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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AdamSak
  • Guitar
12010 - 2010
JanSak
  • Didgeridoo
11996 - 1996
RumikoSaka
  • Violin
12002 - 2002
AtsushiSakagawa
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
21994 - 2005
Sakai
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
32008 - 2009
AtsushiSakai
  • Cello
  • Voice
32015 - 2018
BenisukeSakai
  • Bass
  • El-b
171983 - 2006
FrankieSakai
  • Drums
41953 - 1953
IchiroSakai
  • Bass
22008 - 2011
KosukeSakai
  • Bass
21983 - 1983
MikikoSakai
  • Scratch
11994 - 1994
NaokoSakai
  • Backing Vocals
12004 - 2004
ShunSakai
  • Vocals
61977 - 1996
TaizoSakai
  • Guitar
  • El-b
  • Synt
71984 - 1994
ToshiakiSakai
  • Drums
11979 - 1979
ToshiyukiSakai
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • flautist
12006 - 2006
UshioSakai
  • Org
  • Paino
151973 - 1997
YujiSakai
  • Percussion
11984 - 1984
MasamiSakaide
  • Strings-programming
  • Bass
  • Other Instruments
12003 - 2003
ShinSakaino
  • Bass
  • El-b
12010 - 2010
RioSakairi
  • Voice
12011 - 2011
KoshiroSakake
  • Drums
12014 - 2014
YasuhiroSakake
  • Guitar
12014 - 2014
YushiroSakake
  • Drums
12012 - 2012
GeorgeSakakeeny
  • Bassoon
12001 - 2001
MitsuhiroSakakibara
  • Paino
12010 - 2010
AyakoSakamoto
  • Paino
11992 - 1992
ChieSakamoto
  • Paino
12011 - 2011
HiromichiSakamoto
  • Cello
11994 - 1994
MakotoSakamoto
  • Bj
21976 - 1978
NanaSakamoto
  • Tenor Bass
12019 - 2019
RyuichiSakamoto
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
  • Synt
  • El-p
  • Percussion
  • Marimba
  • Hca
  • Synt-d
  • Clavinet
  • Vocals
191975 - 2013
SumikoSakamoto
  • Vocals
11981 - 1981
TeruSakamoto
  • Paino
31977 - 1981
YoshikoSakamoto
  • Violin
11985 - 1985
AkiramiSakanakae
  • Paino
12014 - 2014
LasseSakara
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Vocals
42005 - 2022
BekirSakarya
  • Dahol
  • Accor
12008 - 2008
MuratSakarya
  • Violin
51993 - 1998
MaruanSakas
  • Paino
  • Vocals
12017 - 2017
MikeSakash
  • Bar
  • B-cl
  • Clarinet
  • flautist
21997 - 1997
AkiraSakata
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
  • Voice
  • Alto-cl
  • B-cl
  • Bells
  • Synt
  • Sax
  • Paino
  • Percussion
  • Dotakuk
  • Charmera
  • Suzu
  • Chinese
  • Poem
  • Reeds
  • Sop
  • Thai-marimba
  • Iwabue
  • Chinese Dora
771973 - 2023
ManabuSakata
  • D-sample
12002 - 2002
MinoruSakata
  • Drums
41978 - 2005
NaokoSakata
  • Paino
32010 - 2015
HiroshiSakawa
  • Tenor Bass
11981 - 1981
TakuyaSakazaki
  • Bass
12015 - 2015
NikosSakellarakis
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
12000 - 2000
MikesSakelliou
  • Clarinet
12009 - 2009
PetrosSakelliou
  • Paino
  • Comp
12009 - 2009
HirotsuguSakemoto
  • Tenor Bass
12022 - 2022
GraemeSaker
  • Bass
61983 - 1990
GregorySakff
  • Guitar
11994 - 1994
FrederikSakham
  • Bass
  • Voice
  • El-b
32021 - 2023
FredrikSakham
  • Bass
12017 - 2017
AlexanderSakharov
  • Trumpet
12011 - 2011
GradimirSakic
  • Guitar
11983 - 1983
SinanSakizli
  • Sop
12008 - 2008
StanSakman
  • Saxes
11976 - 1976
DjelifilySako
  • Kora
12015 - 2015
FatoumataSako
  • Background Vcl
11995 - 1995
TerukazuSakoda
  • Vocals
11997 - 1997
BobSakoi
  • Trumpet
  • Euph
22005 - 2017
HiromichiSakomoto
  • Cello
11996 - 1996
BobbySakowicz
  • Drums
11981 - 1981
A.Sakpanian
  • Bass
11999 - 1999
DilaraSakpinar
  • Vocals
12006 - 2006
TobySaks
  • Cello
21976 - 1976
JussiSaksa
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Sop
41990 - 1997
Lotta-MariaSaksa
  • Guitar
12018 - 2018
HarriSaksala
  • Vocals
  • Hca
81969 - 1989
JanneSaksala
  • Bass
12004 - 2004
EdgarsSaksons
  • Percussion
12007 - 2007
SydetteSakuaye
  • Vocals
11977 - 1977
IsaoSakuma
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
32003 - 2008
JunpeiSakuma
  • Mand
11977 - 1977
NagomaSakuma
  • Guitar
12006 - 2006
NagomeSakuma
  • Guitar
42005 - 2009
YukoSakuma
  • Paino
22017 - 2019
VadimSakun
  • Paino
91962 - 1968
Sakura
  • Vocals
12015 - 2015
HideakiraSakurai
  • Shamisen
  • Percussion
  • El-koto
  • Koto
21970 - 1971
IkuoSakurai
  • Bass
  • El-b
211978 - 1996
KenSakurai
  • Cello
11992 - 1992
MakikoSakurai
  • Music Box
  • Shomyo
11993 - 1993
TatsuyaSakurai
  • Guitar
  • El-g
12023 - 2023
TetsuoSakurai
  • Bass
  • Synt
  • El-b
261978 - 2000
ShingoSakuraoka
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
21983 - 1995
AlexanderSakurov
  • Tenor Sax
21987 - 2009
CozySakuyama
  • Voicebag
  • Guitar
11981 - 1981
KojiSakuyama
  • Guitar
21980 - 1980
DizzySal
  • Paino
21959 - 1960
MerSal
  • Vocals
  • El-b
  • Synt-pedal-b
  • Backing Vocals
32020 - 2022
DanieleSala
  • Paino
  • Bass
52001 - 2011
DaniloSala
  • Drums
  • Objects
  • Percussion
32012 - 2024
DominicSala
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
21923 - 1923
ErnieSala
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Sop
11994 - 1994
FilippoSala
  • Drums
  • Comp
  • El-zither
22015 - 2023
JhairSala
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
  • Timb
42013 - 2023
JoeSala
  • Trumpet
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
21992 - 2004