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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GeorgeYoung
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Reeds
  • Sax
  • Woodwinds
  • Saxes
  • Clarinet
  • Pic
  • Sopranino
  • Horns
  • Bass-fl
  • Alto-fl
  • Drums
  • Hrn
  • African-d
  • Slide Whistle
  • Wooden-fl
  • Bar
  • Kazoo
1951960 - 2016
George Young
  • Percussion
11963 - 1963
George Jr.Young
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
11979 - 1979
GeraldYoung
  • Tenor-hrn
11986 - 1986
GrahamYoung
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
731940 - 1991
GranvilleYoung
  • Trumpet
21939 - 1939
Granville "Danny"Young
  • Bass
12006 - 2006
GusYoung
  • Drums
11944 - 1944
HankYoung
  • Bass
31972 - 1972
HaroldYoung
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
41952 - 1972
Harold Young
  • Bj
11927 - 1927
HelenYoung
  • Vocals
31941 - 1950
HenryYoung
  • Guitar
  • Arrangement
71966 - 1999
HeoYoung
  • Bass
12016 - 2016
Horace AlexanderYoung
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Pic
51989 - 2023
Horace Alexander IIIYoung
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Sop
11990 - 1990
IanYoung
  • Alto Sax
12008 - 2008
JackYoung
  • Additional Assistance
12006 - 2006
JacobYoung
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Vocals
  • Bottle-btm-g
  • Arrangement
  • El-b
  • Guitalele
  • Bj
  • Programming
  • Tanpura
321994 - 2021
JacquelineYoung
  • Viola
11992 - 1992
JamesYoung
  • Bass
51984 - 2008
James "Jay"Young
  • Guitar
11985 - 1985
James A.Young
  • Bass
11995 - 1995
James A. IIIYoung
  • Bass
12004 - 2004
JaniceYoung
  • Cnt
11986 - 1986
JasonYoung
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
22012 - 2016
JayYoung
  • Bass
  • B-tb
51988 - 1999
JeffYoung
  • Paino
  • Org
  • Keyboards
71977 - 2008
Jeff Young
  • Tenor Bass
21992 - 1993
Jeff Young
  • Guitar
11991 - 1991
Jeff ScottYoung
  • Arrangement
  • Guitar
51997 - 1997
JeffreyYoung
  • Backing Vocals
  • Paino
  • Org
11995 - 1995
JermaineYoung
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
12007 - 2007
JessicaYoung
  • Hrn
  • Vocals
22014 - 2016
JimYoung
  • Tuba
  • Sousa
  • Paino
  • Drums
  • Bass
171961 - 2006
Jim Young
  • Paino
21959 - 1973
Jim Young
  • Bass
21963 - 1966
Jim Young
  • Drums
21972 - 1992
JimmieYoung
  • Unknown Inst
11977 - 1977
JimmyYoung
  • Drums
  • Dr
251969 - 2008
Jimmy Young
  • Vocals
21944 - 1947
Jimmy Young
  • Paino
11975 - 1975
JoaquinYoung
  • Keyboards
11980 - 1980
JoeYoung
  • Guitar
  • Bass
  • Bj
  • Drums
1221922 - 1999
Joe Young
  • Drums
11922 - 1922
Joe Young
  • Paino
11936 - 1936
JohnYoung
  • Paino
  • Bass
551943 - 1999
John Young
  • El-b
11989 - 1989
JohnnyYoung
  • Paino
71944 - 1945
Johnny Young
  • Mand
11969 - 1969
JordanYoung
  • Drums
  • Alto Sax
102002 - 2019
JoyceYoung
  • Vocals
11962 - 1962
JulianYoung
  • Guitar
11979 - 1979
JulieYoung
  • Tenor Bass
11992 - 1992
JymYoung
  • Paino
  • African Thumb-p
  • Thumb-p
  • African
21966 - 1966
KarenYoung
  • Vocals
  • Voice
  • Paino
  • Background Vcl
  • Shaker
  • Bottles
  • Synt
161978 - 2018
KatherineYoung
  • Bassoon
  • Electronics
  • Effects
142005 - 2023
KatieYoung
  • Bassoon
  • Electronics
  • C-bassoon
62007 - 2017
KennyYoung
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
KevinYoung
  • Trumpet
  • El-b
31986 - 2003
Khabu DougYoung
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Arrangement
  • Cavaquino
  • Electronics
  • El-bar-g
  • El-b
  • Bells
  • Bar-ukelele
  • Oboe
  • Guitars
  • Bar-g
281990 - 2017
Kim JaeYoung
  • Piri
  • Taepyungso
  • Taegum
11995 - 1995
KimioYoung
  • Alto Sax
21985 - 1991
KristinYoung
  • Vocals
12010 - 2010
LaronYoung
  • Guitar
11999 - 1999
LarryYoung
  • Org
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Celeste
  • Mini-moog-synt
  • Moog-org
651960 - 1977
LaToyaYoung
  • Gossiper
11996 - 1996
LeanderYoung
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Ldr
52010 - 2015
LeeYoung
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Bass
  • Vocals
1081937 - 1961
LenYoung
  • Drums
51960 - 1963
LennyYoung
  • Oboe
  • Oboe D'amore
21997 - 2008
LeonYoung
  • Drifter
  • Paino
41963 - 1964
LeronYoung
  • El-g
11978 - 1978
LesterYoung
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Talking
  • Vocals
3191936 - 1959
Lester Young
  • Trumpet
11944 - 1944
Lester Young
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
51960 - 1964
LindaYoung
  • Vocals
61993 - 1996
LionelYoung
  • Violin
  • El-g
12011 - 2011
LisaYoung
  • Vocals
  • Astaloes
  • Konnakkol
  • Tambura
  • Aslatua
  • Guitar
  • Percussion
51991 - 2006
LonnieYoung
  • Bass-d
  • Vocals
11959 - 1959
Lonnie Jr.Young
  • Snare-d
11959 - 1959
Lord CecilYoung
  • Percussion
  • Trumpet
12021 - 2021
LouiseYoung
  • Vocals
11959 - 1959
MaddyYoung
  • Guitar
11995 - 1995
MargaretYoung
  • Vocals
11925 - 1925
MariaYoung
  • Background Vcl
11959 - 1959
MarlYoung
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Drifter
  • Backing Vocals
  • Cond
71944 - 1950
MarquesYoung
  • Tenor Bass
22005 - 2007
MarthaYoung
  • Paino
21982 - 1982
MarvinYoung
  • Vocals
61928 - 1929
MaryYoung
  • Vocals
11956 - 1956
MattYoung
  • Drums
  • Bass
  • Percussion
  • Djoun Djoun
171996 - 2019
MatthewYoung
  • Voice
  • Log-d
  • Synt
  • Tape Recordings
  • Paino
  • Guitar
11981 - 1981
MerleYoung
  • Paino
11940 - 1940
MichaelYoung
  • B-tb
51983 - 2012
Micki JoYoung
  • Bass
11984 - 1984
Mighty JoeYoung
  • Guitar
11982 - 1982
MikeYoung
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
  • Bar
  • Alto Sax
  • B-cl
  • Clarinet
  • Keyboards
  • Saxes
281981 - 2022
Mona LisaYoung
  • Background Vcl
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
  • Backing Vcl
121982 - 1994
MonalisaYoung
  • Backing Vocals
11993 - 1993