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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  • 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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AllenDavis
  • Drifter
11966 - 1966
AlvinDavis
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Sop
  • Trumpet
111993 - 1993
AndyDavis
  • Trumpet
12022 - 2022
AngelaDavis
  • Alto Sax
  • Spoken Word
  • Sax
  • Commentary
72011 - 2024
AnneDavis
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
AnnestherDavis
  • Vocals
  • Background Vcl
  • Backing Vcl
51973 - 1990
AnthonyDavis
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Synt
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • Tape
  • Org
771974 - 2016
Anthony Davis
  • Drums
12006 - 2006
Arlington Jr.Davis
  • Drums
  • Percussion
81965 - 1973
ArtDavis
  • Bass
  • Trumpet
  • Voice
  • Percussion
  • Flugelhorn
1561958 - 2024
Art Davis
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
691980 - 2014
B.Davis
  • Paino
31928 - 1930
BabyDavis
  • Vocals
21949 - 1953
BammDavis
  • El-p
12005 - 2005
BenDavis
  • Cello
  • Arrangement
241994 - 2024
Ben Davis
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bar
51927 - 1928
Ben LazarDavis
  • Bass
12017 - 2017
BennyDavis
  • Vocals
  • Alto Sax
  • Saxes
71920 - 1960
BernadineDavis
  • Background Vcl
  • flautist
31978 - 1984
BernardDavis
  • Drums
  • D-prog
71985 - 1998
BernhardDavis
  • Viola
11976 - 1976
BerylDavis
  • Vocals
411939 - 1947
BettyDavis
  • Vocals
11973 - 1973
BillDavis
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Sop
  • Tenor Sax
71937 - 1996
Bill Davis
  • Bass
141946 - 2003
Bill Davis
  • Tuba
  • Tenor Bass
41973 - 1991
Bill Davis
  • Alto Sax
21949 - 1950
Bill Davis
  • Tuba
11929 - 1929
Bill Davis
  • Vocals
31974 - 1974
BillyDavis
  • Guitar
11959 - 1959
Billy Davis
  • Background Vcl
11985 - 1985
Billy "Guitar"Davis
  • Guitar
11956 - 1956
Billy Jr.Davis
  • Vocals
11984 - 1984
Billy NewtonDavis
  • Backing Vocals
22001 - 2006
BirdieDavis
  • Alto Sax
21949 - 1949
Blind JohnDavis
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Speech
321937 - 1978
BobDavis
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
  • Vocal
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Drifter
  • Trumpet
  • Eng-hrn
  • Saxes
281943 - 1999
Bob Davis
  • Paino
  • Org
  • Keyboards
  • Bass
41957 - 1994
Bob Davis
  • Vocals
31950 - 1959
BobbyDavis
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Sop
  • Tenor Sax
  • Ss
  • Bar
  • Mel
  • Cnt
  • Trumpet
2961923 - 1932
Bobby Davis
  • Drums
21971 - 1971
BonnieDavis
  • Vocals
31942 - 1950
BrendanDavis
  • Bass
12009 - 2009
BrianDavis
  • Tenor Bass
  • Percussion
  • Handclaps
  • Congas
  • Timb
  • Trumpet
41978 - 2022
Brian Davis
  • Tenor Bass
21995 - 1997
BridgetDavis
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
BrittanyDavis
  • Paino
  • Vocals
12024 - 2024
Bruce AnthoneyDavis
  • Vocals
11993 - 1993
BryanDavis
  • Trumpet
  • Shofar
  • Flugelhorn
401986 - 2024
BudDavis
  • Trumpet
31940 - 1941
BusDavis
  • Paino
11950 - 1950
CalDavis
  • Cnt
11925 - 1925
CalebDavis
  • Drums
12018 - 2018
Captain JohnDavis
  • B-g
12013 - 2013
CarlDavis
  • Vocals
  • Kazoo
  • Guitar
  • Vcl Effects
  • Swanee Whistle
41935 - 1950
Carl Davis
  • Sax
31962 - 1962
Carl Davis
  • Guitar
11929 - 1929
CarolinaDavis
  • Violin
11974 - 1974
CarolineDavis
  • Alto Sax
  • Voice
  • flautist
  • Alto-fl
  • Comp
  • Effects
  • Electronics
  • Synt
  • Juno
  • Vocals
  • Poetry
362007 - 2024
CarolynDavis
  • Koto
11975 - 1975
Carton "Santa"Davis
  • Drums
11986 - 1986
CaseyDavis
  • Fhr
12024 - 2024
CedellDavis
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11994 - 1994
ChanceDavis
  • Tenor Sax
12024 - 2024
CharlesDavis
  • Bar
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Alto-fl
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • B-fl
  • Trumpet
  • Percussion
  • Guitar
  • Clarinet
  • Sax
  • Head Joint
  • B-cl
  • Horns
1351956 - 2013
CharleyDavis
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
52003 - 2015
CharlieDavis
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
441972 - 2006
Charlie Davis
  • Paino
  • Ldr
  • Trumpet
91924 - 1949
Charlie Davis
  • Drums
11965 - 1965
ChelleDavis
  • Vocals
11998 - 1998
ChipDavis
  • Bass
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vocals
22004 - 2005
ChrisDavis
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Alto Sax
  • Percussion
  • Tenor Sax
121986 - 2023
Chris Davis
  • Keyboards
32005 - 2023
Chris Davis
  • Drums
  • Bass-d
41996 - 2016
Chris Davis
  • Sax
31994 - 1994
Chris "Big Dog"Davis
  • Unknown Inst
12007 - 2007
Chris SnakeDavis
  • flautist
  • Sax
11995 - 1995
ChristianDavis
  • Guitar
12018 - 2018
ChristopherDavis
  • B-tb
12016 - 2016
ChuckDavis
  • Clavinet
  • Paino
  • Backing Vcl
  • El-p
51974 - 1975
ChypDavis
  • Choir
11999 - 1999
ClarenceDavis
  • Tenor Bass
  • Trumpet
51945 - 1997
Claude MarcDavis
  • Bass
22008 - 2008
CliffDavis
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
271953 - 1973
CliffordDavis
  • Tenor Sax
11974 - 1974
CliftonDavis
  • Vocals
12020 - 2020
ClintDavis
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bar
  • Reeds
441941 - 1946
ClydeDavis
  • Trumpet
41929 - 1930
ColeDavis
  • Bass
  • Vocals
42010 - 2023
ColeridgeDavis
  • Paino
11945 - 1945
ColinDavis
  • Bass
21997 - 2000
CorlynDavis
  • Bass
11989 - 1989
CraigDavis
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Backing Vcl
21977 - 2021
D.Davis
  • Vocals
21992 - 1992
DaltonDavis
  • Drums
12008 - 2008
DanDavis
  • Drums
  • Alto Sax
  • Woodwinds
  • Sax
92007 - 2025
DanielDavis
  • Comp
  • Cond
22002 - 2006
DannyDavis
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Percussion
  • Alto-cl
  • Vocals
  • Strings
  • Reeds
  • Drums
  • Clarinet
  • 3
  • Congas
  • Acl
  • Handclapping
1241962 - 1987
DaveDavis
  • Tenor Bass
  • Cnt
  • Tuba
  • Vocals
101963 - 2024
DavidDavis
  • Tenor Bass
  • Violin
  • Vocals
21988 - 2003