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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PhilRussell
  • Bj
21926 - 1927
RandyRussell
  • Reeds
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
41977 - 1981
RayRussell
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Synt
  • Percussion
  • G-synt
  • EBow
  • Paino
  • B-g
  • Keyboard B
  • Arrangement
  • Pan Pipes
  • Sampling
  • Brass
  • Textural
  • 7-string-g
  • Ac-g
  • Woodwind
  • Synt Perc
  • Vocals
  • Synthesis
  • Keyboards
  • Classical-g
  • Rhythm
  • Tenor-g
  • Classical G
  • Rhythm Section
861967 - 2020
Ray Russell
  • Bass
21974 - 1975
RickRussell
  • Tenor Sax
12013 - 2013
RobertRussell
  • Bass
  • Trumpet
51931 - 2007
RodRussell
  • Paino
11955 - 1955
RonRussell
  • Bass
  • Backing Vocals
91958 - 1976
RosalindRussell
  • Vocals
12011 - 2011
SandiRussell
  • Vocals
142003 - 2006
SaxieRussell
  • Tenor Sax
21960 - 1962
ScottRussell
  • Rhythm-pgms
  • Perc Inst
  • Keyboards
  • Bass
  • Percussion
12002 - 2002
SharneyRussell
  • Vocals
51987 - 2000
ShellyRussell
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bassax
21961 - 1964
SimonRussell
  • Bass
11994 - 1994
SterlingRussell
  • Vocals
11932 - 1932
SteveRussell
  • Paino
  • Saxes
121969 - 2023
Steve Russell
  • Bar
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
11982 - 1982
StevieRussell
  • Vocals
11998 - 1998
TerryRussell
  • Tenor Bass
21996 - 2002
TimothyRussell
  • Cond
21993 - 2001
TomRussell
  • Bar
  • flautist
  • Percussion
  • Sop
  • Bj
  • Clarinet
  • Alto-cl
51979 - 1996
Tom Russell
  • Bj
  • Vocals
11981 - 1981
TommyRussell
  • Reeds
11998 - 1998
Tommy LeeRussell
  • Paino
11973 - 1973
TonyRussell
  • Tenor Bass
471949 - 1968
UrsulaRussell
  • Drums
22020 - 2023
WarneRussell
  • Tamboura
21989 - 1989
WhitneyRussell
  • Trumpet
11997 - 1997
WilliamRussell
  • Violin
111967 - 1988
J.Russell Robinson
  • Paino
401920 - 1923
KimRussell-Seibert
  • Voice
  • Paino
  • B-cl
  • Vocals
21991 - 1996
HammondRussen
  • Tenor Sax
11939 - 1939
RonRussen
  • Handclaps
11980 - 1980
PaoloRussi
  • Trumpet
12016 - 2016
Russian Folk Ensemble
  • Vocals
11991 - 1991
LesRussick
  • Bj
  • Drums
81923 - 1924
MarceloRussillo
  • Drums
  • Cajon
21996 - 2005
BabeRussin
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Reeds
  • Clarinet
  • Saxes
  • Woodwinds
  • B-cl
  • Bar
4351928 - 1979
Irving "Babe"Russin
  • Saxes
21952 - 1953
JackRussin
  • Paino
  • Celeste
  • ?celeste
1891926 - 1954
JakovRussin
  • Paino
11938 - 1938
BettinaRussmann
  • flautist
  • Backing Vocals
  • Saxes
12022 - 2022
...Russo
  • B-cl
11962 - 1962
AlRusso
  • Tenor Bass
  • Guitar
  • Bj
101928 - 1938
Al Russo
  • Tenor Bass
11937 - 1937
AlbertRusso
  • Bj
441924 - 1931
AlsessandroRusso
  • Guitar
12003 - 2003
AmbroseRusso
  • Violin
  • Strings
31961 - 1974
AndyRusso
  • Tenor Bass
  • Trumpet
1291923 - 1958
AnthonyRusso
  • Tenor Bass
11947 - 1947
AntoineRusso
  • Trumpet
21982 - 2011
AntonioRusso
  • Bar
  • Clarinet
31974 - 1992
BillRusso
  • Arrangement
  • Tenor Bass
  • Cond
  • Comp
  • Drifter
  • Flugelhorn
1881947 - 2009
BobRusso
  • Paino
11960 - 1960
C.Russo
  • Violin
11949 - 1949
CharlesRusso
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • B-cl
  • Tenor Sax
  • Reeds
  • Alto-cl
  • Arrangement
  • Sax
1011938 - 2005
Charles Russo
  • Bj
  • Guitar
21929 - 1929
CharlieRusso
  • Saxes
  • B-cl
  • Clarinet
81994 - 2001
ChristianaRusso
  • Choir
11996 - 1996
ChuckRusso
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Reeds
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
  • B-cl
111954 - 1966
CraigRusso
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Congas
31996 - 2004
DanRusso
  • Violin
  • Drifter
  • Ldr
171922 - 1932
DanieleRusso
  • Drums
12010 - 2010
DannyRusso
  • Hca
  • Vocals
71974 - 1979
DariusRusso
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
11992 - 1992
DonRusso
  • Bass
51948 - 2011
FrankRusso
  • Drums
  • Percussion
291998 - 2021
JackRusso
  • Bj
  • Vocals
  • Ldr
211952 - 2001
JerryRusso
  • Bass
11974 - 1974
JoeRusso
  • Bass
  • Percussion
  • Drums
  • Reeds
  • Timp
61980 - 2022
JohnRusso
  • Cond
11998 - 1998
JohnnyRusso
  • Tenor Bass
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Paino
61977 - 1996
JosephRusso
  • Bass
11989 - 1989
Juan AngelRusso
  • Bass
  • El-b
31964 - 1976
KennethRusso
  • Hrn
12022 - 2022
LeeRusso
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Alto Sax
72005 - 2011
LeoRusso
  • Alto Sax
22005 - 2006
LiciaRusso
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
LoriRusso
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
MarcRusso
  • Alto Sax
  • Sax
  • Sop
  • Tenor Sax
  • Saxes
  • Keyboards
  • Saxophone
291979 - 2015
Mardey Souza NascimentoRusso
  • Backing Vocals
11997 - 1997
MarkRusso
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
12021 - 2021
MikeRusso
  • Guitar
12016 - 2016
MyriamRusso
  • Vocals
21984 - 1993
NickRusso
  • Guitar
  • Bj
  • Drums
  • Tenor-bj
  • Acoustic-g
  • Ldr
201994 - 2021
PaoloRusso
  • Trumpet
  • Bandoneon
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • Percussion
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
171992 - 2020
PatRusso
  • Trumpet
41969 - 1970
Pat Russo
  • Vocals
11944 - 1944
Pat Russo
  • Hrn
11993 - 1993
PattiRusso
  • Backing Vocals
12007 - 2007
PaulRusso
  • Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
31987 - 1999
PauloRusso
  • Bass
91974 - 1990
PinoRusso
  • Guitar
31993 - 2012
RiccardRusso
  • Bass
12002 - 2002
RichRusso
  • Bass
22003 - 2010
RobertRusso
  • Keyboards
11990 - 1990
RustyRusso
  • Drums
  • Percussion
61990 - 2004
SalvatoreRusso
  • Guitar
22009 - 2010
SamRusso
  • Tenor Bass
11956 - 1956