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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MitsuakiKanno
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
51977 - 1980
TadaoKanno
  • Bass
21962 - 1964
TetsuoKanno
  • Clarinet
11971 - 1971
YoshitakaKanno
  • Guitar
52003 - 2013
AleksejKannunikow
  • Tenor Bass
11978 - 1978
MisakoKano
  • Paino
  • Toys
51996 - 1999
NamiKano
  • Alto Sax
12020 - 2020
ShingoKano
  • Paino
12011 - 2011
WakakoKano
  • Koto
  • Vocals
11999 - 1999
JuasaKanoh
  • Drums
  • Percussion
42005 - 2022
AlekeKanonu
  • Bass-d
  • Chant
31975 - 1975
Kansas City Frank
  • Paino
11929 - 1929
Kansas City Jimmy
  • Vocals
31949 - 1949
Kansas City Symphony
21987 - 1987
Kansas City Tom Cats
  • Vocals
21955 - 1956
TheKansas Jazz Boys
11919 - 1919
ViggoKanstrup
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
31958 - 1978
LuisKant
  • Congas
  • Cowbell
  • Guiro
  • Bgo
51956 - 1957
Luis Kant
  • Bass
  • Vocals
11951 - 1951
Luis Kant
  • Fhr
11962 - 1962
RichardKant
  • Trumpet
11994 - 1994
ElifKantarci
  • Viola
12006 - 2006
GerardKantargian
  • Violin
11983 - 1983
GerardKantarjian
  • Violin
61963 - 1981
StefanKantchev
  • Fhr
11997 - 1997
CheikhouKante
  • Bolong
12001 - 2001
ManfilaKante
  • Guitar
11995 - 1995
WillemKantebeen
  • Drums
11984 - 1984
BenKanter
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Reeds
  • Woodwinds
  • Oboe
101937 - 1962
James M.Kanter
  • Clarinet
21997 - 1998
JimKanter
  • Clarinet
11975 - 1975
JodiKanter
  • Poetry
12015 - 2015
MikeKanter
  • Drums
11987 - 1987
FemkeKanters
  • Vocals
22015 - 2018
HarryKanters
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Trumpet
  • Accor
  • Keyboards
  • Bj
  • Tuba
  • Tenor Bass
791978 - 2021
JanKanters
  • Tenor Bass
  • Tuba
  • Bass
171973 - 1999
PeterKanters
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • B-g
351978 - 2003
KaiKanthak
  • Bass
  • El-b
111978 - 2022
ErkkiKantola
  • Violin
11964 - 1964
RoopeKantonen
  • Drums
12023 - 2023
SeppoKantonen
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
  • El-p
  • Org
  • Arrangement
  • Voice
  • Hrn
  • Grand P
  • Clavinet
  • Mellotron
771984 - 2021
BalazsKantor
  • Cello
22008 - 2008
BarneyKantor
  • Guitar
12017 - 2017
BenKantor
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Violin
221934 - 1963
BobKantor
  • Paino
11975 - 1975
GailKantor
  • Background Vcl
21974 - 1974
Jarda "Barny"Kantor
  • Guitar
12003 - 2003
MaryKantor
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
21986 - 1986
PeterKantor
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
11976 - 1976
IgorKantukov
  • Arrangement
  • El-b
  • El-b-g
51973 - 1977
NebiKanturski
  • Trumpet
12011 - 2011
IgorKantyukov
  • Bass
11983 - 1983
AdamKantz
  • Percussion
12016 - 2016
KatrinKanya
  • Backing Vocals
12020 - 2020
PeterKanya
  • Tuba
12021 - 2021
A.Kanyakumari
  • Violin
12007 - 2007
DominicKanza
  • Guitar
51994 - 2011
DominickKanza
  • Guitar
12014 - 2014
HughKanza
  • African Vcl
11996 - 1996
LokuaKanza
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Guitar
41987 - 2003
TakashiKanzaka
  • Tenor Sax
11994 - 1994
HeiriKanzig
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Percussion
  • B-perc
  • Synt
1121977 - 2022
TheoKanzig
  • Guitar
12015 - 2015
MaximilianKanzler
  • Vib
  • Mar
12019 - 2019
SimonKanzler
  • Vib
  • Comp
  • Cond
32012 - 2017
HeatherKao
  • Violin
12008 - 2008
HenryKao
  • Viola
21992 - 1995
LisaKao
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
Kaoru
  • Vocals
  • Objects
  • Keyboards
  • Toys
  • Percussion
91992 - 2001
AbeKaoru
  • Paino
11972 - 1972
NakabayashiKaorutaira
  • Bass
22014 - 2015
BoelandKapaan
  • Bar
11991 - 1991
EvanKapanga
  • Backing Vocals
11999 - 1999
MichalKapczuk
  • Bass
  • El-b
32010 - 2017
NazierKapdi
  • Drums
11974 - 1974
IvanKapec
  • Guitar
12002 - 2002
MarkelianKapedani
  • Paino
22008 - 2010
FrankKapel
  • Wbd
11996 - 1996
KrzysztofKapel
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
31999 - 2001
ElenaKapeleris
  • Vocals
  • Tenor Sax
12019 - 2019
NatKapell
  • Saxes
11951 - 1951
SergeyKapelyushok
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
32006 - 2006
BobKaper
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Vocals
  • Tenor Sax
  • Cl+as
  • As+cl
  • Ts
  • Arrangement
  • Ts+cl
  • Hca
  • Voiceover
  • Bar
  • Tamb
  • Sop
  • Cl/as
1801961 - 2015
BronislawKaper
  • Paino
21929 - 1929
DolfKaper
  • Paino
11961 - 1961
SylviaKapernaros
  • Vocals
21996 - 1997
JurijKapetzkij
  • Tuba
  • Bass
81932 - 1939
BruceKaphan
  • Synt
  • Pedal Steel G
12012 - 2012
Christian vonKaphengst
  • Bass
  • El-jazz-b
  • El-b
122002 - 2012
JoukoKapiainen
  • Clarinet
31952 - 1953
ArkadijKapilewitsch
  • Saxes
11978 - 1978
DannyKapilian
  • Vocals
11997 - 1997
NickosKapilidis
  • Drums
41994 - 2003
NikosKapilidis
  • Drums
31990 - 1999
TheoKapilidis
  • Guitar
  • El-g
121995 - 2020
ThodorosKapilidis
  • El-g
11990 - 1990
TheoKapilitis
  • Guitar
52000 - 2000
MikeKapitan
  • Bass
  • Keyboards
21960 - 2019
D.Kapitanov
  • Trumpet
11981 - 1981
JordanKapitanov
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
31996 - 1996