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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Musician Listing Updates:
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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J.Dawn
  • Vocals
11947 - 1947
CarolynDaws
  • Violin
11985 - 1985
HanleyDaws
  • Violin
21974 - 1985
Yarbrough CharlesDaws
  • Percussion
  • flautist
11999 - 1999
Dawson
  • Percussion
  • Hand-d
  • Drums
131984 - 1994
AdamDawson
  • Drums
12016 - 2016
AlanDawson
  • Drums
  • Vib
  • Percussion
  • Vibes
  • Tymp
  • Vocals
1671953 - 1995
AliceDawson
  • Backing Vocals
12007 - 2007
AnnaDawson
  • Vocals
41981 - 1994
AundreDawson
  • Org
11984 - 1984
BenDawson
  • Trumpet
22008 - 2012
BillDawson
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
31927 - 1928
BrentDawson
  • Bassoon
  • Sop
21976 - 1978
BrettDawson
  • Tenor Bass
11995 - 1995
Byrne "Muggsy"Dawson
  • Cnt
21954 - 1956
CameronDawson
  • Bass
  • B-synt
12021 - 2021
ChrisDawson
  • Paino
301993 - 2025
ClaudeDawson
  • Drums
121933 - 1934
CliffDawson
  • Background Vcl
41988 - 1988
ColinDawson
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Cnt
  • Flugelhorn
631978 - 2018
Colin "Kid"Dawson
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
11982 - 1982
Colin T.Dawson
  • Trumpet
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
22014 - 2019
CraigDawson
  • Alto Sax
12015 - 2015
DavidDawson
  • Bass
11987 - 1987
DorisDawson
  • Backing Vcl
11975 - 1975
EarlDawson
  • Bass
41984 - 1984
EddieDawson
  • Bass
31949 - 1962
EmilyDawson
  • Bass
11998 - 1998
EricDawson
  • Bass
551950 - 1960
FrankDawson
  • Guitar
  • El-g
91980 - 2002
GenevieveDawson
  • Backing Vocals
12023 - 2023
GeorgeDawson
  • Clarinet
  • Sop
  • Alto Sax
441961 - 2006
GlynDawson
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
GrantDawson
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
42000 - 2002
GregoryDawson
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
12005 - 2005
HannahDawson
  • Violin
32008 - 2018
HarperDawson
  • Alto Sax
12023 - 2023
HerbDawson
  • Tenor Sax
11955 - 1955
HerbertDawson
  • flautist
  • Sax
11962 - 1962
HerbieDawson
  • Paino
71947 - 1947
HorsleyDawson
  • Bass
131975 - 1978
JoeDawson
  • Unknown Inst.
12015 - 2015
JohnDawson
  • Sax
  • Reeds
22005 - 2013
Josh AdamDawson
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
JustinDawson
  • Bass
12024 - 2024
KevinDawson
  • Bass
21960 - 1960
KimDawson
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
LaurenDawson
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
LisaDawson
  • Vocals
21980 - 1982
LorenDawson
  • Org
12013 - 2013
LukeDawson
  • Bass
42016 - 2018
MichaelDawson
  • Percussion
12006 - 2006
Michael ScottDawson
  • Electronics
  • Guitar
22022 - 2024
MuggsyDawson
  • Cnt
11956 - 1956
NickDawson
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
171998 - 2006
OwenDawson
  • Tenor Bass
42015 - 2017
PaulDawson
  • Guitar
12002 - 2002
PeterDawson
  • Vocals
31922 - 1922
PhilDawson
  • Guitar
32010 - 2022
RachelDawson
  • Cello
12018 - 2018
RichardDawson
  • Guitar
  • Voice
  • B-g
22013 - 2017
RickDawson
  • Paino
11986 - 1986
RogerDawson
  • Congas
  • Orchestra Bells
  • Percussion
61968 - 1975
SidDawson
  • Tenor Bass
  • Ldr
  • Vocals
81952 - 1978
SonnyDawson
  • Guitar
11939 - 1939
SteveDawson
  • Guitar
  • Trumpet
  • Ukulele
  • Reeds
  • Backing Vocals
  • Saxes
  • Brass
  • Tricone-g
  • Weissenborn
81982 - 2008
Steve Dawson
  • Flugelhorn
11997 - 1997
TerryDawson
  • Tuba
11995 - 1995
ThomasDawson
  • Programming
  • Keyboards
11992 - 1992
Thomas Dawson
  • Bass
11984 - 1984
TimDawson
  • Bass
  • Backing Vocals
21983 - 2020
VinnyDawson
  • Trumpet
22012 - 2016
WarrenDawson
  • Bass
  • Guitar
21971 - 1973
WillDawson
  • Alto Sax
  • Keyboards
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
WilliamDawson
  • Paino
  • Melodica
  • Org
  • B-g
  • Vib
  • Vocals
12011 - 2011
TalibDawud
  • Trumpet
221944 - 1957
RockyDawuni
  • Vocals
12025 - 2025
BenjaminDaxbacher
  • Alto Sax
  • Sax
22016 - 2020
AlDay
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
12021 - 2021
AliceDay
  • Vocals
51976 - 2006
AllanDay
  • B-tb
12002 - 2002
AndraDay
  • Vocals
12016 - 2016
AnnDay
  • Drums
  • Percussion
21993 - 1997
AnthonyDay
  • Drums
11979 - 1979
AritaDay
  • Vocals
11934 - 1934
ArlyDay
  • Vocals
11962 - 1962
BasieDay
  • Bass
81945 - 1949
BillyDay
  • Vocals
11927 - 1927
BobDay
  • Flugelhorn
11994 - 1994
BobbyDay
  • Trumpet
  • Bj
  • Flugelhorn
51970 - 2006
Bobby Day
  • Vocals
11952 - 1952
BrianDay
  • Bass
  • B-g
381969 - 2004
BryanDay
  • Bass
  • Vocals
  • Invented Instruments
  • FM Radio
  • Homemade Synts
  • Homemade Instruments
  • Amplified Rainsheet
171981 - 2023
ChrisDay
  • Bass
12009 - 2009
Cora LeeDay
  • Vocals
21960 - 1960
DanielDay
  • Bass
  • El-b
41994 - 2010
DennisDay
  • Vocals
31942 - 2008
DerekDay
  • Guitar
31994 - 1995
DevorahDay
  • Vocals
21999 - 2003
DorisDay
  • Vocals
621939 - 1961