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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HerbertRainer
  • Drums
11969 - 1969
LloydRainer
  • Guitar
51937 - 1937
LorenzRainer
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
31999 - 2016
PetraRainer
  • Oboe
  • Eng-hrn
21999 - 1999
SimonRainer
  • Guitar
  • Classical-g
  • El-g
12020 - 2020
TomRainer
  • Paino
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Synt
  • Tenor Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Bar
  • Sop
  • Org
  • flautist
  • B-cl
271983 - 2019
WolfgangRainer
  • Drums
32007 - 2023
WolfiRainer
  • Drums
132007 - 2023
GabrielRaines
  • Drums
  • Bass
  • Percussion
  • El-p
12004 - 2004
IanRaines
  • Vocals
21990 - 1990
JulieRaines
  • Harp
11975 - 1975
JustinRaines
  • Drums
12020 - 2020
LewRaines
  • Sax
11949 - 1949
PhilRaines
  • Bassoon
11929 - 1929
RahniRaines
  • Backing Vocals
11986 - 1986
BhobRainey
  • Sop
  • Sax
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Reeds
231997 - 2010
Big Mamphis MaRainey
  • Vocals
11953 - 1953
CalebRainey
  • Spoken Word
12023 - 2023
ChuckRainey
  • El-b
  • Bass
  • Guitar
  • F-b
  • Improvisation
  • Vocals
2591965 - 2010
HughRainey
  • Bj
  • Trumpet
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Flugelhorn
551957 - 2018
LloydRainey
  • Guitar
11983 - 1983
MaRainey
  • Vocals
301923 - 1928
Ma IIRainey
  • Vocals
11980 - 1980
MarkRainey
  • Tenor Sax
11997 - 1997
RosemaryRainey
  • Vocals
11984 - 1984
SeanRainey
  • Percussion
12015 - 2015
TomRainey
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Glockenspiel
  • Bag
  • Xyl
2351980 - 2024
Tom Rainey
  • Bass
  • Paino
  • El-b
121987 - 1994
GerardRaingo
  • Paino
381952 - 1974
TomRainier
  • Paino
22009 - 2022
DonRaino
  • Guitar
11938 - 1938
AndreaRainoldi
  • Sampler
  • Electronics
  • Turntables
41999 - 1999
LouRainone
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
91996 - 2017
SalvatoreRainone
  • Drums
62011 - 2017
ChrisRains
  • Trumpet
11994 - 1994
GaryRains
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
11973 - 1973
GeorgeRains
  • Drums
191985 - 1991
George "Big Beat"Rains
  • Drums
12000 - 2000
GrayRains
  • Arrangement
  • Vocals
411941 - 1959
Gray Rains
  • Trumpet
21968 - 1969
GreyRains
  • Arrangement
  • Tenor Sax
181940 - 1945
JackRains
  • Tenor Bass
401949 - 1976
JohnRains
  • Tenor Bass
31957 - 1962
JonRains
  • Tabla
12006 - 2006
ArthurRainwater
  • Vocals
11945 - 1945
NandoRaio
  • Bass
12021 - 2021
EijaRaisanen
  • Vocals
12015 - 2015
MallaRaisanen
  • Vocals
11974 - 1974
MattiRaisanen
  • Vocals
11974 - 1974
VesaRaiskinen
  • Violin
11991 - 1991
BruceRaisner
  • Trumpet
21978 - 1980
GeraldRaisp
  • Drums
11968 - 1968
JasonRaiss
  • Alto Sax
21993 - 1993
ManfredRaist
  • Tenor Bass
12019 - 2019
ChrisRait
  • Vocals
12012 - 2012
MattRait
  • Guitar
  • El-g
22013 - 2013
MatthewRait
  • Guitar
12012 - 2012
KatiRaitinen
  • Cello
32005 - 2022
BonnieRaitt
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Slide-g
91972 - 2001
SteveRaitt
  • Vocals
11998 - 1998
EeroRaittinen
  • Vocals
91968 - 1972
JussiRaittinen
  • Vocals
61970 - 1980
JohnnyRaitz
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
881922 - 1933
MichaelRaitzyk
  • Guitar
12011 - 2011
PaavoRaivonen
  • Tenor Sax
  • Reeds
21939 - 1942
Raiz
  • Vocals
22001 - 2008
MarioRaja
  • Tenor Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Sop
  • Drifter
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Ldr
141988 - 2008
ShezRaja
  • El-b
32015 - 2020
IshacRajab
  • Trumpet
11971 - 1971
R.A.Rajagopal
  • Ghatam
  • Konakkol
  • Gatam
  • Dohlak
  • Ghatan
  • Morsing
  • Dholak
61981 - 1998
GaneshRajagopalan
  • Konokol
  • Violin
12021 - 2021
R.A.Rajagopalan
  • Ghatam
11998 - 1998
VivekRajagopalan
  • Cangira
  • Mridangaam
12013 - 2013
Rajagopolan
  • Mridangam
  • Ghatam
11981 - 1981
Jayshree BalaRajamani
  • Voice
12022 - 2022
OliverRajamani
  • Dumbek
  • Percussion
  • Tabla
  • Tablas
  • Tamb
  • Oud
  • Bells
  • Vocals
  • Flamen
51997 - 2007
LauraRajanen
  • Violin
12013 - 2013
RaymondRajaonarivelo
  • Bass
11989 - 1989
Rajeru
  • Vahila
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
U.Rajesh
  • Md
  • El-mand
22007 - 2021
DaveRajewski
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
62001 - 2015
RichRajewski
  • Trumpet
11984 - 1984
Rajiv
  • Bass
12010 - 2010
ChristianRajkai
  • Bass
11997 - 1997
MikeRajna
  • Drums
12016 - 2016
ZbigniewRajniger
  • Drums
11955 - 1955
AndrzejRajski
  • Percussion
12002 - 2002
WojciechRajski
  • Drifter
12003 - 2003
MattyRajula
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Bar
  • Tenor Sax
231926 - 1936
GeorgRak
  • Tenor Bass
31973 - 1975
MarcinRak
  • Drums
  • Electronics
  • Beat-machine
  • El-g
32019 - 2023
MichaelRak
  • Bass
11993 - 1993
MikeRak
  • Bass
12002 - 2002
TomRakers
  • Bassax
11977 - 1977
TonRakers
  • Bassax
31963 - 1985
Charles "Duston"Rakes
  • Tenor Sax
12010 - 2010
JohnRakestraw
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Guitars
71980 - 1981
YuriyRakevich
  • Violin
12005 - 2005
AllaRakha
  • Tabla
  • Cond
  • Arrangement
31965 - 1983
YoussefRakha
  • Trumpet
11975 - 1975