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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VirginiaFrigault-MacDonald
  • Clarinet
12015 - 2015
GuyFrigere
  • Clarinet
  • Ldr
  • Alto Sax
21937 - 1937
MauroFrigerio
  • Bassoon
11989 - 1989
RogerFrigerio
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
  • Clarinet
21946 - 1967
SilviaFrigerio
  • Viola
12001 - 2001
FredFriggen
  • Fhr
11996 - 1996
AnthonyFrigo
  • Bar
11996 - 1996
JohnFrigo
  • Bass
11963 - 1963
JohnnyFrigo
  • Violin
  • Bass
  • Vocals
  • Marracas
  • Ldr
1001942 - 2011
RickFrigo
  • Drums
21965 - 1997
TonyFrigo
  • Bar
11999 - 1999
AdinaFriis
  • Paino
  • Ldr
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
BorgeFriis
  • Paino
21941 - 1941
CarlFriis
  • Tenor Bass
61941 - 1943
HenningFriis
  • Tenor Bass
21995 - 1999
Live FoynFriis
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
62013 - 2021
Love FoynFriis
  • Keyboards
  • Org
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vocals
12014 - 2014
Maria LaureteFriis
  • Vocals
12019 - 2019
Maria LauretteFriis
  • Vocals
  • Paino
42000 - 2015
MichaelFriis
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Drums
  • Synt
  • Percussion
  • Keyboards
  • Church Bells
  • B-synt
221971 - 1997
MortenFriis
  • Handclaps
  • Cond
  • Marimbas
21991 - 1995
PeterFriis Nielsen
  • El-b
  • Bass
  • Implements
  • El-b-g
471970 - 2008
JensFriis-Hansen
  • Percussion
  • Guitar
  • Hca
  • Vocals
11994 - 1994
ArildFriis-Nielsen
  • Trumpet
11986 - 1986
BjornFriisvold
  • Drums
11977 - 1977
NellyFrijda
  • Vocals
21965 - 1966
RichardFrijters
  • Bass
12014 - 2014
JeanFriley
  • Vocals
91948 - 1949
VernFriley
  • Tenor Bass
  • V-tb
1401946 - 1967
AllisonFrilingos
  • Cello
12019 - 2019
MelissaFrilingos
  • Cello
12019 - 2019
ScottFrillman
  • Bar
11982 - 1982
UlrikFrils-Moller
  • Cnt
11953 - 1953
ClaraFrim
  • Vocals
51945 - 1946
Anna MariaFriman
  • Vocals
  • Voice
  • Fiddle
42008 - 2016
OssianFriman
  • Trumpet
21981 - 1983
PerFriman
  • Violin
11997 - 1997
ElizabethFrimann
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
HenningFrimann
  • flautist
  • Bj
  • Accor
  • El-b
  • Koto
  • Violin
  • Hca
  • Saw
  • Ccor
  • Horns
  • Homem
91984 - 2008
OleFrimer
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
DavidFrinck
  • Bass
52006 - 2006
AndrewFrink
  • Bass
12013 - 2013
LaurieFrink
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
701980 - 2011
MiffFrink
  • Tenor Bass
  • Bj
11930 - 1930
AnnFrioli
  • flautist
11992 - 1992
CeciliaFrioni
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
HannaFrioriksdottir
  • Vocals
12019 - 2019
DanaFripp
  • Backing Vocals
12023 - 2023
NormanFripp
  • Tenor Bass
51967 - 1972
RobertFripp
  • El-g
  • Soundscapes
42007 - 2010
JimmyFrisaura
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • V-tb
  • Tenor Bass
61949 - 1987
VincentFrisaura
  • Trumpet
61956 - 1957
RayFrisby
  • Percussion
  • Drums
  • Vib
  • Congas
41984 - 2009
AaronFrisch
  • Tenor Bass
11993 - 1993
GertFrisch
  • Paino
11989 - 1989
JanFrisch
  • Comp
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
12014 - 2014
JohannesFrisch
  • Bass
31996 - 2003
PierreFrisch
  • Tuba
11984 - 1984
MannyFrischer
  • Trumpet
21933 - 1933
Hans HazyFrischknecht
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bassax
121965 - 2004
ManuelFrischknecht
  • Drums
11963 - 1963
RetoFrischknecht
  • Tenor Sax
12000 - 2000
SaschaFrischknecht
  • Drums
22019 - 2020
PhilipFrischkorn
  • Paino
12019 - 2019
FerdinandFrischling
  • B-g
  • Bass
  • El-b
32000 - 2002
VolkerFrischling
  • Vib
11993 - 1993
RuthFriscoe
  • Unknown Inst
12005 - 2005
BillFrisell
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Bj
  • Loops
  • G-synt
  • Arrangement
  • Ukulele
  • Comp
  • Bass
  • Effects
  • Kithara
  • Ac-g
  • Surrog Kithara
  • Electronics
  • Spoken Word
  • Clarinet
  • Adapted-g
  • Percussion
  • 12-string-g
  • Music Boxes
  • Balalaika
  • Vocals
  • Bar-g
3101979 - 2023
EllikaFrisell
  • Violin
11995 - 1995
FrankFriselle
  • Drums
101926 - 1934
NikiFrisenbichler
  • Trumpet
11996 - 1996
DaveFrishberg
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Clavinet
  • Org
  • El-p
  • Harp
  • Celeste
941960 - 2011
DavidFrisina
  • Violin
  • Strings
  • Viola
321946 - 1987
GerardoFrisina
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
22010 - 2014
AndyFrisinger
  • Tenor Sax
12001 - 2001
HenrikFrisk
  • Tenor Sax
  • B-cl
  • Sop
  • Cond
  • Synt
  • Saxes
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Guitar
  • Sax
  • Programming
161993 - 2015
MattiasFrisk
  • Keyboards
11991 - 1991
RobertoFrisone
  • Violin
31983 - 1983
BerntFristedt
  • El-b
  • Bass
51966 - 1968
RonaldFristianto
  • Drums
12000 - 2000
ArtFristoe
  • Paino
  • El-p
32014 - 2017
GoranFristorp
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
31974 - 2004
VincentFrisuara
  • Trumpet
11951 - 1951
JimmyFrisura
  • Trumpet
  • V-tb
11977 - 1977
AlecFrith
  • Claves
  • Vox
  • Guitar
12008 - 2008
FredFrith
  • Guitar
  • Violin
  • El-g
  • Paino
  • Bass
  • Voice
  • Keyboards
  • B-g
  • Vocals
  • El-b
  • Percussion
  • Drums
  • Xyl
  • Org
  • Drifter
  • Homemade Instruments
  • Comp
  • Radio
  • Viola
  • Samples
  • Mar
  • Vla
  • Jetsam
  • Tapes
  • Electronics
  • Laptop
  • Linn-d
  • Small Objects
  • Hca
  • Computing
  • Yelling
  • Objects
  • Cond
  • Mbira
  • Instruments
  • Sop
  • String Console
  • Casiotone
  • Elec Perc
  • Synt
  • Casio
  • 6-string-b-g
  • Other Inst.
  • Casiotone
  • Cassettes
  • Effects
  • Berimbao
  • Dbl-headed-el-g
  • Fiddle
  • B-d
  • Processing
  • Programs
  • Rhythm-box
  • Prepared-p
  • E-bow
  • Bj
  • Sounds
  • Radios
  • Table-g
  • 6-string-b
  • Arrangement
  • Home-made Inst
  • Toys
  • Machines
  • Homemade-inst
  • Harmonium
2781973 - 2023
GregFrith
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
31991 - 1997
HaroldFrith
  • Drums
11959 - 1959
MartinFrith
  • Bar
11971 - 1971
FrankFritsch
  • Sax
11985 - 1985
GerhardFritsch
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
11987 - 1987
JohannesFritsch
  • Viola
21969 - 1972
Johannes G.Fritsch
  • Filter
  • Viola
  • Contact Mic
71969 - 1969
PhilippeFritsch
  • Tuba
21986 - 1986
FelixFritsche
  • Alto Sax
  • B-cl
  • Sax
  • Clarinet
42012 - 2022
GeorgFritsche
  • Alto Sax
  • Reeds
51942 - 1948
CedricFritschy
  • Bass
12007 - 2007
ArmandoFrittelli
  • Paino
11931 - 1931
StanleyFritts
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
11937 - 1937
SusieFritts
  • Fhr
11995 - 1995