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.

Important Notice for individuals searching for specific musicians:
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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

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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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BillNewman
  • Guitar
  • Bj
  • Vocals
161947 - 1969
BillyNewman
  • Guitar
  • Bj
  • Vocals
41970 - 2022
BlakeNewman
  • Bass
  • El-b
111996 - 2013
BobNewman
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
  • Reeds
  • Sax
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
261950 - 2005
BrianNewman
  • Arrangement
  • Trumpet
12014 - 2014
CadinoNewman
  • Vocals
11998 - 1998
CarlNewman
  • Drums
21961 - 1962
ChrisNewman
  • Paino
  • Guitar
  • Bass
41980 - 2017
CraigNewman
  • Bass
  • El-b
51991 - 2004
CyrilNewman
  • Trumpet
11939 - 1939
DavidNewman
  • Violin
61942 - 1958
David Newman
  • flautist
  • Tenor Bass
21961 - 1961
David Newman
  • Harp
11991 - 1991
David "Fathead"Newman
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Sax
  • Reeds
  • Bar
  • Arrangement
  • Saxes
  • Backup Vcl
  • Vocals
2381954 - 2009
DelNewman
  • Cond
  • Arrangement
61984 - 1985
DickNewman
  • Bass
101936 - 1940
FloydNewman
  • Bar
  • Reeds
  • Saxes
  • Sax
161965 - 1978
FrankNewman
  • Vib
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
11967 - 1967
FredNewman
  • Bj
11993 - 1993
FreddyNewman
  • Paino
31928 - 1950
GarryNewman
  • Bass
11974 - 1974
GaryNewman
  • Paino
12002 - 2002
GeoffNewman
  • Bass
11996 - 1996
GladysNewman
  • Tenor Sax
11949 - 1949
GregoryNewman
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
22018 - 2019
JakeNewman
  • El-b
11994 - 1994
JamesNewman
  • Reeds
  • Paino
  • Sop
61989 - 2012
JamieNewman
  • Org
12020 - 2020
JennyNewman
  • Viola
  • Violin
12018 - 2018
JesseNewman
  • Trumpet
12004 - 2004
JimmyNewman
  • Alto Sax
11966 - 1966
JoNewman
  • Vocals
11975 - 1975
JoeNewman
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Backing Vocals
  • Cond
6711941 - 1990
Joe Newman
  • Alto Sax
11944 - 1944
JohnNewman
  • Bj
11950 - 1950
KurtNewman
  • Guitar
  • El-g
51999 - 2004
LauraNewman
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Alto Sax
  • Reeds
141981 - 1995
LionelNewman
  • Comp
  • Cond
  • Drifter
31958 - 1960
LukeNewman
  • Vocals
12017 - 2017
LynetteNewman
  • Bar
11993 - 1993
MariaNewman
  • Violin
31994 - 1994
MartinNewman
  • Bass
12003 - 2003
MelindaNewman
  • Oboe
21994 - 1995
MelissaNewman
  • Vocals
32009 - 2009
MilburnNewman
  • Bar
51948 - 1948
MorrisNewman
  • Recorder
11968 - 1968
NancyNewman
  • Bassoon
  • Bassax
  • Bar
32005 - 2013
OssieNewman
  • Bass
11957 - 1957
PaulNewman
  • Tenor Sax
  • Vocals
31992 - 2003
PJNewman
  • Tibetan Singing Bowl
  • Guitar
  • Synt
  • Drip Drip
  • Keyboards
  • G-
31996 - 1999
RandyNewman
  • Cond
  • Arrangement
11969 - 1969
Randy Newman
  • Synt
11979 - 1979
RayNewman
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Vocals
21976 - 1979
RexNewman
  • Vocals
21925 - 1925
RogerNewman
  • Tenor Sax
41967 - 1967
RonNewman
  • Paino
  • Drifter
41981 - 2017
RonaldNewman
  • Paino
12008 - 2008
RonnieNewman
  • Paino
11997 - 1997
RoyNewman
  • Guitar
11929 - 1929
RubyNewman
  • Ldr
  • Violin
11936 - 1936
RyanNewman
  • Bass
12007 - 2007
SaraNewman
  • Recitation
  • Shakers
12001 - 2001
ScottNewman
  • Drums
21993 - 2000
Sha "Whip"Newman
  • Whip
11986 - 1986
SuzieNewman
  • Vocals
11984 - 1984
TerranceNewman
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
12019 - 2019
TerriNewman
  • Bass
12017 - 2017
TerryNewman
  • Bass
11990 - 1990
TimNewman
  • B-tb
  • Tenor Bass
  • Cnt
161987 - 2019
TimothyNewman
  • Tenor Bass
21992 - 1993
VicNewman
  • Guitar
11971 - 1971
VirginiaNewman
  • Paino
  • Vocals
21976 - 1979
WaltNewman
  • Trumpet
11944 - 1944
WilliamNewman
  • Bj
  • Guitar
11957 - 1957
WillieNewman
  • Trumpet
21937 - 1937
JamesNewmand
  • Vocals
  • Reeds
31988 - 1988
ManfredNewmann
  • Bass
11958 - 1958
ScottNewmann
  • Drums
12013 - 2013
AndyNewmark
  • Drums
  • Percussion
471975 - 1994
DannyNewmark
  • Paino
  • El-p
11982 - 1982
GaryNewmark
  • Drums
22012 - 2012
HarveyNewmark
  • Bass
  • El-b
401968 - 2021
HenryNewmark
  • Drums
21985 - 2007
MikeNewmark
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
RandyNewmark
  • Drums
22002 - 2007
KyleNewmaster
  • Trumpet
  • Cnt
81994 - 2010
RonNewmyer
  • El-b
11994 - 1994
DavidNews
  • Guitar
12003 - 2003
DavidNewsam
  • Guitar
12017 - 2017
JosetteNewsam-Marchak
  • Backing Vocals
  • 34
12010 - 2010
PhilNewsom
  • Drums
  • Timb
21960 - 1961
ThomasNewsom
  • Arrangement
  • Bar
  • Tenor Sax
21963 - 2007
TommyNewsom
  • Tenor Sax
  • Arrangement
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
  • Cond
  • Alto Sax
  • Reeds
  • Ldr
  • Sop
  • Bar
  • B-cl
  • Woodwinds
  • Saxes
  • Sax
  • Pic
  • Drifter
  • Strings-cond
  • Are
  • Vocals
951957 - 2006
Chubby "Hip-Shakin'"Newsome
  • Vocals
51948 - 1957
DonnaNewsome
  • Backing Vocals
12007 - 2007
JohnNewsome
  • Tenor Sax
71960 - 1964
LarryNewsome
  • Drums
21995 - 2004
SamNewsome
  • Sop
  • Tenor Sax
  • Prepared-sop
  • Preparations
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • Prepared-hrn
  • Horn Preparations
701990 - 2022
TonyNewsome
  • Tenor Sax
171961 - 1968
LarryNewson
  • Drums
12019 - 2019