MUSICIAN LIST

This index refers to the 188,507 individual jazz musicians (1,163,699 total entries) included in over 204,927 recording sessions detailed in The Jazz Discography Database as of April, 2012.

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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
Country of origin of Record label

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Musician name	Sessions	Recording Years	Instruments
Paul Ruys	39	1950-1975	p,vcl,org,bgo,maraccas,celeste,el-p
Rob Ruys	3	1951-1961	d
Harro Ruysenaars	7	1969-1973	cello
Arlia de Ruyter	1	1999	vln
Gert de Ruyter	1	1972	el-b
Hans de Ruyter	10	1971-1977	tb,vcl,b-tb
Martin de Ruyter	3	1981-1999	oboe,eng-hrn
Michel de Ruyter	1	1983	cl
Ruud de Ruyter	2	1975-1976	tb
Denise Ruyters	16	1987-1999	vln
Dennis Ruyters	1	1997	vln
Brigitta Ruz	1	1986	vla
Kaeef Ruzadun	2	1980-1983	p,ldr
Helena Ruzgg	1	1986	vcl
Holly Ruzicka	1	1993	b,el-b
Jiri Ruzicka	6	2004-2007	p,arr,el-p
Karel Ruzicka	51	1961-2010	p,el-p,perc,org,arr,ldr,comp,claves,decoy,vcl,bowl
Karel Ruzicka, Jr.	6	1992-2009	ts,sop,sax,as,saxes
V. Ruzicka	3	1936-1939	saxes,as
Fred Ruzilla	1	1947	viola
Karolina Ruzkova	1	2002	viola
Oscar Ruzon	1	1974	as
Roger Ruzow	8	1994-2000	tp,pughorn,pocket-tp,perc
Roger V. Ruzow	3	1995-1999	tp,tb,flugenet
Teadoro Ruzzettu	1	2002	cl,ts
Teodoro Ruzzettu	1	1999	cl
RX-5	1	1993	d
Andrei Ryabov	7	1983-2008	g
Evgeny Ryabov	1	1996	d
V. Ryabov	1	1998	bar
Eugene Ryaboy	2	1993-1994	d
Evgeny Ryaboy	5	2000-2005	d
Shane Ryall	3	1996-2006	g
Steve Ryals	1	1996	tp
Andrew Ryan	2	2003-2010	d,b
Babs Ryan	2	1935	p,vcl
Bill Ryan	15	1976-1981	g
Bob Ryan	1	1969	vcl
Cathy Ryan	3	1954-1955	vcl
Charlie Ryan	3	1939-1940	vcl
Colin Ryan	2	1977-1999	cello,vln
Dan Ryan	1	2008	d
Dave Ryan	12	1984-2009	tb,b-tb
David Ryan	2	1997-2010	tb,cl
Don Ryan	1	1978	g
Dylan Ryan	1	2007	d,vib
Eddie Ryan	56	1946-1954	p
Evan Ryan	1	2007	perc
Finn Ryan	1	2009	d,vcl,perc
George Ryan	12	1946-1975	b,tp,ldr
George Ryan	16	1973-1991	cnt,vcl,tp
Gerry Ryan	4	1978	d
Gordon Ryan	1	1988	perc
Gordy Ryan	1	1992	perc
Greg Ryan	5	1995-2000	b,el-b
Gregory Ryan	6	1998-2008	b,el-b
Gwen Ryan	1	1953	vcl
Jack Ryan	147	1926-2005	b,as,tu
Jackie Ryan	11	1990-2008	vcl,voice
James Ryan	5	1969-2010	voice,ts,as,saxella,fl
Jamie Ryan	2	1997	perc
Jim Ryan	27	1961-2006	p,d,fl,as,synt,ts,keyboard,perc,kalimba,arr,keyboa
Jim Ryan	6	1949-1965	cl
Jim Ryan	1	1989	d
Jimmy Ryan	1	1982	el-g
Jo Ann Ryan	2	1946	vcl
Joel Ryan	13	1997-2007	tp,computer,processing,electronics,sound processin
John Ryan	31	1925-1981	vcl,b
John Ryan	4	1949-1956	b
John Ryan	1	1927	d
John Ryan	5	1967-1968	vcl
John Ryan	1	1985	b
Katrina Ryan	2	2005-2008	vcl
Ken Ryan	1	1987	flhrn,tp
Little Ryan	3	1939-1940	vcl
Lloyd Ryan	1	1980	d
Marica Ryan	1	1991	vla
Mike Ryan	1	1969	d
Molly Ryan	1	2006	vcl
Myke Ryan	1	2006	tp
Niki Ryan	1	1990	vcl
Paddy Ryan	1	1978	sax
Patty Ryan	1	1955	vcl
Pauli Ryan	1	1998	perc
Randy Ryan	3	1944	vcl
Rocky Ryan	1	1984	cl,sax
Rodger Ryan	5	1980-1997	d
Ron Ryan	2	1997	b
Russ Ryan	1	1996	tp
Scott Ryan	1	1980	flhrn,tp
Sean Ryan	1	1999	uilleann pipe
Shirley Ryan	2	1956	vcl
Sue Ryan	1	1956	vcl
Terry Ryan	1	1971	org,p
Thomas Ryan Jr.	1	1967	saxes,cl,fl
Tom Ryan	1	1995	as
The Ryan Sisters	1	1929	vcl
Lisa Ryan-McLaughlin	1	2002	vcl
Pavel Jakub Ryba	4	1999-2005	el-b
Elsie Ryback	3	1977	viola
Mike Rybak	2	1986-1987	fl
Tom Rybakov	1	1999	b
Sergey Rybalkin	1	2003	el-g
Dave Rybcynski	1	2001	as,fl,sop
Joe Rybczyck, Jr.	1	2000	p
Dave Rybczynski	1	1997	reeds
Alex Rybeck	1	2006	arr
Mats Ryberg	1	1990	bj
Matthew Rybicki	2	2004-2010	b
Daryle Ryce	4	1980-1996	vcl,simulated tb,g
Boris Rychkov	3	1960-1967	p
I. Rychlik	1	1936	d
Jan Rychlik	3	1936-1939	d,arr
Ryck-E-C	1	1991	d,6 string-b,horn,g,vcl,b,keyboards
Folke Rydberg	3	1929-1935	vcl
Gunnar Rydberg	4	1937-1939	ts,as,vcl,bar
Niels Ryde	4	1984-2009	b,vcl
Anna Ryden	1	2000	vcl
Erik Ryden	8	1990-1999	tb,vcl
Lennart Ryden	1	1985	d
Magnus Ryden	1	1993	as
Bobby Ryder	1	1996	as,ts,vcl
Brent Ryder	3	1975-1978	tb
Bruno Ryder	7	2004	p
Clinton Ryder	11	2005-2010	b
Jack Ryder	1	1961	unknown inst
Johnny Ryder	1	1982	p
Junior Ryder	1	1949	vcl
Kevin Ryder	4	1946-1948	p
Soren Rydgren	5	1976-1980	accor
Niclas Rydh	18	1993-2010	b-tb,tb,tu
Hakan Rydin	7	1978-2006	p,el-p
Marie-Anne Rydman	3	1997-2000	vcl
Patrick Rydman	1	1993	vcl
Robin Rydqvist	3	1999-2002	flhrn,tp,alto-hrn
Anana Rydvald	1	1972	vcl
Marianna Rydvald	1	1972	vcl
Marion Rye	1	1950	vcl
James Ryer	1	1958	background vcl
Ali Ryerson	28	1985-2011	fl,alto-fl,pic,C-fl,b-fl
Art Ryerson	108	1938-1974	g,bj,rhythm-g,ukulele,mand
Frank Ryerson	52	1936-1947	tp,arr
J. Ryfa	1	1982	d
Jorgen Ryg	12	1953-1957	tp
Campbell Ryga	39	1986-2009	as,sop,sax,saxes,woodwinds,bar,b-cl
Kerstin Rygard	1	1994	vcl
Leif Rygg	1	1995	backing-vcl
Olav Einar Rygg	1	1986	tp
Kerstin Ryhed	1	2004	vcl
Hans Rykalla	3	1951-1953	d
Doc Ryker	26	1924-1927	as,cl,vcl
Robert Ryker	1	1967	tu
Jean-Philippe Rykiel	9	1982-2000	synt,keyboards,balaphon,programming,keyboard
Buddy Ryland	1	1949	tb
Floyd Ryland	11	1955-1961	vcl
Nigel Ryland	2	1929-1930	tu
Anders Rylander	5	1981-1995	bj
Lisen Rylander	3	209-2008	ts,sop,live electronics,b-cl,kalimba,bar
Maria Rylander	1	2010	vcl
Per-Olof Rylander	1	1981	vcl,b
Stig Rylander	2	1949-1954	b
Sune Rylander	1	1954	g
Marcus Ryle	4	1984	synt
Sam Ryle	2	1925-1926	tu
John Wesley Ryles	1	1997	backing-vcl
Beverly Ryman	1	1960	vcl
Rueul Ryman	2	1982	p
Zbigniew Rymarz	1	1962	saxes,cl
... Rymke	1	1984	p
Rynata	1	1990	g
Rob Ryndak	14	1995-2007	p,keyboards,perc,bgo,synt,el-p
John Rynen	1	1982	b
Eric Rynes	1	2009	vln
Matt Rynicki	1	2008	b
Patrick Rynn	1	2009	b
Saito Ryoichi	1	2003	g,vcl
Saito Shacho Ryoichi	2	2001-2002	g
Inger Lise Rypdal	4	1971-1984	vcl,voice
Marius Rypdal	1	2003	samples,electronics,turntables
Terje Rypdal	77	1967-2009	g,el-g,fl,comp,keyboards,sop,org,string-ens,g-synt
Anna Rys	1	2003	vcl
Eeva Rysa	1	1992	cello
Hans Ryser	2	1998-2006	ts
Hans-R. Ryser	1	1966	ldr,bj
Hansjorg Ryser	10	1967-1975	p
David Ryshpan	1	2010	p,org
Arne Ryskog	9	1952-1985	tp,flhrn
Knud Ryskov	8	1958-1970	d,vcl
Olaf Ryter	1	2001	d
Pascal Ryter	1	2004	balarimba,djembe,vcl,perc
Mika Rytkonen	1	2000	bgo,bata
Gordon Rytmeister	25	1991-2011	d,bar
Thomas Rytz	1	1988	cello,vcl,b
Setsuka Ryu	1	1983	vln
Masuda Ryuichi	2	1994-2003	g,b
Yoshida Ryuichi	1	2004	bar
Tony Ryva	4	1946	fhr
Regan Ryzuk	4	1978-1984	p,synt,celeste
Paul Rzad	1	1985	el-g
Eldar Rzakuli-Zade	1	1999	baku
Eldar Rzakuli-zadeh	6	1999	keyboards,synt,p
Peter Rzanitzin	2	1988-1992	el-b,vcl
Rovshan Rzayev	1	1997	el-p
Tomasz Rzeczycki	1	1997	cello
Josh Rzepka	1	2011	tp
Stefan Rzeszot	5	1978	vcl
Bob Rzeszutko	2	1985-2007	as,fl
Frederic Rzewski	29	1967-2007	p,electronics,melodica,b-d,voice,zither,comp,perc,
Jan Rzewski	2	1996-2005	sop
Henryk Rzezniczek	10	1963-1974	bar,cl
Pyotr Rzhanitzin	1	1990	vcl,el-b
Peter Rzhanitzyn	1	1989	perc,el-b
Krzysztof Rzucidlo	1	1969	d