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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Due to time and other constraints, we are unable to respond to requests for discographical data or other information on individual musicians. Many libraries have copies of The Jazz Discography and should be consulted on questions regarding specific musicians. Alternatively, you can purchase a three-month subscription for $29.97 on this web site – see the $9.99 per month subscription price on our home page. Please do not email us as we regret we cannot answer questions about individual musicians.

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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TeadoroRuzzettu
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
12002 - 2002
TeodoroRuzzettu
  • Clarinet
11999 - 1999
RX-5
  • Drums
11993 - 1993
JesperRy
  • Bass
12000 - 2000
AndreiRyabov
  • Guitar
71983 - 2008
V.Ryabov
  • Bar
11998 - 1998
EvgenyRyaboy
  • Drums
81993 - 2005
ImogenRyall
  • Vocals
  • Voice
  • Shakers
52015 - 2024
ShaneRyall
  • Guitar
31996 - 2006
SteveRyals
  • Trumpet
11996 - 1996
RogerRyam
  • Tenor Sax
11996 - 1996
AndrewRyan
  • Bass
  • Drums
62003 - 2023
BabsRyan
  • Paino
  • Vocals
21935 - 1935
BillRyan
  • Guitar
  • Comp
161976 - 2003
BobRyan
  • Vocals
11969 - 1969
BobbyRyan
  • Drums
11964 - 1964
CathyRyan
  • Vocals
31954 - 1955
CharlieRyan
  • Vocals
31939 - 1940
ColinRyan
  • Cello
  • Violin
21977 - 1999
DanRyan
  • Drums
12008 - 2008
DaveRyan
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
201984 - 2018
DavidRyan
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Bass
41997 - 2015
DavieRyan
  • Drums
22014 - 2023
DonRyan
  • Guitar
11978 - 1978
DylanRyan
  • Drums
  • Vib
  • Paino
72003 - 2014
EddieRyan
  • Paino
591946 - 1954
EvaRyan
  • flautist
12012 - 2012
EvanRyan
  • Percussion
12007 - 2007
FinnRyan
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
22009 - 2014
GeorgeRyan
  • Bass
  • Trumpet
  • Ldr
121946 - 1975
George Ryan
  • Cnt
  • Vocals
  • Trumpet
161973 - 1991
GerryRyan
  • Drums
41978 - 1978
GordonRyan
  • Percussion
11988 - 1988
GordyRyan
  • Percussion
11992 - 1992
GregRyan
  • Bass
  • El-b
51995 - 2000
GregoryRyan
  • Bass
  • El-b
71998 - 2011
GwenRyan
  • Vocals
11953 - 1953
Hans MagnusRyan
  • El-g
  • Electronics
  • El-12-string-g
  • Guitar
42014 - 2024
JackRyan
  • Bass
  • Tuba
  • Alto Sax
1571926 - 2005
JackieRyan
  • Vocals
  • Voice
201990 - 2022
JamesRyan
  • Tenor Sax
  • Voice
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Saxella
61969 - 2020
JamieRyan
  • Percussion
21997 - 1997
JenniferRyan
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
JesseRyan
  • Alto Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Percussion
  • Sop
  • Saxes
32019 - 2022
JimRyan
  • Paino
  • Drums
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
  • Synt
  • Keyboard
  • Percussion
  • Tenor Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Kalimba
  • Keyboards
  • Spoken Words
  • Words
  • Recitation
  • Reeds
  • Strings
  • Keyboard-synt
291961 - 2013
Jim Ryan
  • Clarinet
61949 - 1965
Jim Ryan
  • Drums
11989 - 1989
JimmyRyan
  • El-g
11982 - 1982
Jo AnnRyan
  • Vocals
21946 - 1946
JoeRyan
  • Drums
12016 - 2016
JoelRyan
  • Trumpet
  • Electronics
  • Computer
  • Signal Processing
  • Processing
  • Effects
  • Sound Processing
  • Sample
  • Live Electronics
  • Flugelhorn
  • Samples
161997 - 2014
JohnRyan
  • Vocals
  • Bass
331925 - 1981
John Ryan
  • Bass
41949 - 1956
John Ryan
  • Drums
11927 - 1927
John Ryan
  • Vocals
11967 - 1967
John Ryan
  • Bass
11985 - 1985
JRRyan
  • Poetry
11995 - 1995
Kat LeeRyan
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • flautist
  • Vocals
12023 - 2023
KatrinaRyan
  • Vocals
22005 - 2008
KenRyan
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
11987 - 1987
KerriRyan
  • Viola
12019 - 2019
LittleRyan
  • Vocals
31939 - 1940
LloydRyan
  • Drums
21980 - 2011
MariaRyan
  • Violin
12014 - 2014
MaricaRyan
  • Vla
11991 - 1991
MikeRyan
  • Drums
21968 - 1969
MollyRyan
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
102002 - 2021
MonikaRyan
  • Vocals
52015 - 2023
MontyRyan
  • Alto Sax
31926 - 1927
MykeRyan
  • Trumpet
12006 - 2006
NikiRyan
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
PaddyRyan
  • Sax
11978 - 1978
Pat "Taco"Ryan
  • Woodwinds
12000 - 2000
PattyRyan
  • Vocals
11955 - 1955
PaulRyan
  • Vocals
22017 - 2020
PauliRyan
  • Percussion
11998 - 1998
RandyRyan
  • Vocals
31944 - 1944
RockyRyan
  • Clarinet
  • Sax
11984 - 1984
RodgerRyan
  • Drums
41980 - 1997
RogerRyan
  • Keyboards
11998 - 1998
RonRyan
  • Bass
21997 - 1997
RussRyan
  • Trumpet
11996 - 1996
ScottRyan
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
11980 - 1980
SeanRyan
  • Uilleann Pipe
11999 - 1999
ShaenaRyan
  • Sax
12012 - 2012
ShirleyRyan
  • Vocals
21956 - 1956
SueRyan
  • Vocals
11956 - 1956
TerryRyan
  • Org
  • Paino
11971 - 1971
Thomas Jr.Ryan
  • Saxes
  • Clarinet
  • flautist
11967 - 1967
TomRyan
  • Alto Sax
11995 - 1995
VinceRyan
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
12013 - 2013
Wil LeeRyan
  • Drums
12023 - 2023
TheRyan Sisters
  • Vocals
11929 - 1929
LisaRyan-McLaughlin
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
Pavel JakubRyba
  • El-b
41999 - 2005
ElsieRyback
  • Viola
31977 - 1977
AniaRybacka
  • Vocals
22020 - 2021
MikeRybak
  • flautist
21986 - 1987
TomRybakov
  • Bass
11999 - 1999
SergeyRybalkin
  • El-g
12003 - 2003