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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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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BobWorden
  • Bj
11996 - 1996
ConnieWorden
  • Bj
21972 - 1972
EdsonWorden
  • Tenor Bass
22001 - 2001
JeffWorden
  • Violin
11986 - 1986
NatalieWorden
  • Fhr
12013 - 2013
RayWordsworth
  • Tenor Bass
  • Cnt
  • B-tb
  • Co-ldr
191969 - 2010
RoyWordsworth
  • Tenor Bass
11995 - 1995
DickWorell
  • Vocals
  • Reeds
11976 - 1976
GlennWorf
  • El-b
  • Bass
31987 - 1992
AlexWorgaftik
  • Vocals
32001 - 2002
NickeWorhrmann
  • Guitar
11973 - 1973
JayWork
  • flautist
  • Sax
  • Alto Sax
31997 - 1999
JulianWork
  • Arrangement
  • Cond
291944 - 1947
RobinWork
  • Vocals
21997 - 2003
RonWork
  • Guitar
12005 - 2005
MeceanWorker
  • DJ
12004 - 2004
MoceanWorker
  • DJ
  • Bass
  • Keyboards
  • D-programming
42004 - 2017
RowlandWorking
  • Clarinet
11955 - 1955
AngelaWorkman
  • Backing Vocals
22019 - 2019
CarlWorkman
  • Tenor Bass
51927 - 1927
DionWorkman
  • Electronics
12004 - 2004
JohnWorkman
  • El-p
11983 - 1983
JoshWorkman
  • Guitar
  • Rhythm-g
72000 - 2015
JoshuaWorkman
  • Guitar
11984 - 1984
KennyWorkman
  • Tenor Sax
12009 - 2009
LyleWorkman
  • Guitar
  • Ukulele
31995 - 2007
MyriamWorkman
  • Vocals
  • Background Vcl
  • Voice
91957 - 1966
NiokaWorkman
  • Cello
161983 - 2008
ReggieWorkman
  • Bass
  • Percussion
  • El-b
  • Drums
  • Bowed Saw
  • Saw
  • Whistle
  • African Harp
2611960 - 2021
AndyWorkorsky
  • Bj
11955 - 1955
AlexWorland
  • Tenor Sax
12014 - 2014
MarionWorle
  • Computer
12009 - 2009
ThomasWorle
  • Drums
12016 - 2016
DavidWorley
  • Tenor Bass
21990 - 1991
JohnWorley
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Percussion
  • Hrn
  • Cnt
451988 - 2018
John L. Jr.Worley
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
12013 - 2013
JustinWorley
  • Tuba
12017 - 2017
ManceWorley
  • Tuba
  • Tenor Bass
61924 - 1928
VolkerWorlitzsch
  • Concertmaster
  • Violin
11994 - 1994
DaveWorm
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
71989 - 2010
NelWorm
  • Tenor Sax
11993 - 1993
EarlWormack
  • Bass
11958 - 1958
LawrenceWormack
  • Bass
11965 - 1965
HainerWormann
  • Guitar
11992 - 1992
JimmyWormick
  • Tenor Bass
441943 - 1950
CarlosWormley
  • Percussion
11997 - 1997
RoschanWormley
  • Vocals
11976 - 1976
TracyWormword
  • Bass
11995 - 1995
JamesWormworth
  • Drums
  • Percussion
22004 - 2011
James "The Worm"Wormworth
  • Wbd
11999 - 1999
JimmyWormworth
  • Drums
  • Arrangement
561958 - 2018
MaryWormworth
  • Vocals
21994 - 2001
TracyWormworth
  • Bass
  • El-b
111987 - 1997
RichardWorn
  • Bass
42012 - 2022
JimmyWornell
  • Trumpet
171923 - 1931
Gotz A.Worner
  • Chorus
11990 - 1990
StefanWorner
  • Tenor Sax
21999 - 1999
TeresaWornstaff
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
MattWoroshyl
  • Sax
  • Bar
  • Tenor Sax
42015 - 2023
MatthewWoroshyl
  • Alto Sax
12013 - 2013
W.Woroszylski
  • Poetry
11985 - 1985
MarkWorral
  • Vocals
21998 - 1998
BillWorrall
  • Keyboards
  • Hca
21983 - 1984
BernieWorrell
  • Org
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
  • Clavinet
  • El-p
  • Vocals
  • Synt-b
  • Paino
  • Mini-moog
  • Backing Vocals
  • Comp
  • Wah-clavinet
  • flautist
  • Boards
  • Unknown Inst.
  • Backing Vcl
  • Samples
  • Percussion
  • DX
  • Harpsichord
701977 - 2011
FrankWorrell
  • Guitar
181934 - 1950
Frank Worrell
  • Drums
11990 - 1990
JodyWorrell
  • Guitar
11990 - 1990
LenWorrell
  • Drums
11961 - 1961
LewisWorrell
  • Bass
121963 - 1967
SeanWorrell
  • Vib
11984 - 1984
Peter A.Worringer
  • Guitar
12000 - 2000
HeliWorsching
  • Bass
  • El-b
91955 - 1972
ChrisWorsey
  • Cello
31997 - 2019
Worshop & Praise
  • Backing Vocals
12008 - 2008
WillWorsley
  • Bass
12008 - 2008
ReneWorst
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • 5-string-el-b
  • Fretless-b
431980 - 2022
JohnWorster
  • Bass
  • El-b
621958 - 1977
ChrisWorswick
  • Cello
22009 - 2013
KeesWortel
  • Drums
11978 - 1978
NickWorters
  • Bass
21974 - 1974
AlisaWorth
  • Tenor Bass
12002 - 2002
BertWorth
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
31921 - 1925
BobbyWorth
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Wbd
591986 - 2015
DaveWorth
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
11997 - 1997
GigiWorth
  • Background Vcl
  • Vocals
21988 - 1997
JamesWorth
  • Drums
11968 - 1968
MonicaWorth
  • Vocals
11997 - 1997
RichardWorth
  • flautist
  • Alto-fl
  • Bansuri
  • Kalimba
  • PVC Pipe
  • Pic
31993 - 1995
StanleyWorth
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
41938 - 1943
EricWortham
  • Keyboards
12016 - 2016
RosayWortham
  • Vocals
11988 - 1988
JohnWortheson
  • Paino
11926 - 1926
ChristineWorthing
  • Fhr
12003 - 2003
HowardWorthington
  • Bass
  • Vocals
101975 - 2005
JaneWorthington
  • Vocals
22005 - 2009
LarryWorthington
  • Alto Sax
11972 - 1972
PaulWorthington
  • Bass
21955 - 1956
TomWorthington
  • Bass
21993 - 1994
SabineWorthmann
  • Vocals
  • Bass
11994 - 1994
AndreWorthy
  • Synt
  • Snare-d
11980 - 1980