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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IrvingDavis
  • Drums
11993 - 1993
IsaacDavis
  • Drums
21960 - 1970
J.C.Davis
  • Tenor Sax
161958 - 1962
JackDavis
  • Tenor Bass
  • Percussion
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • flautist
221927 - 2006
JackieDavis
  • Org
  • Vocals
  • Paino
271951 - 1980
JamaleDavis
  • Bass
52013 - 2023
JamesDavis
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Effects
  • Voice
  • Tamb
  • Guitar
  • Shaker
  • Ring-modulator
  • Tenor Sax
241971 - 2024
James Davis
  • Guitar
  • El-b
31951 - 1960
JamieDavis
  • Vocals
72001 - 2017
JanetteDavis
  • Vocals
11949 - 1949
JasonDavis
  • Bass
  • Saxes
42003 - 2013
JasperDavis
  • Drifter
11929 - 1929
JayDavis
  • Drums
  • Comp
202003 - 2024
JeanDavis
  • Trumpet
12010 - 2010
Jean-LucDavis
  • Bass
72007 - 2015
Jean-MaxDavis
  • Drums
31985 - 1985
Jean-MichelDavis
  • Xyl
  • Vib
  • Drums
  • Mar
  • Percussion
  • Tam-tam
  • Glockenspiel
181987 - 2021
JeannineDavis
  • Violin
11981 - 1981
JeffDavis
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Vib
  • Xyl
472000 - 2024
Jeff Davis
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
221975 - 1995
Jeff Davis
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • El-b
12000 - 2000
Jeff Davis
  • Drums
  • Cymbal
  • Cymbals
61990 - 1990
Jeff Davis
  • Bass
12014 - 2014
JefferyDavis
  • Vib
22015 - 2018
JeffreyDavis
  • Marimba
  • Vib
  • Mar
22008 - 2010
JenniferDavis
  • Violin
12006 - 2006
JennyDavis
  • Vocals
32000 - 2009
JeromeDavis
  • Bass
  • Vocals
31960 - 2011
JerryDavis
  • Paino
11968 - 1968
JessDavis
  • Alto Sax
12003 - 2003
JesseDavis
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Paino
  • El-g
861971 - 2022
Jesse EdDavis
  • Guitar
  • El-g
31971 - 1978
JimDavis
  • Bass
11954 - 1954
Jim Davis
  • Violin
11991 - 1991
Jim Davis
  • Sax
11992 - 1992
JimmieDavis
  • Guitar
  • Bass
21955 - 1961
JimmyDavis
  • Org
  • Keyboard
  • Bass
41959 - 1972
Jimmy Davis
  • Guitar
  • Bj
  • Vocals
71928 - 1930
Jimmy Davis
  • Drums
11986 - 1986
Jimmy "Loverman"Davis
  • Vocals
11953 - 1953
Jimmy MaxwellDavis
  • Trumpet
11959 - 1959
JoeDavis
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Handclaps
341969 - 1999
Joe Davis
  • Effects
  • Vocals
  • Drums
  • Chimes
  • Train Whistle
  • Bass
  • Sound Effects
71924 - 1946
JoelDavis
  • Drums
  • Programming
  • Keyboards
51995 - 2005
JoeyDavis
  • Samples
  • Synt
22000 - 2000
JohnDavis
  • Drums
  • Bass
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Cond
  • Bar
  • El-b
  • Mixer
  • D-programming
501935 - 2025
John Davis
  • Vocals
31960 - 1994
John Davis
  • Violin
  • Guitar
41969 - 1981
John Davis
  • Trumpet
21987 - 1995
John Davis
  • Tenor Bass
12000 - 2000
John GrahamDavis
  • Bass
12002 - 2002
John Henry Jr.Davis
  • El-b
11976 - 1976
John LaneDavis
  • Tenor Sax
11971 - 1971
John W.Davis
  • Bass
11947 - 1947
JohnnyDavis
  • Vocals
  • Drums
  • Trumpet
  • Prob.vcl
51931 - 1949
Johnny Davis
  • Bass
11951 - 1951
Johnny "Scat"Davis
  • Vocals
  • Trumpet
  • Drifter
181931 - 1951
JonDavis
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Synt
  • Chapman Stick
  • Guzheng
  • Keyboards
  • Org
  • Guitar
  • Mellotron
671986 - 2024
JonathanDavis
  • Drums
12012 - 2012
JosephDavis
  • Trumpet
51972 - 1993
JosephineDavis
  • Tenor Sax
12019 - 2019
JoshDavis
  • Bass
  • Drums
  • Percussion
31997 - 2011
JoshuaDavis
  • Bass
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
181997 - 2015
JoyceDavis
  • Vocals
11951 - 1951
JuliaDavis
  • Vocals
21924 - 1928
JulianDavis
  • Bass
11975 - 1975
JulieDavis
  • flautist
  • Pic
  • Vocals
  • Bar
  • Alto-fl
  • Arrangement
  • Reeds
281980 - 2006
JulietteDavis
  • Vocals
12016 - 2016
Juliette PearlDavis
  • Vocals
12021 - 2021
JulioDavis
  • Vocals
12016 - 2016
Julius "Big Red"Davis
  • Congas
  • Percussion
61974 - 1974
JuneDavis
  • Vocals
  • Spoken Comments
41940 - 1952
JustinDavis
  • Trumpet
  • Kazoo
12007 - 2007
KarenDavis
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
KateDavis
  • Vocals
12024 - 2024
KatherineDavis
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
81993 - 1998
KayDavis
  • Vocals
1611944 - 1950
KeithDavis
  • Paino
  • Comp
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
42002 - 2018
KellyDavis
  • Synt
  • Percussion
21996 - 1996
KenDavis
  • Bass
12007 - 2007
KendallDavis
  • Tenor Bass
12000 - 2000
KennethDavis
  • Bass
12005 - 2005
KennyDavis
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
  • Arrangement
  • El-upright-b
  • Drums
  • Keyboards
  • Fingerclap
  • Guitar
  • Paino
  • Percussion
  • Synt-b
  • B-g
1441963 - 2023
Kenny Davis
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
91942 - 1996
KerryDavis
  • B-tb
12006 - 2006
KevinDavis
  • Percussion
  • Timb
  • Congas
  • Bgo
  • Cello
91988 - 2010
Kevin Davis
  • Cello
  • Big Muff
  • Ring Modulator
62005 - 2018
Kevin Davis
  • Trumpet
12003 - 2003
Kevin W.Davis
  • Cello
12010 - 2010
KimDavis
  • B-g
  • El-b
  • flautist
  • Vocals
51982 - 2014
KirkDavis
  • Guitar
21959 - 1959
KizzyDavis
  • Vocals
12023 - 2023
KrisDavis
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • Keyboards
  • Org
  • EBow
  • Prepared-p
  • Synt
  • Cond
752003 - 2024
KrystalDavis
  • Background Vcl
  • Backing Vocals
21977 - 1980
KyleDavis
  • Bells
  • El-p
  • Synt
12020 - 2020
LangoDavis
  • Trumpet
11962 - 1962
LarryDavis
  • Trumpet
11981 - 1981
LauraDavis
  • Vocals
  • Voice
61987 - 1988
LavanDavis
  • Choir
12000 - 2000
LeelandDavis
  • Paino
12006 - 2006