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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J.J.Jackson
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Paino
  • Percussion
  • Drifter
  • Drums
  • Cond
  • Unknown Inst
171962 - 1977
JackJackson
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Announcer
  • Cnt
631926 - 1952
Jack (? Wilfred)Jackson
  • Paino
11953 - 1953
JackieJackson
  • Bass
  • El-b
61973 - 1974
Jackie Jackson
  • Bj
11930 - 1930
JamesJackson
  • Tenor Sax
291945 - 1953
James Jackson
  • Bassoon
  • flautist
  • Egyptian Infinity-d
  • Log-d
  • Vocals
  • Inf-dr
  • Percussion
  • Congas
91966 - 1985
James Jackson
  • Tuba
71926 - 1930
James Jackson
  • Claves
  • El-g
11948 - 1948
James Jackson
  • Drums
11980 - 1980
James Jackson
  • Bassoon
11986 - 1986
James A. IIJackson
  • Drums
12008 - 2008
James C.Jackson
  • Drums
21951 - 1951
James Jr.Jackson
  • Tenor Sax
11953 - 1953
JanJackson
  • Drums
  • Vocals
61999 - 2015
JanetJackson
  • Vocals
11987 - 1987
JaniceJackson
  • Vocals
11995 - 1995
JasonJackson
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
  • Alto Sax
  • Bass
461995 - 2023
JavonJackson
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Clarinet
981987 - 2023
JayJackson
  • Drums
11997 - 1997
Jean-PierreJackson
  • Drums
32000 - 2012
JeffJackson
  • Paino
11956 - 1956
JehbrealJackson
  • Vocals
12021 - 2021
Jehbreal MuhammadJackson
  • Vocals
12024 - 2024
JenineJackson
  • Vocals
11974 - 1974
JerreJackson
  • Drums
22009 - 2017
JesseJackson
  • Guitar
11942 - 1942
JimJackson
  • Drums
  • Trumpet
61929 - 1964
Jim Jackson
  • Paino
11929 - 1929
JimmieJackson
  • Alto Sax
11946 - 1946
JimmyJackson
  • Tenor Sax
  • Vocals
  • Drums
81925 - 1958
Jimmy Jackson
  • Org
  • Mellotron
51969 - 1972
Jimmy Jackson
  • Drums
11993 - 1993
Jimmy "Junebug"Jackson
  • Drums
42000 - 2010
Jimmy JunebugJackson
  • Drums
  • Vocals
42005 - 2008
JoeJackson
  • Tenor Bass
  • Arrangement
  • Drifter
  • Trumpet
241984 - 2014
Joe Jackson
  • Vib
  • Synt
  • Arrangement
  • Paino
  • Vocals
31981 - 1985
JohnJackson
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Drums
  • Trumpet
  • Tenor Sax
201926 - 1968
John Jackson
  • Tenor Bass
11975 - 1975
John L.Jackson
  • Paino
11949 - 1949
JohnnyJackson
  • Guitar
31952 - 1952
JordynJackson
  • Vocals
82009 - 2009
JoshJackson
  • Tenor Sax
361945 - 1951
JoyJackson
  • Choir
11998 - 1998
JoyceJackson
  • Alto-fl
11975 - 1975
Joyce MarieJackson
  • Vocals
11981 - 1981
JudiJackson
  • Vocals
32018 - 2024
JulesJackson
  • Bass
22014 - 2017
JulianJackson
  • Hca
  • Bass
  • Guitar
101996 - 2010
JumpJackson
  • Drums
21947 - 1949
JustinJackson
  • Percussion
11994 - 1994
KarenJackson
  • Vocals
11991 - 1991
KeefeJackson
  • Tenor Sax
  • B-cl
  • Contrabass-cl
  • Sopranino-sax
  • Contra-b-cl
  • Comp
  • Bar
  • Reeds
  • Reed-tp
372004 - 2022
KeithJackson
  • Tenor Bass
  • El-b
41966 - 2014
Ken "Action"Jackson
  • Guitar
11993 - 1993
Kendrick "KJ"Jackson
  • Backing Vocals
11998 - 1998
KevinJackson
  • Tenor Bass
12018 - 2018
KingJackson
  • Tenor Bass
351937 - 1957
KurtJackson
  • Keyboards
  • Rhythm-pgms
  • D-programming
  • Synt
  • Vocals
32000 - 2000
L.Jackson
  • Vib
11954 - 1954
La CarolJackson
  • Backing Vcl
11980 - 1980
LairdJackson
  • Vocals
41993 - 2001
LalJackson
  • Bj
121931 - 1933
LarryJackson
  • Drums
  • Sax
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
91954 - 2006
LauraJackson
  • Violin
11997 - 1997
LawrenceJackson
  • Drums
41953 - 1953
Lawrence Jackson
  • Vocals
11947 - 1947
Lawrence Jackson
  • Trumpet
11963 - 1963
Lawrence JacktownJackson
  • Drums
11986 - 1986
LaymonJackson
  • Bass
  • Tuba
121959 - 1982
LeeJackson
  • El-b
  • Guitar
31962 - 1966
Lee Jackson
  • Paino
19999 - 0000
LeighJackson
  • Guitar
21987 - 1995
LeroyJackson
  • Bass
161948 - 1976
Leroy Jackson
  • Drums
51947 - 1955
LilianJackson
  • Vocals
11977 - 1977
Lilian DayJackson
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
Lillian DayJackson
  • Backing Vcl
21989 - 1991
Lindsay NoelleJackson
  • Vocals
12010 - 2010
Little BennyJackson
  • Vocals
11949 - 1949
Little WillieJackson
  • Bar
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Vocals
  • Clarinet
  • Ldr
281945 - 1973
LouisJackson
  • Bass
11975 - 1975
LuciaJackson
  • Vocals
12018 - 2018
LynardJackson
  • Vocals
11994 - 1994
LynneJackson
  • Paino
  • Vocals
61983 - 2009
M. MalikJackson
  • Paino
11975 - 1975
MaggieJackson
  • Vocals
11951 - 1951
MahaliaJackson
  • Vocals
71958 - 1970
MajorJackson
  • Tenor Bass
71918 - 1918
MandellJackson
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
31996 - 1996
MarcJackson
  • Drums
  • Keyboards
  • Vocals
  • Perc Program
11991 - 1991
MarilynJackson
  • Vocals
  • Voice
  • Backing Vcl
111960 - 1987
MarlaJackson
  • Vocals
11993 - 1993
MartinJackson
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
11981 - 1981
MaryJackson
  • Vocals
31923 - 1923
Mary AnneJackson
  • Paino
11959 - 1959
MattJackson
  • Paino
  • Snare-d
21979 - 2013
MauryJackson
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11954 - 1954
McKinleyJackson
  • Synt
  • Clavinet
  • Keyboards
51977 - 1988
McKinley Jackson
  • Cond
  • Arrangement
  • Vocals
11976 - 1976