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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ValWakefield
  • Vocals
21989 - 1991
W.C.Wakefield
  • Bass
11950 - 1950
WilfWakefield
  • Choir
12020 - 2020
CarlWakeland
  • Paino
  • Percussion
  • El-p
11975 - 1975
AdrianWakeling
  • Bass
11985 - 1985
MiriamWakeling
  • Cello
12019 - 2019
TomWakeling
  • Bass
161992 - 2024
JimmyWakely
  • Vocals
11953 - 1953
AdamWakeman
  • Paino
22019 - 2021
AlanWakeman
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Saxes
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
  • Bar
  • B-cl
  • Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Sopranino
  • Percussion
511969 - 2018
GlenWakeman
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Alto Sax
31925 - 1926
RickWakeman
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
31971 - 2020
EricWakenius
  • Ac-g
  • Steel-g
  • Vocals
22011 - 2016
UlfWakenius
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Vocals
  • Ac-g
  • Unknown Inst
  • Oud
1071976 - 2023
YoshiWaki
  • Bass
232004 - 2024
YoshinoriWaki
  • Bass
12007 - 2007
NatcyetWakili
  • Drums
32023 - 2024
EdwardWakili-Hick
  • Percussion
  • Drums
12019 - 2019
ShinjiWakisaka
  • Bass
11964 - 1964
MiriamWaks
  • Vocals
22016 - 2020
NathanWaks
  • Strings
  • Cello
  • Percussion
21974 - 1980
GuyWaku
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
Anne van derWal
  • Bj
21983 - 1985
Bas van derWal
  • Guitar
12022 - 2022
John van deWal
  • Drums
11991 - 1991
Joost van derWal
  • Bass
11979 - 1979
Judith van derWal
  • Vcl Choir
11963 - 1963
Sjoerd van derWal
  • Tenor Bass
  • Bass
  • Bj
  • B-g
  • El-b
81973 - 1985
Wal-Berg
  • Arrangement
  • Paino
  • Cond
  • Drifter
71934 - 1952
BillWalach
  • Slide-mand
  • El-mand
  • Mandocello
11982 - 1982
MichalWalach
  • Poetry
11997 - 1997
MarekWalarowski
  • Paino
12013 - 2013
JanWalasek
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
21955 - 1955
JohnWalasko
  • B-tb
  • Tenor Bass
31991 - 1994
Shri.PurshottamWalawalkar
  • Harmonium
11989 - 1989
NataliaWalawska
  • Violin
12004 - 2004
GlennWalbaum
  • Tenor Bass
  • Cnt
  • Paino
  • Vocals
11978 - 1978
JamesWalbom
  • Vocals
11991 - 1991
MikeWalbridge
  • Tuba
  • Ldr
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
671959 - 2012
BenjaminWalbrodt
  • Cello
22011 - 2013
PeteWalby
  • Drums
22011 - 2012
FrancoiseWalch
  • Vocals
11966 - 1966
ThomasWalchi
  • Clarinet
11989 - 1989
HeinzWalchli
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
11997 - 1997
Gunther "James"Walchshofer
  • Tenor Bass
11999 - 1999
AlWalcott
  • Paino
11955 - 1955
Al Walcott
  • Saxes
  • Woodwinds
11982 - 1982
CollinWalcott
  • Tabla
  • Sitar
  • Percussion
  • Congas
  • Dulcimer
  • Clarinet
  • Paino
  • Sanza
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • El-sitar
  • Bass-d
  • Voice
  • Pakhawaj
  • El-b
  • Madal
  • Surdos
  • Snare-d
  • Tablas
  • Tambourine
  • Mar
  • 12 String-g
  • Drums
  • Esraj
  • Tongue-d
  • Timpani
  • Traps
  • Tamb
  • Violin
561968 - 1984
DinoWalcott
  • Bass
12000 - 2000
FredWalcott
  • Percussion
  • Shaker
151990 - 2010
GeorgeWalcott
11951 - 1951
Louis EugeneWalcott
11955 - 1955
NateWalcott
  • Trumpet
41999 - 2019
NathanielWalcott
  • Trumpet
12001 - 2001
E.Walczak
  • Reeds
11974 - 1974
ErikaWalczak
  • Violin
62003 - 2021
MichalWalczak
  • Guitar
12002 - 2002
MarekWalczewski
  • Recitation
11984 - 1984
JanWalczynski
  • Arrangement
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
21970 - 1980
ArchieWald
  • Tuba
11926 - 1926
JeffWald
  • Drums
12006 - 2006
JerryWald
  • Clarinet
  • Cond
161942 - 1955
KurtWald
  • Bass
71949 - 1954
MurrayWald
  • Tenor Sax
11943 - 1943
RichardWald
  • Bar
  • B-cl
11970 - 1970
RickWald
  • Alto Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Saxes
  • Ldr
  • Drifter
41992 - 2007
SaraWald
  • Alto Sax
12019 - 2019
DickWaldberger
  • Bass
11999 - 1999
MikeWaldbridge
  • Tuba
12002 - 2002
DickWaldburger
  • Bass
31980 - 1998
MarcelWaldburger
  • Keyboards
42004 - 2018
SamiWaldburger
  • Tenor Bass
12000 - 2000
BillWalde
  • Tuba
11927 - 1927
HenryWalde
  • Bj
11927 - 1927
AndreaWaldeck
  • Paino
22019 - 2019
JuttaWaldeck
  • Vocals
61982 - 1989
SuneWaldehorn (Svensson)
  • Vib
11965 - 1965
BertWaldemar
  • Cello
  • Paino
11933 - 1933
CarolineWaldemarsson
  • Violin
12012 - 2012
CecilWalden
  • Drums
51931 - 1934
ChrisWalden
  • Arrangement
  • Cond
  • Comp
  • Percussion
  • Strings
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
  • Ldr
  • Flugelhorn
111991 - 2023
DonaldWalden
  • Tenor Sax
  • Arrangement
91990 - 2008
FrankWalden
  • Tenor Sax
22011 - 2014
JermaineWalden
  • Bass
12016 - 2016
JohnWalden
  • Hca
61996 - 1999
JoshWalden
  • Bass
31998 - 2007
MatthewWalden
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
32000 - 2023
MyronWalden
  • Alto Sax
  • B-cl
  • Sop
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Sax
561994 - 2023
Narada MichaelWalden
  • Drums
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Electronics
  • Keyboards
  • Arrangement
  • Bells
  • Org
  • El-p
  • Handclapping
  • El-b
  • Tympani
  • Clavinet
  • Congas
  • Mar
491974 - 2013
PerWalden
  • Tenor Bass
11988 - 1988
PeterWalden
  • Eng-hrn
11999 - 1999
BertWaldenar
  • Paino
81938 - 1941
Alexandra LassnigWalder
  • Sax
12023 - 2023
ChristophWalder
  • Fhr
  • Hrn
52001 - 2019
DieterWalder
  • Drums
11985 - 1985
HermanWalder
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
11929 - 1929
Herman Walder
  • Alto Sax
21977 - 1978
RussellWalder
  • Oboe
31982 - 1989
WoodieWalder
  • Clarinet
21923 - 1923
WoodyWalder
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Cl-mouthpiece
  • Kazoo Effects
211923 - 1931