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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AlejandroRutkauskas
  • Violin
91988 - 2009
GaryRutkowski
  • Percussion
11997 - 1997
JakubRutkowski
  • Drums
12014 - 2014
KenRutkowski
  • Bar
11991 - 1991
PaulRutkowski
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
  • flautist
  • Sop
71987 - 1987
RolandRutkowski
  • Drums
11983 - 1983
BrianRutland
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
11980 - 1980
MagneRutle
  • Tenor Bass
42017 - 2022
BrendaRutledge
  • Brass
11979 - 1979
DaveRutledge
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
  • Trumpet
  • Reeds
141945 - 1975
JoeRutledge
  • Bass
21968 - 1969
JohnRutledge
  • Background Vcl
  • Voices
21988 - 1990
KelRutledge
  • Tenor Sax
11973 - 1973
LeNardRutledge
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
LeroyRutledge
  • Trumpet
31925 - 1926
MikeRutledge
  • Viola
  • Vla
31991 - 2000
RobertRutledge
  • Trumpet
31978 - 1988
RonaldRutledge
  • Drums
11967 - 1967
MaxRutledge Turnlund
  • Bass
11996 - 1996
BrockRutley
  • Vocals
  • Sousa
12002 - 2002
RexRutley
  • Alto Sax
11955 - 1955
TomRutley
  • Bass
  • Tuba
  • El-b
61973 - 1979
AjuleRutlin
  • Drums
  • Poet
  • Small Inst.
  • Arrangement
  • Tenor Radong*
  • Small Inst
21971 - 1972
JoshRutner
  • Tenor Sax
  • B-cl
  • Toys
  • Melodica
  • Radio
  • Percussion
  • Tenor Bass
  • Clarinet
  • Sax
72003 - 2010
PeterRuts
  • Bj
  • Guitar
31970 - 1971
ClementRutsche
  • Bass
221940 - 1952
DieterRutschi
  • Drums
  • Vocals
32004 - 2009
MicahRutschman
  • Vib
12011 - 2011
MeinradRutschmann
  • El-b
12004 - 2004
SteveRuttan
  • Bgo
  • Tenor Bass
22001 - 2001
EdwinRutten
  • Vocals
111961 - 2004
FransRutten
  • Unknown Inst
11989 - 1989
SjoerdRutten
  • Bass
  • Percussion
  • Drums
21984 - 2009
LouisRuttenberg
  • Oboe
11988 - 1988
RichRuttenberg
  • Paino
  • Synt
  • Keyboards
  • El-p
111984 - 2015
BobRutter
  • Cnt
11954 - 1954
BryanRutter
  • Vocals
11986 - 1986
PeteRutter
  • Bass
31956 - 1956
WillRutter
  • Guitar
132003 - 2004
PhilippRuttgers
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
42010 - 2023
CarlRutti
  • Paino
  • Org
11981 - 1981
BillRuttie
  • Saxes
  • Reeds
131982 - 1995
HeleneRuttiens
  • Backing Vocals
12023 - 2023
MarioRuttimann
  • Drums
12013 - 2013
MartinRuttimann
  • Tenor Bass
12000 - 2000
RogerRuttimann
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
12006 - 2006
SilviaRuttimann
  • Alto Sax
12006 - 2006
RexRuttley
  • Saxes
21983 - 1985
BillRutton
  • Bj
11992 - 1992
MoseRutues
  • Drums
11985 - 1985
GunterRutz
  • Trumpet
11951 - 1951
JurgenRutz
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
MarkusRutz
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
42014 - 2019
PaulRutz
  • Trumpet
701936 - 1953
ThomasRutz
  • Drums
51966 - 1979
LukasRutzen
  • Drums
  • Backing Vocals
42015 - 2017
AsbjornRuud
  • Guitar
21992 - 1997
FredrikRuud
  • Tenor Bass
32004 - 2005
OlavRuud
  • Paino
11985 - 1985
NormanRuvell
  • Vocals
11935 - 1935
DiegoRuvidotti
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
41987 - 2012
OlegRuvinov
  • Tuba
41991 - 2008
RonRuvio
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
22004 - 2008
GregRuvolo
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
101982 - 2017
BenoitRuwet
  • Sabar
12000 - 2000
Carl HancockRux
  • Spoken Word
  • Voice
32012 - 2018
WimRuygrok
  • Bass
21992 - 1992
BertRuyl
  • Trumpet
11966 - 1966
BillRuyle
  • Mar
  • Tabla
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Marimba
  • Dumbek
  • Orchestra Bells
  • Guiro
  • Vocals
  • Triangle
121975 - 1995
PaulRuys
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Org
  • El-p
  • Celeste
  • Bgo
  • Maraccas
491950 - 1975
RobRuys
  • Drums
31951 - 1961
HarroRuysenaars
  • Cello
71969 - 1973
Arlia deRuyter
  • Violin
11999 - 1999
Gert deRuyter
  • El-b
11972 - 1972
Hans deRuyter
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
  • B-tb
101971 - 1977
Martin deRuyter
  • Oboe
  • Eng-hrn
31981 - 1999
Michel deRuyter
  • Clarinet
11983 - 1983
Ruud deRuyter
  • Tenor Bass
21975 - 1976
DeniseRuyters
  • Violin
161987 - 1999
DennisRuyters
  • Violin
11997 - 1997
BrigittaRuz
  • Vla
11986 - 1986
KaeefRuzadun
  • Paino
  • Ldr
21980 - 1983
HelenaRuzgg
  • Vocals
11986 - 1986
Charles E.Ruzicka
  • Choir Dir
  • Drifter
31970 - 1973
HollyRuzicka
  • Bass
  • El-b
11993 - 1993
JiriRuzicka
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • El-p
62004 - 2007
KarelRuzicka
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Org
  • Percussion
  • Arrangement
  • Ldr
  • Comp
  • Claves
  • Cond
  • Bowl Of Water
  • B-cl
  • Decoy
  • Vocals
631961 - 2019
Karel Jr.Ruzicka
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Saxes
  • Sax
  • Alto Sax
81992 - 2016
RitchieRuzicka
  • Vocals
12015 - 2015
SabineRuzicka
  • Vocals
11992 - 1992
VilemRuzicka
  • Alto Sax
  • Saxes
31936 - 1939
MichaelaRuzickova
  • Cond
12015 - 2015
FredRuzilla
  • Viola
11947 - 1947
MichaelRuzitschka
  • Guitar
12002 - 2002
MichiRuzitschka
  • Guitar
22013 - 2021
KarolinaRuzkova
  • Viola
12002 - 2002
OscarRuzon
  • Alto Sax
11974 - 1974
RogerRuzow
  • Trumpet
  • Pughorn
  • Pocket-tp
  • Percussion
81994 - 2000
Roger V.Ruzow
  • Trumpet
  • Tenor Bass
  • Flugenet
31995 - 1999
AmandaRuzza
  • Bass
  • El-b
42013 - 2014