Musician List

This index refers to the 247,325 individual jazz musicians (1,538,059) included in over 266,860 recording sessions detailed in The Jazz Discography Database as of February 2025.

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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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MarilyBeaout
  • Cello
11949 - 1949
AlBear
  • Guitar
22012 - 2017
DanielBear
  • Tenor Bass
12024 - 2024
DustinBear
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
61997 - 2000
EdBear
  • Feedbacksaphone
  • Tenor Sax
12005 - 2005
EmilyBear
  • Paino
12015 - 2015
GregBear
  • Org
11992 - 1992
M.Bear
  • Vocals
11991 - 1991
RickBear
  • Drums
12017 - 2017
CraigBeard
  • Vib
  • Percussion
  • Marimba
  • Mar
121992 - 2014
DickBeard
  • Unknown Inst
11979 - 1979
EddieBeard
  • Paino
  • Org
12018 - 2018
FabianBeard
  • Percussion
11993 - 1993
HerbertBeard
  • Vocals
19999 - 0000
JamesBeard
  • Synt
  • Paino
51984 - 1989
JimBeard
  • Paino
  • Synt
  • Keyboards
  • Org
  • El-p
  • Roland 770
  • Percussion
  • Clavinet
  • Arrangement
  • Synt-programs
  • Vocals
  • Keyboard
  • Voice
  • Electronics
  • Voyetra
  • El-p.synt
  • Synt Prog
  • Synt-programming
  • Synt-p
  • Snare Field-d
  • Programming
  • D-programming
  • Bass
  • Synt Programing
  • Wurlitzer-p
  • Nakoma Bells
1511983 - 2023
JoeBeard
  • Guitar
11983 - 1983
Joe Jr.Beard
  • Percussion
12009 - 2009
JohnBeard
  • Guitar
22004 - 2007
NicolasBeard
  • Backing Vocals
  • Arrangement
11999 - 1999
PaulBeard
  • Org
  • Paino
  • Synt
41997 - 2018
RegBeard
  • Bass
11945 - 1945
StanBeard
  • Vocals
31976 - 1980
StymieBeard
  • Vocals
11944 - 1944
ThomasBeard
  • Cello
12018 - 2018
TonyBeard
  • Drums
91980 - 2006
VictorBeard
  • Recitation
31999 - 1999
NicolasBearde
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
151997 - 2024
RogerBearde
  • Vocals
11989 - 1989
KeithBearden
  • Drifter
11970 - 1970
MichaelBearden
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
  • Synt
  • El-p
  • Comp
  • Org
  • Computer Prog
  • B-synt
  • Programming
  • Arrangement
  • Keyboard
  • Bass
  • D-program
  • D Prog
  • Synt Marimba
  • Orchestral Arr
  • Drum Programming
  • Hand-clap
  • D Programming
  • Synt Strings
  • Synt-b
  • Synt Strings
  • Misc. Inst
541982 - 2005
KevinBeardsley
  • Bass
  • El-b
12022 - 2022
BobBeardsworth
  • Tenor Bass
111979 - 1982
PeteBeardsworth
  • Tenor Sax
12024 - 2024
WayneBeardwood
  • Alto Sax
12004 - 2004
SigiBeare
  • Alto Sax
12021 - 2021
TedBearing
  • Tuba
11929 - 1929
FiniBearman
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Comp
  • Voice
  • Percussion
  • Ukulele
  • Tenor-g
  • Guitar
  • Md
  • Charango
  • Glockenspiel
  • Tenor Sax
72011 - 2024
N. SolBearman
  • Vocals
11924 - 1924
SolBearman
  • Vocals
51927 - 1927
BruceBears
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Org
  • El-p
  • Vocals
61999 - 2019
BrianBearwood
  • Bass
11982 - 1982
JimmyBearwood
  • Vocals
11982 - 1982
FrancescoBearzatti
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Sop
  • Sax
  • Electronics
  • Comp
  • Vocals
  • Xaphoon
  • Arrangement
  • Reeds
971993 - 2025
JimBeasle
  • Wbd
11962 - 1962
AndreBeasley
  • Drums
52005 - 2012
CharlesBeasley
  • El-b
12005 - 2005
ChrisBeasley
  • Guitar
51998 - 1998
GeraldBeasley
  • Bass
11992 - 1992
GrahamBeasley
  • Tenor Bass
31956 - 1958
IreneBeasley
  • Vocals
91928 - 1933
JimmyBeasley
  • Paino
21954 - 1954
JohnBeasley
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
  • El-p
  • Arrangement
  • Org
  • Cond
  • Programming
  • Percussion
  • Clavinet
  • D-programming
  • Comp
  • Kybd-programs
  • Keyboard Prog
  • Strings-arr
  • CPU
  • Vib
  • Sequencing
  • Melodica
  • Background Vcl
  • Synt-b
  • Synt Program
  • Synt-perc
  • Kurweic-strings
1781982 - 2025
JoyceBeasley
  • Vcl Chorus
11975 - 1975
KenyattaBeasley
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
121996 - 2019
LindaBeasley
  • Backing Vocals
11998 - 1998
MaxBeasley
  • Vib
11996 - 1996
RobertBeasley
  • Percussion
  • Trumpet
22007 - 2023
WalterBeasley
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
  • Sax
  • flautist
161987 - 2018
Walter Beasley
  • Guitar
21927 - 1927
MarkBeasom
  • Percussion
12015 - 2015
Samela AirdBeasom
  • Voice
  • Percussion
  • Cello
  • Mar
12015 - 2015
BillBeason
  • Drums
691930 - 1947
JeanBeasse
  • Paino
11983 - 1983
GardenBeast
  • Arrangement
  • Alto Sax
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
DanBeasy
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
12011 - 2011
DanielBeasy
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
12019 - 2019
JimBeaterman
  • Drums
  • El-perc
11987 - 1987
GiuliaBeatini
  • Vocals
12024 - 2024
DavideBeatino
  • Bass
12013 - 2013
NelsonBeato
  • Backing Vocals
12018 - 2018
ColinBeaton
  • Paino
31941 - 1967
JohnBeaton
  • Paino
  • Vocals
21950 - 1978
StevenBeatrice
  • Trumpet
12011 - 2011
VirginiaBeatrice
  • Vocals
11988 - 1988
SusannaBeatrix
  • Birds Song
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
11996 - 1996
BobBeats
  • El-b
11984 - 1984
JackBeattie
  • Drums
11948 - 1948
JenniferBeattie
  • Voice
12012 - 2012
ChuckBeatty
  • Vocals
11995 - 1995
DaveBeatty
  • Tenor Bass
31995 - 1999
DoreenBeatty
  • Vocals
  • Drums
111952 - 1963
EthelBeatty
  • Backing Vocals
51987 - 1987
GeorgeBeatty
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
21970 - 1970
JaneBeatty
  • Violin
11975 - 1975
Jerry JoeBeatty
  • Alto Sax
11971 - 1971
JimBeatty
  • Clarinet
  • Sop
  • Vocals
  • Ldr
311968 - 2013
JoeBeatty
  • Tenor Bass
12006 - 2006
JohnBeatty
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
12006 - 2006
JosephineBeatty
  • Vocals
11924 - 1924
JoshBeatty
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
22006 - 2007
LisalaBeatty
  • Vocals
22007 - 2018
LouiseBeatty
  • Vocals
51954 - 1957
NormanBeatty
  • Trumpet
11953 - 1953
RobertBeatty
  • Announcer
11959 - 1959
WilliamBeatty
  • Keyboards
  • El-p
12010 - 2010
WiniBeatty
  • Paino
  • Vocals
121945 - 1949
EthelBeatty-Barnes
  • Background Vcl
31988 - 1988
JoeBeatus
  • Tenor Sax
11942 - 1942
ChrisBeaty
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
22009 - 2022