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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DaveSwarbrick
  • Violin
21960 - 1964
AndersSward
  • Trumpet
261941 - 1952
BrianSward
  • Guitar
11996 - 1996
PierreSward
  • Org
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
  • El-p
221971 - 2012
AndrewSwarm
  • Percussion
12000 - 2000
HankSwarn
  • Guitar
41964 - 2000
WinnSwarr
  • Reeds
11959 - 1959
AatSwart
  • Bass
21934 - 1941
ArisSwart
  • Bass
101938 - 1941
JoostSwart
  • Paino
  • El-p
52006 - 2011
JornSwart
  • Paino
  • Comp
22016 - 2016
Louber van derSwart
  • Drums
  • Bgo
  • Voice
  • Tymp
  • Guitar
11971 - 1971
MiaSwart
  • Vocals
11984 - 1984
EddieSwarthout
  • Alto Sax
11929 - 1929
GlenSwarts
  • Fhr
11994 - 1994
GlennSwarts
  • Fhr
11996 - 1996
KimSwarts
  • B-tb
11999 - 1999
KimonSwarts
  • B-tb
11996 - 1996
LuciaSwarts
  • Cello
11988 - 1988
BarianSwartz
  • Trumpet
12021 - 2021
BrianSwartz
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Arrangement
  • Paino
  • El-tp
291996 - 2023
FredSwartz
  • Drums
11978 - 1978
HarvieSwartz
  • Bass
11970 - 1970
JonathanSwartz
  • Bass
  • Violin
31987 - 2001
MeghanSwartz
  • Paino
12015 - 2015
MichaelSwartz
  • Alto Sax
21987 - 1987
WilburSwartz
  • Alto Sax
51946 - 1946
JacquesSwartz-Bart
  • Tenor Sax
31999 - 1999
WilliamSwartzbaugh
  • El-b
21984 - 1984
RichardSwatton
  • Paino
11985 - 1985
BobSwayze
  • Bass
11980 - 1980
EdwinSwayze
  • Cnt
11928 - 1928
EdwinSwayzee
  • Trumpet
  • Cnt
  • Arrangement
381926 - 1935
TomSwayzee
  • Trumpet
61969 - 2005
AllanSwchwarztberg
  • Drums
  • Percussion
11997 - 1997
BobSwearingen
  • Unknown
42003 - 2003
CarlSwearingen
  • Trumpet
81926 - 1929
CheyenneSwearingen
  • Violin
12019 - 2019
TomSwearingen
  • Drums
11997 - 1997
RichieSweat
  • Drums
21991 - 2008
KevinSweatman
  • Trumpet
12007 - 2007
MargaretSweatman
  • Poet
12007 - 2007
WilburSweatman
  • Clarinet
  • Ldr
  • B-cl
331903 - 1935
Swedish Radio Choir
  • Vocals
21969 - 1988
Swedish Radio Symphony
11975 - 1975
PatrikSwedrup
  • Violin
61989 - 2005
GeraldineSwee
  • Percussion
11966 - 1966
ArronSweeney
  • Tenor Bass
11998 - 1998
BonitaSweeney
  • Vocals
11973 - 1973
D.J.Sweeney
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
DJSweeney
  • Vocals
12006 - 2006
DonSweeney
  • Bass
12022 - 2022
EddieSweeney
  • Tenor Bass
11957 - 1957
EmmaSweeney
  • Violin
12015 - 2015
GeoffSweeney
  • Guitar
101946 - 1956
JoellenSweeney
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
JohnSweeney
  • Bj
21945 - 1945
JohnathanSweeney
  • Tenor Bass
12014 - 2014
MelissaSweeney
  • Vocals
12004 - 2004
MichaelSweeney
  • Bassoon
  • B-tb
22000 - 2009
PeteSweeney
  • Drums
32004 - 2021
PeterSweeney
  • Drums
12018 - 2018
PollySweeney
  • Violin
41975 - 1997
PolySweeney
  • Violin
11993 - 1993
RichardSweeney
  • Theobo
12007 - 2007
SimonSweeney
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
52000 - 2005
EdSweeny
  • Tenor Bass
121946 - 1948
BillSweet
  • Drums
22003 - 2003
BobSweet
  • Drums
31982 - 2014
HerbertSweet
  • Paino
31940 - 1950
JaySweet
  • Bass
21999 - 2006
JeffSweet
  • Paino
22006 - 2007
MartiSweet
  • Violin
  • Strings
411984 - 1998
MollySweet
  • Clarinet
12022 - 2022
NickSweet
  • Tenor Bass
12011 - 2011
Papa TooSweet
  • Vocals
21931 - 1932
TonySweet
  • Drums
  • Percussion
71976 - 1999
Sweet D.
  • Shout Chorus
11990 - 1990
TheSweet Inspirations
  • Vcl Group
  • Backing Vcl
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vcl-effects
  • Vcl Quartet
  • Vcl Background
231964 - 1979
Sweet Substitute
  • Vcl Group
  • Vocals
21977 - 1988
ClaudeSweeten
  • Violin
  • Drifter
21929 - 1946
JohnSweetfield
  • Ldr
  • Haw-g
  • Guitar
61942 - 1953
LukeSweeting
  • Paino
  • El-p
22012 - 2023
BruceSweetland
  • Tenor Sax
11980 - 1980
SallySweetland
  • Vocals
131943 - 1963
HomerSweetman
  • Vocals
21929 - 1929
MarkSweetman
  • Drums
31997 - 2003
BernardSweetney
  • Drums
171965 - 1979
RaySweezey
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
12001 - 2001
MartinSweidel
  • Prepared-g
11981 - 1981
BrianSweigart
  • Percussion
12008 - 2008
KurtSweitz
  • Bass
12009 - 2009
SallySweitzer
  • Vocals
11997 - 1997
SteveSwell
  • Tenor Bass
  • Comp
  • Pocket-tp
  • Vocals
  • flautist
  • Paino
  • Bamboo-hrn
  • Wooden-fl
  • Percussion
  • Voic
  • Org
  • Cond
2211984 - 2024
CherylSwem
  • Violin
42006 - 2006
DanielSwem
  • Violin
42006 - 2006
DanielSwenberg
  • Guitar
  • Lute
  • Theorbo
22021 - 2022
AlanSwenson
  • Tamboura
11980 - 1980
ArnieSwenson
  • Guitar
11996 - 1996
BrianSwenson
  • Alto Sax
11999 - 1999