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.

Important Notice for individuals searching for specific musicians:
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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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ElizabethSwaney
  • flautist
11994 - 1994
DanielSwani
  • flautist
12023 - 2023
DougSwanigan
  • G-synt
  • Guitar
11995 - 1995
RajaSwanimathan
  • Mridangam
12016 - 2016
CiscoSwank
  • Vocals
22023 - 2024
WillSwank
  • Tenor Sax
22004 - 2005
RichardSwanker
  • Guitar
11935 - 1935
AndrewSwann
  • Drums
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
121990 - 2006
AndySwann
  • Drums
  • Vocals
  • Wbd
291999 - 2004
BillSwann
  • Paino
32000 - 2019
BillySwann
  • El-b
  • Guitar
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Bass
  • Org
  • Tenor Sax
  • B-g
231975 - 2005
ClaudiaSwann
  • Vocals
31954 - 1955
DeFordSwann
  • Paino
11928 - 1928
DonaldSwann
  • Paino
  • Vocals
21986 - 1991
RexSwann
  • Drums
41982 - 1990
StanleySwann
  • Drums
22003 - 2008
Stanley C. IIISwann
  • Drums
41997 - 1998
Stanley IIISwann
  • Drums
12008 - 2008
Stanley S. IIISwann
  • Drums
  • Percussion
22000 - 2008
SteveSwann
  • Bar
12004 - 2004
FredSwanner
  • Trumpet
21947 - 1947
EddieSwansas
  • Tenor Bass
11925 - 1925
ChrisSwansen
  • Tenor Bass
  • Cond
  • Percussion
  • Drums
  • Keyboards
101961 - 1995
Chris Swansen
  • Synt
31979 - 1986
CullySwansen
  • Bass
21995 - 2007
AdamSwanson
  • Paino
152008 - 2020
AndersSwanson
  • Bass
  • Violin
  • Percussion
301981 - 2007
AndrewSwanson
  • Sax
12009 - 2009
BillSwanson
  • flautist
  • Sop
11978 - 1978
BobSwanson
  • Vocals
  • Tenor Bass
21956 - 1999
BruceSwanson
  • Bass
11986 - 1986
ChrisSwanson
  • Arrangement
  • Percussion
21968 - 1968
ClintonSwanson
  • Saxes
12009 - 2009
CraigSwanson
  • Paino
12009 - 2009
DaveSwanson
  • Drums
11982 - 1982
DavidSwanson
  • Synt
  • Violin
21981 - 1988
David Swanson
  • Violin
11993 - 1993
DonSwanson
  • Percussion
11978 - 1978
DougSwanson
  • Reeds
11954 - 1954
EarlSwanson
  • Tenor Sax
41954 - 1982
EdwinSwanson
  • Paino
11994 - 1994
EileenSwanson
  • Strings
  • Viola
21984 - 1984
EricSwanson
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
  • Tuba
121982 - 2013
ErichSwanson
  • Tenor Bass
11984 - 1984
ErikSwanson
  • Saxes
21998 - 1998
JanisSwanson
  • Soprano
11986 - 1986
JeffSwanson
  • Guitar
  • Synt
  • Samples
62013 - 2019
JoeSwanson
  • Tenor Sax
21946 - 1946
JonathanSwanson
  • Paino
12014 - 2014
LloydSwanson
  • Bass
21988 - 1988
MikeSwanson
  • Tuba
31980 - 1982
MyriamSwanson
  • Vocals
12018 - 2018
NeilSwanson
  • Bass
12009 - 2009
PetiteSwanson
  • Vocals
11946 - 1946
PhilSwanson
  • Tenor Bass
22007 - 2010
RobSwanson
  • Bass
12010 - 2010
RobertSwanson
  • Bassoon
11946 - 1946
SaraSwanson
  • Tenor Bass
12006 - 2006
SteveSwanson
  • Bass
22006 - 2011
TimSwanson
  • Percussion
11993 - 1993
WilliamSwanson
  • Bass
31956 - 1962
ZachSwanson
  • Bass
  • El-b
102016 - 2022
ZacharySwanson
  • Bass
62019 - 2023
BillSwanston
  • Bass
31950 - 1951
EdSwanston
  • Paino
  • Org
451944 - 1971
WilliamSwanston
  • Guitar
11961 - 1961
ArthurSwanstone
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001
PaulSwantek
  • Viola
11993 - 1993
LloydSwanton
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Tamb
  • Shaker
  • Shakers
  • Cabasa
821980 - 2024
Swantones
  • Vocals
21949 - 1949
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