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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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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Alfonso "Poncho"Valdes
  • Drums
  • Timb
  • Percussion
61985 - 2012
AlfreditoValdes
  • Vocals
  • Guiro
11962 - 1962
AmaditoValdes
  • Timb
  • Drums
  • Pailas
  • Alto Sax
  • Paila
211959 - 1997
AmanditoValdes
  • Timb
11998 - 1998
AndresValdes
  • Guitar
  • Guiro
12007 - 2007
AngelValdes
  • Tenor Bass
51944 - 1949
BeboValdes
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
71952 - 2017
Carlos "Patato"Valdes
  • Congas
  • Percussion
  • Bgo
  • Vocals
  • Maracas
  • Guiro
  • Rhythm
  • Afro-latin
  • Drums
  • African And
  • Coro
  • Latin-american
  • Bata-d
  • Latin Perc
  • Quinto
  • Tamb
  • Chorus
  • Maraccas
1251950 - 2001
CathyValdes
  • Vocals
11982 - 1982
ChicoValdes
  • Paino
12017 - 2017
ChinoValdes
  • Congas
  • Bgo
  • Percussion
  • Drums
  • Latin-perc
361966 - 1978
ChuchitoValdes
  • Paino
  • Percussion
32000 - 2009
ChuchoValdes
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Arrangement
  • Drifter
  • Ldr
  • Keyboard
  • Comp
  • Bass
  • Org
  • Chorus
681964 - 2022
DiegoValdes
  • Bass
21986 - 1986
ElioValdes
  • Violin
11991 - 1991
EmilioValdes
  • Drums
  • Coro
  • Timb
12012 - 2012
Emilio del MonteValdes
  • Timb
12006 - 2006
FranciscoValdes
  • Storyline
11997 - 1997
Francisco Jr.Valdes
  • Congas
11983 - 1983
FrankValdes
  • Percussion
  • Bgo
  • Cajon
  • Congas
  • Timb
101990 - 2016
GerardoValdes
  • Bata-d
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
22001 - 2010
GuillermoValdes
  • Bgo
  • Tumbadora
11974 - 1974
Guillermo VillaValdes
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
12005 - 2005
Hammadi RencurrellValdes
  • Vcl & Perc
  • Perc
12002 - 2002
HarveyValdes
  • Guitar
42014 - 2019
IdaniaValdes
  • Coros
12006 - 2006
JeanValdes
  • Alto Sax
12002 - 2002
JessieValdes
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • Drums
12017 - 2017
Jose FranciscoValdes
  • Claves
11999 - 1999
JulioValdes
  • Keyboards
  • Violin
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
LeyanisValdes
  • Paino
12017 - 2017
Luis JesusValdes
  • Keyboards
12011 - 2011
MarcelinoValdes
  • Congas
11963 - 1963
MarceliusValdes
  • Percussion
21955 - 1955
Maricel GonzalesValdes
  • Tenor Bass
12015 - 2015
Mayra CaridadValdes
  • Vocals
  • Chorus
61994 - 2002
MercedesValdes
  • Vocals
31987 - 1991
MerceditasValdes
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
41960 - 1996
MiguelValdes
  • Percussion
  • Trumpet
  • Bata
  • Bgo
  • Congas
81992 - 2023
Miguel AngelValdes
  • Trumpet
12008 - 2008
Miguel Angel "Miguelito"Valdes
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
12006 - 2006
MiguelitoValdes
  • Congas
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Flugelhorn
81942 - 2022
MoisesValdes
  • Drums
11989 - 1989
OliverValdes
  • Drums
  • Backing Vocals
41999 - 2017
OlivierValdes
  • Drums
  • Percussion
12000 - 2000
OscarValdes
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
  • Drums
  • Bass
  • Cuban-perc
  • Congas
  • Tumbadora
  • Tumba
  • Palla
  • Bata-d
  • Bgo
361955 - 1994
Oscar Jr.Valdes
  • Tumbadora
11959 - 1959
Oscar Sr.Valdes
  • Guiro
  • Bgo
41957 - 1959
PatatoValdes
  • Congas
11961 - 1961
PhilippeValdes
  • Percussion
11992 - 1992
PotatoValdes
  • Congas
11960 - 1960
RaulValdes
  • Vocals
11975 - 1975
RobertoValdes
  • Bgo
  • Tumbadora
21974 - 1991
RolandoValdes
  • Congas
11979 - 1979
VicenticoValdes
  • Vocals
21951 - 1984
VictorValdes
  • Percussion
11993 - 1993
YefrisValdes
  • Trumpet
12021 - 2021
Jorge LuisValdes Chicoy
  • Guitar
11997 - 1997
A. "Poncho"Valdez
  • Percussion
11987 - 1987
Alfonso "Poncho"Valdez
  • Pailas
11992 - 1992
Alfredito Jr.Valdez
  • Paino
21961 - 1962
AmaditoValdez
  • Drums
  • Timb
11991 - 1991
ArtValdez
  • Percussion
11975 - 1975
CarlosValdez
  • Percussion
32005 - 2021
Carlos Valdez
  • Alto Sax
11991 - 1991
Carlos "Patato"Valdez
  • Congas
  • Guiro
61959 - 1992
Carlos "Potato"Valdez
  • Congas
  • Percussion
21980 - 2001
ChuchoValdez
  • Paino
51997 - 2003
Danny CongaValdez
  • Congas
12022 - 2022
DaveValdez
  • Alto Sax
11989 - 1989
DavidValdez
  • Alto Sax
62000 - 2017
ElroyValdez
  • Trumpet
11998 - 1998
FrankValdez
  • Percussion
21994 - 2006
Frank Jr.Valdez
  • Congas
11982 - 1982
FrankieValdez
  • Percussion
12003 - 2003
FredValdez
  • Paino
11963 - 1963
GilbertValdez
  • flautist
11954 - 1954
GilbertoValdez
  • Arrangement
11959 - 1959
HammadiValdez
  • Percussion
12010 - 2010
JasonValdez
  • El-g
12020 - 2020
Jesus "Chucho"Valdez
  • Paino
11997 - 1997
JimmyValdez
  • Org
11978 - 1978
JuanValdez
  • El-b
32006 - 2006
KunderaValdez
  • Percussion
12010 - 2010
ManuelValdez
  • Alto Sax
11999 - 1999
MarcelinoValdez
  • Congas
  • Kettle-d
  • Percussion
  • Maracas
  • Tamb
  • Guiro
  • Bgo
61960 - 1995
MiguelitoValdez
  • Ldr
  • Percussion
21945 - 1945
MosiValdez
  • Sax
  • Multiple Inst
41998 - 2002
OliverValdez
  • Drums
12015 - 2015
PatatoValdez
  • Congas
  • Timb
11961 - 1961
PepeValdez
  • Guitar
12019 - 2019
RobertoValdez
  • Bass
11957 - 1957
RobinValdez
  • Vocals
  • Bar
31979 - 2009
SkeetoValdez
  • Drums
22003 - 2010
TonyValdez
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
11994 - 1994
VicenticoValdez
  • Vocals
  • Maracas
21948 - 1949
YanceyValdez
  • Saxes
  • Alto Sax
  • Reeds
31985 - 1986
YelfrisValdez
  • Unknown Instrument
12020 - 2020
MassimoValdina
  • Drums
  • Percussion
21981 - 1987
Valdir
  • Guitar
11976 - 1976