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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LydiaWellington
  • Vocals
11997 - 1997
BobbyWellins
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Reeds
  • Woodwinds
  • Clarinet
  • Ldr
  • Trumpet
671956 - 2013
Bobby Wellins
  • Drums
11980 - 1980
CharlesWellkamp
  • Tenor Sax
12003 - 2003
AllanWellman
  • Trumpet
11949 - 1949
AngelaWellman
  • Tenor Bass
12000 - 2000
DavidWellman
  • Trumpet
51986 - 1989
DorotaWellman
  • Poetry
11997 - 1997
Edward IIIWellman
  • Tenor Bass
12017 - 2017
LinseyWellman
  • Alto Sax
  • B-cl
  • Comp
  • flautist
  • Arrangement
  • Sop
52003 - 2010
MarioWellman
  • El-g
12021 - 2021
RickyWellman
  • Drums
  • Percussion
401987 - 1993
AnneWellmer
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
DougWellmon
  • Trumpet
21927 - 1928
JackWellnitz
  • Bar
11949 - 1949
HarryWellott
  • Drums
361991 - 2019
AndreWells
  • Vocals
11980 - 1980
AshleyWells
  • Bass
21996 - 1996
AustinWells
  • Paino
41972 - 1972
BaleyWells
  • Vocals
11929 - 1929
BenWells
  • Bass
12007 - 2007
BillWells
  • Paino
  • Bass
  • Keyboards
31996 - 2005
BillyWells
  • Paino
21959 - 1960
Bobby "BW"Wells
  • Background Vcl
11994 - 1994
BrianWells
  • Tenor Bass
12006 - 2006
BryanWells
  • Arrangement
  • Paino
21972 - 2008
BuddyWells
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
51999 - 2021
ChrisWells
  • Percussion
  • Drums
  • Congas
  • Backing Vocals
261989 - 2015
ChristaWells
  • Vocals
12019 - 2019
ChristopherWells
  • Drifter
12020 - 2020
ChuckWells
  • Flugelhorn
11981 - 1981
ClemWells
  • Trumpet
71924 - 1927
ClementWells
  • Vib
21960 - 1962
ColWells
  • Trumpet
211949 - 1983
CoryWells
  • Guitar
12009 - 2009
DanialWells
  • Trumpet
12018 - 2018
DaveWells
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tp
  • Bar-hrn
  • Trumpet
  • B-tb
  • Sax
1071948 - 2000
DavidWells
  • Tenor Sax
  • B-cl
  • B-tp
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
81956 - 2010
DevonWells
  • flautist
12005 - 2005
DickWells
  • Backing Vocals
11993 - 1993
DickyWells
  • Tenor Bass
  • Arrangement
  • Vocals
  • Comments
  • Vocal
3151927 - 1981
EricWells
  • Drums
  • Trumpet
101994 - 2006
FrankWells
  • Vocals
81928 - 1928
FredWells
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • El-g
31980 - 1990
GaryWells
  • Paino
  • El-p
11977 - 1977
GavinWells
  • Tenor Voice
  • Trumpet
41984 - 1985
GregWells
  • Drums
  • Guitar
  • Bass
  • Percussion
  • Org
  • B-prog
  • Programming
62009 - 2009
GreggWells
  • Bass
  • Drums
  • Org
  • Guitar
12009 - 2009
Harold "Duke"Wells
  • Paino
  • Vocals
121949 - 1956
HenryWells
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
551930 - 1947
IanWells
  • Clarinet
  • Bj
  • Tin Whistle
  • Wbd
  • Vocals
21980 - 1980
Jair-Rohm ParkerWells
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Chapman Stick
  • Comp
  • NSD NXTa
  • Synt
  • B-g
71989 - 2023
JaneWells
11982 - 1982
JeffWells
  • Tuba
  • Bass
  • String-b
131980 - 1996
JimWells
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
31969 - 1983
JimmyWells
  • Vib
41964 - 2000
JohnWells
  • Bass
12005 - 2005
JohnnyWells
  • Drums
381928 - 1942
JuniorWells
  • Hca
  • Vocals
41970 - 1992
KennethWells
  • Sarode
12005 - 2005
KevinWells
  • Drums
11997 - 1997
KiowaWells
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
32009 - 2010
LloydWells
  • Guitar
32000 - 2015
MarkWells
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Tenor Bass
21998 - 2021
MarnieWells
  • Trumpet
11986 - 1986
MattWells
  • Tenor Bass
12004 - 2004
MauriceWells
  • Drums
21965 - 1965
MontaviusWells
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
MortWells
  • Trumpet
11973 - 1973
OliverWells
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Synt
31980 - 2011
OrlandWells
  • Violin
11998 - 1998
OrlandoWells
  • Violin
  • Viola
81992 - 2020
PaulWells
  • Drums
231998 - 2021
PennyWells
  • Vocals
12004 - 2004
PeterWells
  • Tenor Bass
21956 - 1957
Richard W.Wells
  • Sax
11950 - 1950
RodneyWells
  • Drums
31953 - 1953
RogerWells
  • Drums
11994 - 1994
RonnieWells
  • Vocals
191984 - 2001
RustyWells
  • Percussion
  • Utility-perc
51980 - 2004
SandraWells
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
Shea BreauxWells
  • Vocals
22006 - 2007
SpikeWells
  • Drums
651968 - 2023
TanyaWells
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
22019 - 2019
TimWells
  • Bass
371984 - 2017
TimothyWells
  • Vocals
11994 - 1994
TomWells
  • Tuba
21999 - 2004
TommyWells
  • Drums
111990 - 1992
TonyWells
  • Voice
  • Background Vcl
31969 - 1984
Tony Wells
  • Paino
  • Vocals
11944 - 1944
TracyWells
  • Vib
  • Arrangement
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
12005 - 2005
TudieWells
  • Vocals
11923 - 1923
ViolaWells
  • Vocals
41965 - 1979
VirginiaWells
  • Violin
12000 - 2000
WallyWells
  • Tenor Bass
121944 - 1946
WayneWells
  • Tenor Bass
11986 - 1986
WilliamWells
  • Tenor Bass
11958 - 1958
WillieWells
  • Trumpet
  • Guitar
111937 - 1954
WilletteWells Hutcherson
  • Background Vcl
11977 - 1977
ViolaWells Underhill
  • Vocals
11944 - 1944