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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  • Leader name and country
  • Album title
  • Musicians including instrument(s) played
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  • Recording date(s)
  • Tunes played (as listed on release)
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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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SteveCole
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Comp
  • Guitar
  • Programming
  • Keyboards
  • Sop
  • Saxes
661945 - 2023
Steve Cole
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Bj
21978 - 1980
StuCole
  • Bass
  • Bj
21999 - 1999
StuartCole
  • Bass
  • Vocals
  • B-g
91997 - 2008
StudCole
  • Bass
  • Backing Vocals
12000 - 2000
TeddyCole
  • Paino
81936 - 1938
Teddy Cole
  • Vocals
11949 - 1949
TehrinCole
  • Bass
  • El-b
21999 - 2003
TimCole
  • Cello
31984 - 1988
VicCole
  • Bass
21965 - 1966
WalterCole
  • Bass
51960 - 1970
Walter "Chippy"Cole
  • Bass
11961 - 1961
WilliamCole
  • Vocals
61963 - 1970
WindonCole
  • Tenor Bass
  • Comp
11985 - 1985
XhosaCole
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • Pic
72019 - 2025
NigelColebrook
  • Tenor Bass
11983 - 1983
JimColegrove
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11979 - 1979
AndreaColella
  • Bass
32010 - 2018
FabienColella
  • Electronics
12006 - 2006
JeffColella
  • Paino
  • Synt
  • Arrangement
  • El-p
  • Melodica
  • Keyboards
  • Backing Vocals
311990 - 2024
RoseColella
  • Vocals
22009 - 2014
AlbertColeman
  • Drums
31960 - 1962
AlexColeman
  • Bass
42011 - 2021
AmyColeman
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vocals
12000 - 2000
AndreaColeman
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
AndrewColeman
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
12003 - 2003
AndyColeman
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
12003 - 2003
AnthonyColeman
  • Paino
  • Org
  • Keyboards
  • Sampler
  • Synt
  • Vocals
  • Harmonium
  • Cel
  • Harpsichord
  • Comp
  • El-p
  • Celeste
  • Tenor Bass
  • Voice
  • Narr
  • Pump-org
  • Prepared-p
  • Farfisa
  • Percussion
  • Clavinet
  • Cembalo
  • El-org
  • Arrangement
  • Keyboard
  • Accor
  • Sampling Kybds
  • Cel Music Box
  • Sampler-p
891981 - 2025
ArtyanneColeman
  • Vocals
11982 - 1982
AudriettaColeman
  • Background Vcl
11986 - 1986
AvronColeman
  • Cello
  • Strings
41960 - 1992
Baba DavidColeman
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
52003 - 2010
Babu DavidColeman
  • Percussion
12000 - 2000
BarryColeman
  • Bass
21976 - 1977
BethColeman
  • Electronics
  • Turntables
12000 - 2000
BeverlyColeman
  • Vocals
11980 - 1980
BillColeman
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Flugelhorn
  • Comp
1311929 - 1980
Bill Coleman
  • Bass
  • Vocals
61983 - 2015
Bill Coleman
  • Guitar
11978 - 1978
BobColeman
  • Guitar
11929 - 1929
Bob Coleman
  • Clarinet
11973 - 1973
BookerColeman
  • Paino
11980 - 1980
BrandonColeman
  • Keyboards
  • El-p
  • Org
  • Guitar
  • Paino
112008 - 2024
Brandon ScottColeman
  • Guitar
12022 - 2022
BudColeman
  • Guitar
11965 - 1965
BunkyColeman
  • Clarinet
  • Arrangement
  • B-cl
  • Vocals
71950 - 1981
Carlton "King"Coleman
  • Vocals
11952 - 1952
CarolColeman
  • Backing Vocals
71990 - 1990
Castro "Mr. Sipp"Coleman
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
12023 - 2023
CeceliaColeman
  • Keyboards
12024 - 2024
CeciliaColeman
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
361989 - 2022
CharlesColeman
  • Voice
  • String-arr
31998 - 2024
Charles H.Coleman
  • Cond
  • Arrangement
11971 - 1971
ChrisColeman
  • Drums
62010 - 2015
ChristianColeman
  • Drums
42014 - 2023
ClaudeColeman
  • Drums
12006 - 2006
CoraColeman
  • Drums
12017 - 2017
Cora C.Coleman
  • Drums
  • Tymp
  • Comp
  • Percussion
32000 - 2002
CorneliusColeman
  • Drums
71953 - 1961
CyColeman
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Vocals
  • Ldr
  • Cond
191952 - 1965
Cy Coleman
  • Trumpet
11965 - 1965
Cy Coleman
  • Vocals
11980 - 1980
DanColeman
  • Drifter
  • Cond
  • Vocals
22009 - 2012
DannyColeman
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
21975 - 1980
DaveColeman
  • Drums
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • Percussion
231943 - 2004
David Jr.Coleman
  • Drums
11975 - 1975
DenardoColeman
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • El-perc
  • Arrangement
  • D-synt
  • Programming
  • Midi-d
301966 - 2010
DonaldColeman
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
  • Congas
  • flautist
31971 - 1980
DonnaColeman
  • Paino
21996 - 2005
DontezColeman
  • Drums
12000 - 2000
DorlanColeman
  • Alto Sax
11937 - 1937
DurellColeman
  • Vocals
11991 - 1991
DylanColeman
  • Bass
22015 - 2023
E.L.Coleman
  • Violin
31925 - 1925
EarlColeman
  • Vocals
341946 - 1989
Earthy AnneColeman
  • Vocals
11950 - 1950
Ed IIIColeman
  • Drums
12003 - 2003
EddieColeman
  • Bass
21960 - 1960
EdwardColeman
  • Vocals
71932 - 1933
Edwin IIIColeman
  • Drums
22015 - 2019
EllenColeman
  • Vocals
11923 - 1923
EmilyColeman
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001
Ernest (EC)Coleman
  • Drums
42010 - 2012
ErvanColeman
  • Guitar
11965 - 1965
FitzroyColeman
  • Guitar
171950 - 1960
FrederickColeman
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
11980 - 1980
GaryColeman
  • Percussion
  • Vib
  • Tamb
  • Bells
  • Bgo
  • Congas
  • El-vib
  • Xyl
  • Arrangement
  • Bass
  • Temple-blocks
  • Nipple Gongs
  • Shaker
  • Flexitons
  • Gongs
  • Temple Blocks
  • Bongoboard
  • Tympani
  • Synt
  • Tymp
391965 - 2003
Gary Coleman
  • Guitar
11970 - 1970
Gary B.B.Coleman
  • String
  • Ensemble
  • Background Vcl
  • Paino
  • Guitar
  • Keyboards
  • El-b
41987 - 1990
GeneColeman
  • B-cl
  • Mel
81994 - 2004
GeorgeColeman
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Saxes
  • Sax
  • Vocals
1871957 - 2025
George Jr.Coleman
  • Drums
  • Arrangement
  • Percussion
101996 - 2024
GloriaColeman
  • Org
  • Vocals
101963 - 2007
GraemeColeman
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
  • Keyboard Seq
61980 - 1991
GregoryColeman
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
21994 - 2006
HawesColeman
  • Tenor Bass
11949 - 1949
HenryColeman
  • Drums
11944 - 1944
HerschelColeman
  • Trumpet
11946 - 1946
InezColeman
  • Vocals
31956 - 1957
IraColeman
  • Bass
  • Baby-b
1541970 - 2022