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)
  • 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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RashonMurph
  • Paino
12010 - 2010
BrettMurphey
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
31980 - 2023
JoaquinMurphey
  • El-steel-g
21946 - 1947
DonMurphie
  • Tenor Bass
11987 - 1987
?Murphy
  • Arrangement
11936 - 1936
AlanMurphy
  • Guitar
31984 - 1984
AlexMurphy
  • Paino
  • El-p
22013 - 2023
AllanMurphy
  • El-b
11999 - 1999
AllenMurphy
  • Drums
  • Vocals
  • Bells
71966 - 2003
Allen Murphy
  • Bass
11986 - 1986
AndyMurphy
  • Percussion
12001 - 2001
AnnaMurphy
  • Vocals
12020 - 2020
ArneMurphy
  • Paino
12003 - 2003
ArtMurphy
  • Paino
11959 - 1959
BillMurphy
  • Bass
  • Arrangement
  • Tenor Sax
61969 - 2002
Bill Murphy
  • Drums
11987 - 1987
BobMurphy
  • Paino
  • Org
  • Arrangement
  • Organ
  • Sop
  • Synt
  • Yamaha EX
  • Vocals
251970 - 2015
Bob Murphy
  • Sop
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
71975 - 1990
BrettMurphy
  • Trumpet
81977 - 2020
BrianMurphy
  • Paino
  • Vib
  • Guitar
  • Keyboards
  • Org
111986 - 2011
Brian Murphy
  • Synt
11991 - 1991
BudMurphy
  • Drums
51959 - 1960
ChrisMurphy
  • Violin
  • Percussion
  • Guitar
  • Mand
  • Vocals
32004 - 2017
ClaireMurphy
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • C-mel
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
21994 - 1994
CliffordMurphy
  • Bass
  • Vocals
  • Ldr
61986 - 2013
CurtisMurphy
  • Trumpet
21944 - 1945
DamianMurphy
  • Paino
41972 - 1972
DanMurphy
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Org
92009 - 2016
DanielMurphy
  • Paino
22002 - 2016
DaveMurphy
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
12007 - 2007
DavidMurphy
  • Drums
  • Cond
21982 - 2014
DeanMurphy
  • Drums
12005 - 2005
DebbieMurphy
  • Backing Vcl
11988 - 1988
DeborahMurphy
  • Vocals
11946 - 1946
DennisMurphy
  • B-g
  • Bass
21998 - 1999
DickMurphy
  • Trumpet
461949 - 1966
Dick Jr.Murphy
  • Bass
11957 - 1957
DorothyMurphy
  • Vocals
21996 - 1996
EarlMurphy
  • Bass
  • Bj
  • Vocals
151940 - 1960
EileenMurphy
  • Fhr
11976 - 1976
Floyd Jr.Murphy
  • Drums
12002 - 2002
GailMurphy
  • Vocals
11978 - 1978
GeorgeMurphy
  • Tenor Bass
31994 - 2009
GeraldMurphy
  • Percussion
  • Drums
21975 - 1976
GerardMurphy
  • Sop
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
51992 - 2015
GingerMurphy
  • Cello
42010 - 2024
GordonMurphy
  • Alto Sax
11999 - 1999
GregMurphy
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Arrangement
  • El-p
  • Synt
161994 - 2023
HarryMurphy
  • Paino
211931 - 1941
IanMurphy
  • Bass
12020 - 2020
JackMurphy
  • Drums
11935 - 1935
Jack Murphy
  • Background Vcl
11984 - 1984
JamesMurphy
  • Bass
  • Trumpet
31949 - 2002
JenniferMurphy
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
JerryMurphy
  • Paino
11953 - 1953
JesseMurphy
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • B-g
  • Vocals
101992 - 2018
Jesse YusefMurphy
  • Bass
81993 - 1994
JessieMurphy
  • Bass
21990 - 2001
JoeMurphy
  • Drums
  • Tuba
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Ldr
291937 - 2008
JohnMurphy
  • Viola
  • Strings
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
121983 - 2016
John Murphy
  • Tenor Bass
11937 - 1937
John Murphy
  • Bass
21950 - 1951
JohnnyMurphy
  • Vocals
11995 - 1995
JuwanMurphy
  • Tenor Bass
12017 - 2017
KaelinMurphy
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
22019 - 2019
KathleenMurphy
  • Cello
11979 - 1979
KeithMurphy
  • Guitar
12018 - 2018
KenMurphy
  • Tenor Sax
11985 - 1985
KevinMurphy
  • Guitar
12018 - 2018
KieranMurphy
  • Tenor Sax
12016 - 2016
LambertMurphy
  • Vocals
21928 - 1928
LanceMurphy
  • Tenor Sax
32000 - 2010
Landau Eugene Jr.Murphy
  • Vocals
12021 - 2021
LarryMurphy
  • Paino
  • Vocals
121926 - 1932
LeoMurphy
  • Violin
511920 - 1926
LeopoldMurphy
  • Violin
  • Saxes
41925 - 1925
LisMurphy
  • Backing Vocals
12022 - 2022
LutherMurphy
  • Tuba
  • B-tb
11972 - 1972
MalcMurphy
  • Drums
  • Vocals
371976 - 2018
MalcolmMurphy
  • Drums
191967 - 1995
MargaretMurphy
  • Vocals
12006 - 2006
MargeMurphy
  • Vocals
31977 - 1980
MarkMurphy
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Bass
  • Whistling
  • Bg.vcl
1271956 - 2015
Matt "Guitar"Murphy
  • Guitar
141954 - 1985
MatthewMurphy
  • Guitar
31952 - 1958
MaureenMurphy
  • Vocals
12021 - 2021
MauriceMurphy
  • Brass
12007 - 2007
MichaelMurphy
  • Percussion
  • Drums
12001 - 2001
Michael ThunderbirdMurphy
  • Tenor Bass
  • Trumpet
11997 - 1997
MichelleMurphy
  • flautist
11995 - 1995
MickMurphy
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
11967 - 1967
MikeMurphy
  • Drums
  • Percussion
71975 - 2005
MyraMurphy
  • Paino
  • Vocals
12010 - 2010
NapoleonMurphy
  • Vocals
11978 - 1978
NipperMurphy
  • Trumpet
11983 - 1983
NormMurphy
  • Trumpet
11984 - 1984
NormanMurphy
  • Trumpet
621941 - 1967
OlaMurphy
  • Vocals
12007 - 2007
OliviaMurphy
  • Comp
  • Clarinet
12022 - 2022
PatMurphy
  • Percussion
  • Congas
  • Bass
31975 - 2000