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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FrankSylvano
  • Vocals
  • Bj
  • Guitar
771923 - 1932
PhilSylve
  • Sax
12017 - 2017
BoSylven
  • Guitar
  • Arrangement
  • Vocals
  • El-g
301962 - 2000
HankSylvern
  • Org
11957 - 1957
Sylvester
  • Vocals
11981 - 1981
ArtSylvester
  • Trumpet
11934 - 1934
Black CatSylvester
  • Turntable
12006 - 2006
BobSylvester
  • Arrangement
31935 - 1935
CharlesSylvester
  • Drums
11939 - 1939
DanSylvester
  • Vib
12007 - 2007
ElmoSylvester
  • Paino
11949 - 1949
GarrisonSylvester
  • Tom-tom
12017 - 2017
HannahSylvester
  • Vocals
81923 - 1962
JohnnySylvester
  • Trumpet
  • Drifter
191923 - 1929
JorgeSylvester
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Tenor Sax
  • Voice
  • Comp
  • Percussion
  • Maracas
  • Cowbell
  • Agogo
  • Guiro
  • Sax
131984 - 2020
JoySylvester
  • Vocals
11973 - 1973
KeithSylvester
  • Tenor Sax
11949 - 1949
LenanneSylvester
  • Arrangement
  • Vocals
21998 - 1998
MarkSylvester
  • Mand
12023 - 2023
R.Sylvester
  • Live Mix
11989 - 1989
ReggieSylvester
  • Drums
32013 - 2018
RichardSylvester
  • Drums
11993 - 1993
RickSylvester
  • Sax
  • Bar
71995 - 1998
RobinSylvester
  • Bass
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
21989 - 1997
SteveSylvester
  • Wind Wands
  • Bull Roarers
51990 - 1990
Black CatSylvestra
  • Dj
12006 - 2006
BrigitteSylvestre
  • Harp
31992 - 1999
FredericSylvestre
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • G-synt
311976 - 2004
GastonSylvestre
  • Cimbalom
  • Cymbalum
31992 - 2004
Sylvia
  • Vocalise
11977 - 1977
VikiSylvia
  • Vocals
11979 - 1979
DavidSylvian
  • Voice
  • Ac-g
  • Electronics
  • Keyboards
  • Samples
  • Programming
  • Vocals
32004 - 2008
Sylvio
  • Tenor Bass
11979 - 1979
MaraSyman
  • Alto Sax
12019 - 2019
NickSyman
  • Tenor Bass
12019 - 2019
KatjaSymannek
  • Vocals
12000 - 2000
AlexSymanski
  • Tenor Sax
11985 - 1985
IakovosSymeonidis
  • Guitar
12021 - 2021
ChrisSymer
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • B-g
291989 - 2023
AndySymes
  • Bj
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
101970 - 1994
DaveSymes
  • Bass
32000 - 2007
DavidSymes
  • Bass
12001 - 2001
SteveSymes
  • P-frame
  • Glockenspiel
  • Percussion
11975 - 1975
TonySymes
  • Bar
11980 - 1980
AlyssaSymmonds
  • Violin
12023 - 2023
GlennSymmonds
  • Drums
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
31976 - 1979
GarySymmons
  • Bass
11993 - 1993
SeanSymon
  • Violin
12011 - 2011
DelSymonds
  • Paino
21923 - 1923
MatthewSymonds
  • Alto Sax
11995 - 1995
NelsonSymonds
  • Guitar
71961 - 1993
NormanSymonds
  • Steel Perc
11964 - 1964
AndrewSymons
  • Bar
12009 - 2009
ColinSymons
  • Drums
101978 - 1980
DavidSymons
  • Tenor Sax
21935 - 1935
RichardSymons
  • flautist
  • Pic
  • Alto-fl
121981 - 2007
DanielSymons-Clamp
  • Tenor Bass
11995 - 1995
TheSymphonettes
  • Vcl Group
61936 - 1937
Symphonic Jazz Orchestra
141958 - 1973
BerlinSymphony Orchestra
21976 - 1977
SylviaSyms
  • Vocals
551947 - 1991
JoskSyna
  • Guitar
11981 - 1981
EddieSynagal
  • Tenor Sax
11999 - 1999
TheSyncoettes
  • Vocals
11951 - 1951
TheSyncopators
  • Vocals
11949 - 1949
MikeSynder
  • Percussion
11990 - 1990
HarriertSyndercombe-Court
  • Vocals
12014 - 2014
EddieSynegal
  • Alto Sax
11967 - 1967
EddieSynigal
  • Sax
11998 - 1998
StureSynnefors
  • Accor
61964 - 2005
JackSynoski
  • Bass
12021 - 2021
AndrewSynowiec
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Lap-steel-g
  • El-b
  • Bj
272007 - 2023
JadeSynstelien
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
52004 - 2010
ValerySyomin
  • Accor
11996 - 1996
JasonSypher
  • Bass
31999 - 1999
KarolSyptkowski
  • Bass
12004 - 2004
AngeloSyracuse
  • Vocals
11930 - 1930
RichSyracuse
  • Bass
251988 - 2019
GeorgeSyran
  • Paino
101954 - 1982
AaronSyrdahl
  • Vocals
21993 - 2004
Syreeta
  • Vocals
11988 - 1988
RomanSyrek
  • Tenor Bass
71977 - 1984
ThomasSyrek
  • Trumpet
22011 - 2014
JukkaSyrenius
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Percussion
  • El-b
21982 - 1991
MichaelSyres
  • Vibraslap
11996 - 1996
JoeSyrian
  • Drums
  • (d)
32011 - 2023
JosephSyrian
  • Drums
12015 - 2015
YrjoSyrjala
  • Trumpet
11942 - 1942
PanuSyrjanen
  • Tenor Sax
12019 - 2019
Ericka JoySyroid
  • Violin
11995 - 1995
ErikaSyroid
  • Violin
12003 - 2003
AlekosSyropoulos
  • Alto Sax
12013 - 2013
NikosSyropoulos
  • Paino
  • Org
12022 - 2022
Hans van derSys
  • Paino
  • Org
  • El-p
  • Guitar
81959 - 1984
Hans Vlig van derSys
  • Paino
11941 - 1941
BarrySyska
  • Vocals
12010 - 2010
AlexeySysoev
  • Paino
  • Electronics
22014 - 2019
LludmilaSysoeva
  • Violin
11999 - 1999
TomSyson
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
22015 - 2016
JessieSystem
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001