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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ThomasChapin
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Sop
  • B-fl
  • Alto-fl
  • Sax
  • Bar
  • Whistles
  • Pic
  • Percussion
  • Reeds
  • Saxello
  • Sopranino
  • Tenor Sax
  • Voice Changer
  • Bells
  • Shawm
  • Mezzo-sop
  • Pinkullo
  • Balloonphone
  • Laff Box
  • Musette
  • Quena
  • Alarm-clock
  • Pan-fl
  • Vocals
  • Alarm Clock
  • Keyboards
  • Pan Pipes
  • Sax-no Reed
  • Clarinet
  • Misc Inst
  • Woodwinds
  • Other Reeds
  • Mezzo-sop Sop
871979 - 1998
SethChapla
  • Guitar
12007 - 2007
IanChaplain
  • Alto Sax
11992 - 1992
ChuckChaplan
  • Paino
12006 - 2006
BillChaplin
  • Bass
11948 - 1948
CatherineChaplin
  • Vocals
11980 - 1980
ChuckChaplin
  • Paino
  • El-p
41995 - 1995
ClayChaplin
  • Electronics
12021 - 2021
CliveChaplin
  • Paino
61952 - 1955
ConorChaplin
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Tweets
422010 - 2024
GeneChaplin
  • Paino
11956 - 1956
GregChaplin
  • Bass
12008 - 2008
IanChaplin
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Sax
  • Reeds
131987 - 2003
MarkChaplin
  • Vocals
  • El-b
12004 - 2004
ConorChapline
  • Bass
12012 - 2012
"Hollywood" BenChapman
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
12008 - 2008
AllenChapman
  • Tenor Bass
11977 - 1977
AndrewChapman
  • Drums
12005 - 2005
AndyChapman
  • Drums
52011 - 2016
ArnoldChapman
  • Congas
11968 - 1968
ArtChapman
  • Drums
  • Trumpet
  • Ldr
51928 - 1929
AtleeChapman
  • Tenor Bass
21954 - 1973
BillChapman
  • Bass
  • Tuba
31969 - 1978
Brandon MykelChapman
  • Bar
12004 - 2004
BrianChapman
  • Voice
  • Guitar
12024 - 2024
CalebChapman
  • Drifter
12015 - 2015
ChappyeChapman
  • Tenor Bass
11974 - 1974
ChrisChapman
  • Xyl
  • Glass Xyl
81906 - 1926
Chris Chapman
  • Bass
11974 - 1974
Chris Chapman
  • Trumpet
11997 - 1997
ChristineChapman
  • Fhr
  • Vocals
  • Hrn
161961 - 2008
Christine Chapman
  • Vocals
11961 - 1961
ChuckChapman
  • D Programming
11993 - 1993
CyrilChapman
  • Vib
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
11966 - 1966
DanChapman
  • Hca
11985 - 1985
DaveChapman
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • flautist
  • Sop
151949 - 2009
DavidChapman
  • Buckets
11991 - 1991
DickChapman
  • Clarinet
  • Saxes
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001
DonChapman
  • Tenor Sax
  • Trumpet
31979 - 2019
Don Chapman
  • Sop
  • Tenor Sax
12008 - 2008
Don Chapman
  • Drums
12008 - 2008
Don "Kid"Chapman
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
61966 - 1978
EmmettChapman
  • Stick
  • The Stick
31977 - 1985
EricChapman
  • Tenor Bass
12010 - 2010
ErnieChapman
  • Bass
11975 - 1975
GeraldChapman
  • Unknown Inst.
11946 - 1946
H.G.Chapman
  • Arrangement
91941 - 1941
HarryChapman
  • Harp
131932 - 1941
HenryChapman
  • Tenor Bass
11964 - 1964
IanChapman
  • Gamelan
11998 - 1998
IonaChapman
  • Vla
11999 - 1999
JackChapman
  • Paino
21924 - 1924
JackieChapman
  • B-g
12001 - 2001
JakeChapman
  • Vib
22020 - 2023
JaneChapman
  • Harpsichord
21995 - 2020
JimChapman
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
41983 - 1993
JohnChapman
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Whistle
  • Whistling
  • Bar
131954 - 1996
JolyandaChapman
  • Backing Vocals
11999 - 1999
Jolynda "Kiki"Chapman
  • Vocals
12017 - 2017
JonathanChapman
  • Bass
  • Comp
22018 - 2018
JustinChapman
  • Bass
12010 - 2010
KevinChapman
  • Tenor Bass
12002 - 2002
KidChapman
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
21965 - 1969
LesChapman
  • B-g
  • Tuba
  • Bass
  • El-b
22006 - 2008
LeslieChapman
  • Trumpet
11984 - 1984
LewChapman
  • Tenor Bass
21994 - 1997
MelvinChapman
  • Bass
21942 - 1945
MiltChapman
  • Vocals
61958 - 1958
MonicaChapman
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
NeilChapman
  • Guitar
22001 - 2003
Niel "Channa"Chapman
  • Guitar
12002 - 2002
PaulChapman
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Arrangement
121939 - 1946
PeterChapman
  • Bass
101967 - 1974
ReggieChapman
  • B-tb
32005 - 2015
REginaldChapman
  • B-tb
  • Tenor Bass
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • B-tp
  • Synt
  • Flugelhorn
72007 - 2024
Reginald IIIChapman
  • Tuba
  • B-tb
  • Tenor Bass
22023 - 2024
RickChapman
  • Saxes
12006 - 2006
RobChapman
  • Paino
22002 - 2003
RodneyChapman
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
22017 - 2020
RogerChapman
  • Vocals
11994 - 1994
RyanChapman
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
32009 - 2017
SarahChapman
  • Viola
12012 - 2012
SaulChapman
  • Alto Sax
11962 - 1962
ScottChapman
  • Drums
  • Percussion
122006 - 2024
Scott Chapman
  • Tenor Bass
11981 - 1981
Scott Chapman
  • Paino
11982 - 1982
StanChapman
  • Tenor Bass
11982 - 1982
SteveChapman
  • Drums
  • Paino
11991 - 1991
SusanChapman
  • Strings
12007 - 2007
TaraChapman
  • Backing Vocals
12023 - 2023
TomChapman
  • Percussion
32011 - 2017
TonyChapman
  • El-g
11997 - 1997
TopsyChapman
  • Vocals
311980 - 2017
TroyChapman
  • Guitar
  • Solo-g
42008 - 2014
TyrusChapman
  • Tenor Bass
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
41992 - 1998
WaltChapman
  • Org
  • Paino
12005 - 2005
WalterChapman
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
21928 - 1931
WilburChapman
  • Guitar
11947 - 1947
WilliamChapman
  • Trumpet
21975 - 1975
WillieChapman
  • Drums
11942 - 1942