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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  • Tunes played (as listed on release)
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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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GlennColby
  • Trumpet
41986 - 2011
JasonColby
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
31996 - 2008
MarkColby
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Clarinet
  • Saxes
  • Sax
  • Vocals
621973 - 2020
MarthaColby
  • Cello
  • Vocals
51994 - 2010
ScottColby
  • Slide-g
  • B-g
21980 - 1989
SherriColby
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Backing Vocals
211986 - 2015
ChrisColclesser
  • Reeds
41977 - 1979
TomColclough
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Sax
  • Sop
  • Woodwinds
  • Saxes
  • Tenor Sax
61994 - 2011
MarshallCold
  • Violin
11984 - 1984
DaveColdbeck
  • Wb
  • Tenor Bass
11972 - 1972
MichaelColdin
  • Arrangement
  • Harpsichord
11959 - 1959
AllanColding
  • Drums
22008 - 2008
DavidColding
  • Bass
11999 - 1999
PeterColditz
  • Clarinet
11963 - 1963
RudigerColditz
  • Cnt
11963 - 1963
RichardColdman
  • G-overdubs
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
21979 - 1985
DonColdon
  • Drums
11976 - 1976
AletaCole
  • Violin
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
21999 - 2001
AlexisCole
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
251999 - 2023
AnthonyCole
  • Drums
  • Tenor Sax
  • Paino
  • Vocals
201994 - 2018
AtticusCole
  • Percussion
  • Rain Sticks
  • Bgo
  • Congas
  • Timb
41999 - 2002
AziziCole
  • Percussion
12021 - 2021
B.J.Cole
  • Pedal-steel-g
  • Guitar
  • Cobro
  • Pedal-g
  • Steel-pedal-g
  • Pedal Steel G
  • Steel-g
  • Pedal Steel-g
  • 12-string-pedal-steel-g
121974 - 2022
BillCole
  • Bass
  • Didgeridoo
  • Comp
  • Nagaswaram
  • Sona
  • Voice
  • Shenai
  • Asian Double-reed Hrns
  • Asian Double-reed Horns
  • flautist
  • Sousa
  • Hojok
  • Balaphone
651961 - 2021
Bill Cole
  • Shenai
  • Sona
  • flautist
  • Hojok
  • Didgeridoo
  • Nagaswaram
  • Piri
  • Nagaswarm
  • Tibetan-tp
  • Voice
  • Korean Hojak
  • Chinese Sona
  • Korean-sona
  • Indian Nagaswarm
  • Reeds
  • Musette
  • Vocals
  • Nagaswarn
  • Nagawsaram
  • Digeridoo
  • Ghanian-fl
  • Ghanaian Fl
  • Muzette
  • Bamboo-fl
  • Indian Shenai
  • Indian Shenai
  • Bell
  • Chinese Musette
  • Didjeridoo
  • Agogo
  • Double-reed Inst.
221975 - 2012
Bill Cole
  • Mellophone
  • Sousa
31969 - 1985
BillyCole
  • Vocals
11959 - 1959
BobbyCole
  • Paino
  • Comp
  • Vocals
21966 - 1966
BonitaCole
  • Vocals
11948 - 1948
BradCole
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
  • Keyboard-synt
  • Org
  • Arrangement
  • El-p
  • Synt
  • Synt-b
  • Programming
211984 - 2022
BrittaniCole
  • Vocals
12014 - 2014
BryanCole
  • Drums
  • Background
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Tamb
81990 - 2001
BuddyCole
  • Paino
  • Org
  • Harpsichord
  • Celeste
  • Cello
  • Cel
  • Ldr
  • Celeste
  • H-or
  • Drifter
1261940 - 1970
ChrisCole
  • Tenor Bass
  • Tuba
  • Trumpet
61965 - 2008
Chris Cole
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
21976 - 1976
Chris Cole
  • Bass Vcl
  • Paino
11986 - 1986
ChristopherCole
  • Vocals
11987 - 1987
CinnieCole
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
CozyCole
  • Drums
  • Speech
  • Ldr
3381930 - 1977
CrysCole
  • Spring
  • Electronics
  • Contact-mic
  • Objects
  • Mixer Feedback
  • Contact Mics
32010 - 2013
DarnellCole
  • Drums
21953 - 1954
DaveCole
  • Guitar
  • El-g
101976 - 1981
DavidCole
  • Drums
  • D-programming
41998 - 2009
David B.Cole
  • Guitar
12018 - 2018
DeeCole
  • Vocals
12014 - 2014
DickCole
  • Tenor Bass
121941 - 1942
Dick Cole
  • Tenor Bass
11982 - 1982
Don Cole
  • Viola
11965 - 1965
DonaldCole
  • Tenor Bass
181941 - 1966
DoyleCole
  • Backing Vocals
11977 - 1977
EddiCole
  • Vocals
11992 - 1992
EddieCole
  • Vocals
  • Bass
111928 - 1959
Eddie Cole
  • Sampled Voice
  • Vocals
21990 - 1990
EdwardCole
  • Bass
  • Stepdance
11930 - 1930
EdwinCole
  • Paino
111945 - 1955
Edwin "Buddy"Cole
  • Paino
41950 - 1952
ElliottCole
  • Vocals
22018 - 2019
EmilyCole
  • Violin
12015 - 2015
EvaleneCole
  • Vocals
11959 - 1959
FredCole
  • Mc
11940 - 1940
FreddyCole
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • El-p
  • P-solos
  • Ldr
851964 - 2020
GardnerCole
  • Synt
11988 - 1988
GeofCole
  • Tenor Bass
  • Claves
11999 - 1999
GeoffCole
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
  • Alto Sax
  • Claves
831954 - 2007
GeorgeCole
  • Drums
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
101967 - 2010
GracieCole
  • Trumpet
31947 - 1949
GusCole
  • Bass
11948 - 1948
HelenCole
  • Paino
21949 - 1949
HenryCole
  • Drums
  • Percussion
242003 - 2024
HollyCole
  • Vocals
  • Voice
  • Comp
  • Xyl
401986 - 2017
IkeCole
  • Paino
11991 - 1991
Ike "Fats"Cole
  • Paino
  • Vocals
11950 - 1950
IsaacCole
  • Drums
61952 - 1953
JerryCole
  • Guitar
11970 - 1970
JimmyCole
  • Alto Sax
21952 - 1952
JohnCole
  • Hca
21956 - 1957
JohnnyCole
  • Tuba
41923 - 1925
JoshCole
  • Bass
  • El-b
52005 - 2013
JoshuaCole
  • Bass
12020 - 2020
JuneCole
  • Tuba
  • Vocals
  • Bass
351926 - 1941
JuniorCole
  • Vocals
19999 - 0000
KarissaCole
  • Drums
31994 - 1994
KenneyCole
  • Backing Vcl
11974 - 1974
KevinCole
  • Arrangement
  • Paino
12000 - 2000
KhaniCole
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
191996 - 1998
LauraCole
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • Keyboards
  • Harmonium
172010 - 2024
LeonCole
  • Cnt
  • Vocals
  • Tenor Bass
  • Trumpet
91978 - 1986
LindaCole
  • Vocals
12016 - 2016
LionelCole
  • Arrangement
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
  • Vocals
31994 - 2023
LizCole
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
Liz Cole
  • Vocals
12024 - 2024
LloydCole
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
LoryCole
  • Tenor Bass
11978 - 1978
LouisCole
  • Vocals
  • Drums
  • Comp
71933 - 2023
MariaCole
  • Voice
11949 - 1949
MartinCole
  • Tenor Sax
11939 - 1939
MikeCole
  • Bass
11986 - 1986
N.Y.Cole
  • Vocals
12004 - 2004
Nat KingCole
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Celeste
  • Arrangement
  • Org
2431936 - 2008
NatalieCole
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Backing Vocals
311991 - 2015