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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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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PeteJackman
  • Drums
41993 - 2012
PeterJackman
  • Drums
21985 - 1986
Jacko
  • Drums
11976 - 1976
Ali Jr.Jackon
  • Drums
12005 - 2005
MarkJackovic
  • Alto Sax
  • Saxes
22007 - 2013
RalfJackowski
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Ocean-d
  • Spieluhr
52000 - 2012
AlexJacks
  • Guitar
11938 - 1938
ArnoldJacks
  • Bass
12012 - 2012
Jackson
  • Vocals
31977 - 1978
"Dentist"Jackson
  • Vocals
11929 - 1929
"Lame" SamJackson
  • Vocals
12003 - 2003
"Pops Junior"Jackson
  • Drums
11950 - 1950
AdamJackson
  • Drums
  • Alto Sax
112007 - 2022
AdaronJackson
  • Paino
12008 - 2008
AishaJackson
  • Vocals
12023 - 2023
AjayiJackson
  • Congas
11997 - 1997
AlJackson
  • Drums
141961 - 2006
Al Jackson
  • Bass
11962 - 1962
Al Jackson
  • Tenor Bass
11942 - 1942
AlanJackson
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Alto Sax
  • Glockenspiel
  • Mar
801966 - 2010
AlexJackson
  • Bassax
11924 - 1924
Alex Jackson
  • Drifter
  • Vocals
31927 - 1927
Alex S.Jackson
  • Bassax
  • Alto Sax
21925 - 1927
AlexandraJackson
  • Backing Vocals
  • Whistle
  • Vocals
11988 - 1988
AlfordJackson
  • Woodwinds
11984 - 1984
AliJackson
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Arrangement
  • Tambourine
  • Vocals
  • D-programming
771994 - 2023
Ali Jackson
  • Bass
71950 - 1984
AllenJackson
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Arrangement
  • Bar
201975 - 1997
AlvinJackson
  • Bass
111948 - 1960
AmbroseJackson
  • Trumpet
  • Percussion
191968 - 1987
AndreJackson
  • Vocals
11992 - 1992
AndreaJackson
  • Vocals
11987 - 1987
AndresJackson
  • Vocals
11986 - 1986
AndrewJackson
  • Bass
  • Keyboards
21988 - 1988
Andrew Jackson
  • Tenor Bass
12014 - 2014
Andrew Jackson
  • Reeds
12006 - 2006
AndyJackson
  • Guitar
  • Bj
111930 - 1937
AnthonyJackson
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Contrabass-g
  • B-g
  • El-b-g
  • Guitar
  • Contra-b-g
  • El-g
2981972 - 2015
Armand "Jump"Jackson
  • Drums
201945 - 1962
ArthurJackson
  • Tenor Sax
11995 - 1995
AshleyJackson
  • Strings
11994 - 1994
BarryJackson
  • Unknown Instruments
  • Unknown Inst
21978 - 1980
Beauregard "Flapmeat"Jackson
  • B-tb
52022 - 2022
BennettJackson
  • Vocals
11998 - 1998
BennyJackson
  • Bj
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
41929 - 1932
Benny Jackson
  • Tenor Sax
21952 - 1956
BernardJackson
  • Vocals
11986 - 1986
BillJackson
  • Bass
  • Drums
  • Trumpet
71948 - 2012
Bill Jackson
  • Bass
11929 - 1929
Bill Jackson
  • Reeds
11952 - 1952
Bill Jackson
  • Alto Sax
11986 - 1986
Bill "Smoothie"Jackson
  • Bass
12001 - 2001
BillyJackson
  • Drums
  • Congas
  • Tenor Sax
  • Guitar
  • Rhythm Arr
111953 - 1984
BKJackson
  • Tenor Sax
32016 - 2021
BlancheJackson
  • Background Vcl
21992 - 1992
BobJackson
  • Trumpet
  • Cnt
  • Vocals
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • Percussion
  • Drums
  • Kazoo
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
321963 - 2011
Bob Jackson
  • Drums
11982 - 1982
BobbyJackson
  • Bass
11970 - 1970
BradJackson
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
31990 - 1992
BrettJackson
  • Bar
22015 - 2022
BrianJackson
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • flautist
  • Keyboards
  • El-p
  • Synt
  • Clavinet
  • Alto-fl
  • Percussion
  • Backing Vocals
201971 - 2021
BrooksJackson
  • Drums
61944 - 1945
BruceJackson
  • Drums
21997 - 2005
Bruce AyanyemiJackson
  • Percussion
12020 - 2020
BuddyJackson
  • Paino
21959 - 1962
Bull MooseJackson
  • Tenor Sax
  • Vocals
  • Alto Sax
381945 - 1986
ButterJackson
  • Tenor Bass
11974 - 1974
ByronJackson
  • Backing Vocals
11993 - 1993
CalvinJackson
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Cond
  • Drifter
  • Vocals
451941 - 1964
CarlJackson
  • Tenor Bass
12003 - 2003
CarltonJackson
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • 3
  • Cymb
  • Toms
  • 8
  • Vocals
201981 - 2018
CarolJackson
  • Background Vcl
  • Violin
21981 - 1995
Carol AnnJackson
  • Vocals
11995 - 1995
CarrieJackson
  • Vocals
41995 - 2023
CecilJackson
  • Congas
31967 - 1968
Charles Jackson
  • Vib
11958 - 1958
Charles "Chicken"Jackson
  • Wbd
21935 - 1935
Charles "Chip"Jackson
  • Bass
31991 - 1994
Charles E.Jackson
  • Violin
11922 - 1922
CharlieJackson
  • Guitar
11950 - 1950
Charlie Jackson
  • Violin
31921 - 1921
Charlie Jackson
  • Bassax
31923 - 1923
Charlie Jackson
  • Guitar
21968 - 1991
ChaseJackson
  • Vib
22018 - 2021
ChelseaJackson
  • Vocals
12012 - 2012
ChipJackson
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • B-g
1371974 - 2023
Christopher Li'nardJackson
  • Bass
12010 - 2010
ChubbyJackson
  • Bass
  • Vocals
  • Cond
  • Arrangement
  • Narr
  • 14
  • Noises
  • Drifter
  • Spk
2621940 - 1994
ChuckJackson
  • Backing Vocals
  • Backing-vcl-arr
  • Percussion
11982 - 1982
ClarenceJackson
  • Drums
21976 - 1976
ClayJackson
  • Tenor Sax
11981 - 1981
ClifJackson
  • Bass
22007 - 2007
CliffJackson
  • Paino
  • Piano Roll
  • Drifter
  • Cymbal
  • Vocals
761924 - 1969
Cliff Jackson
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bar
  • B-cl
  • Clarinet
801944 - 1981
CliftonJackson
  • Bass
12010 - 2010
ClintJackson
  • Trumpet
71973 - 1980
Clive "Pops"Jackson
  • Bass
12004 - 2004
ClydeneJackson
  • Background Vcl
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vcl
171978 - 2018
CorkyJackson
  • Drums
61951 - 1959
CraigJackson
  • Alto Sax
12019 - 2019