnyDeSoto
  • Drums
121939 - 1946
MarcioDeSousa
  • Percussion
  • Drums
32014 - 2019
RafaeldeSousa
  • Bass
12022 - 2022
Antonio GuilhermoDeSousa Franco
  • Percussion
11974 - 1974
ArnaldoDeSouteiro
  • Percussion
  • Arrangement
  • Bells
81986 - 2006
RudyDeSouter
  • Trumpet
21986 - 1989
YvanDeSouter
  • Bass
  • El-b
81972 - 1982
AdailtonDeSouza
  • Percussion
12008 - 2008
AlandeSouza
  • Percussion
12000 - 2000
AureoDeSouza
  • Percussion
  • Drums
51973 - 1975
BarrydeSouza
  • Drums
61971 - 1977
ChicoDeSouza
  • Drums
31964 - 1964
ChristinadeSouza
  • Vocals
12007 - 2007
ClayberdeSouza
  • Hca
11999 - 1999
Damiao GomesDeSouza
  • Cuica
11978 - 1978
DanDeSouza
  • Synt
  • Paino
11983 - 1983
DiogenesdeSouza
  • Fhr
12000 - 2000
FernandoDeSouza
  • Bass
  • Fretless-b
161990 - 1992
Flavio MacieldeSouza
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vocals
12023 - 2023
FranziscodeSouza
  • Bgo
  • Congas
81970 - 1970
Humberto ClayberdeSouza
  • Hca
12022 - 2022
IandeSouza
  • Bass
71997 - 2009
JoseDeSouza
  • Drums
11991 - 1991
KevinDeSouza
  • El-b
12005 - 2005
Luiz Carlos CoutinhodeSouza
  • Congas
  • Bgo
  • Berimbau
  • Percussion
12000 - 2000
MauriciodeSouza
  • Drums
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
  • Pic
  • Bar
  • Sop
  • Sax
  • Trumpet
  • Tenor Bass
101994 - 2018
Mauricio "Laws"deSouza
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
12011 - 2011
MichaelDeSouza
  • Bass
  • Guitar
22017 - 2021
MikeDeSouza
  • Comp
  • Guitar
12021 - 2021
RaulDeSouza
  • Tenor Bass
  • Percussion
  • B-tb
  • V-tb
  • Souzabone
  • Vocals
  • Tenor-tb
  • Tb
  • Flugelhorn
  • Tenor Sax
541964 - 2021
RosaliaDeSouza
  • Vocals
61996 - 2009
SergioDeSouza
  • Tenor Bass
31981 - 1981
StephenDeSouza
  • Bass
12021 - 2021
UbirajaradeSouza
  • Percussion
11990 - 1990
Walter GomesdeSouza
  • Violin
11986 - 1986
YorkedeSouza
  • Paino
231938 - 1950
EliasdeSouza Camargo
  • Tuba
31980 - 1980
PascoalDeSouza Melrelles
  • Drums
11976 - 1976
FerdinandoDespaigne
  • Percussion
42002 - 2010
PeterDeSpiegelaere
  • Violin
11994 - 1994
FredDesplan
  • Percussion
11976 - 1976
ClaudeDespland
  • Bass
101973 - 1998
TedDesPlantes
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Drums
  • Ldr
  • Arrangement
  • Cnt
  • Wbd
  • B-jug
  • Sousa
471973 - 2012
VianneyDesplantes
  • Saxhorn
  • Euph
42018 - 2022
KikiDesplat
  • Vocals
  • Cnt
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Wbd
361984 - 2017
PhilDespommier
  • Drums
12024 - 2024
RandalDespommier
  • Alto Sax
22021 - 2024
DalioDespot
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
21991 - 1993
FrancoisDespres
  • Paino
21983 - 1984
JulienDesprez
  • El-g
  • Guitar
82008 - 2019
Jose HumbertoDespujols
  • Violin
12002 - 2002
AlainDesrempart
  • Percussion
11982 - 1982
AlainDesrochers
  • Trumpet
21998 - 1999
RaymondDesRoches
  • Percussion
11979 - 1979
CurtissDesrosier
  • Tenor Sax
11986 - 1986
Marie-MicheleDesrosiers
  • Chorus
11979 - 1979
LucDesroy
  • Guitar
42006 - 2014
RaymondDessaint
  • Violin
11972 - 1972
SebastianoDessanay
  • Bass
52006 - 2023
PierreDessasis
  • Saxes
12013 - 2013
WilliamDessau
  • Flugelhorn
  • V-tb
21984 - 1984
JoeDessauer
  • Drums
12024 - 2024
AlainDessauges
  • Bass
82004 - 2021
PatriceDessauges
  • Guitar
11998 - 1998
NatalieDessay
  • Vocals
32004 - 2020
ErezDessel
  • Paino
22020 - 2024
MichaelDessen
  • Tenor Bass
  • Computer
  • Electronics
  • Bell
  • Percussion
  • Shakers
301995 - 2023
SalvatoreDessena
  • Vocals
11998 - 1998
HaroldDessent
  • Alto Sax
  • Reeds
21960 - 1979
IsadoreDesser
  • Violin
41969 - 1973
EstelleDesserre
  • Bass
12004 - 2004
AndreaDessi
  • Guitar
  • Flamenco-g
  • El-g
22008 - 2018
Jean-FrancoisDessibourg
  • Paino
31994 - 2000
JeffDessibourg
  • Paino
12008 - 2008
PhilippeDessimoz
  • Sousa
  • Tuba
41998 - 2004
RegisDessimoz
  • Tenor Bass
  • Trumpet
81998 - 2012
GeorgeDessinger
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Reeds
  • Bassoon
  • Oboe
  • Saxes
311936 - 1964
ChuckDessler
  • Tenor Bass
12003 - 2003
BryceDessner
  • Guitar
12001 - 2001
Jean-PaulDessy
  • Cello
31987 - 1990
PatrickDestandeau
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
GuyDestangues
  • Tenor Bass
41952 - 1957
GuyDestanques
  • Tenor Bass
21954 - 1954
DominicDeStefano
  • Viola
12017 - 2017
GiovanniDeStefano
  • B-tb
12003 - 2003
KeithDeStefano
  • Bass
12010 - 2010
RalphDeStefano
  • Trumpet
11950 - 1950
RenoDeStefano
  • Guitar
32000 - 2010
RicoDestefano
  • Accor
21936 - 1938
OlivierDestefany
  • Tenor Bass
12002 - 2002