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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RaymondMerkel
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Bar
52003 - 2007
MichaelMerkelbach
  • Trumpet
21987 - 2001
Ramon vanMerkenstein
  • Comp
  • Bass
12023 - 2023
ArnulfMerker
  • Bj
11964 - 1964
EthelMerker
  • Fhr
  • Hrn
21958 - 1960
HarryMerker
  • Alto Sax
11932 - 1932
MikeMerker
  • Bass
12011 - 2011
ChristophMerki
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Electronics
  • Clarinet
101982 - 2016
HarryMerkin
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
31926 - 1928
JimMerkin
  • Keyboards
11981 - 1981
LesterMerkin
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
  • Clarinet
  • Sax
121938 - 1951
BusterMerkins
  • Alto Sax
11957 - 1957
PierreMerkl
  • Percussion
11980 - 1980
FreddyMerkle
  • Drums
21957 - 1957
ArieMerkt
  • Drums
  • Vocals
221948 - 1980
SergeMerlaud
  • Guitar
  • Arrangement
82007 - 2025
MauriceMerle
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Sax
  • Tuba
  • Saxes
  • Vocals
  • Voice
  • Comp
  • Recorder
  • Bells
  • Mezoued
  • Helicon
  • Vib
  • Paino
  • Bar
  • Etc.
  • Pipe
  • Synt
  • Syrinx
521973 - 2011
RolandMerle
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
11978 - 1978
FlorentMerlet
  • Drums
22010 - 2010
RemiMerlet
  • Percussion
12007 - 2007
OrlandoMerli
  • Tenor Sax
21994 - 1999
DjalmaMerlim
  • Percussion
11995 - 1995
ArnaudMerlin
  • Keyboards
21985 - 1989
David SuarezMerlin
  • Saxes
11994 - 1994
EnricoMerlin
  • Guitar
  • Electronics
  • Bj
  • El-g
  • Effects
  • Loops
  • Ldr
  • Sampler
42003 - 2014
FrancoisMerlin
  • Trumpet
12000 - 2000
JeanMerlin
  • Bass
21942 - 1944
PierreMerlin
  • Cnt
  • Trumpet
181946 - 1994
RaphaelMerlin
  • Cello
32008 - 2023
SethMerlin
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
21999 - 2018
DavidMerlin-Jones
  • Sop
12006 - 2006
RolandMerlinc
  • Drums
22012 - 2014
FabrizioMerlini
  • Viola
12017 - 2017
DavideMerlino
  • Vib
  • Drums
  • Cond
  • Glockenspiel
  • Gamelan
  • Percussion
  • Prepared-vib
  • Voice
  • El-p
  • Cymb
  • Celesta
  • Kanjira
  • Objects
  • Hang-d
  • Tabla
  • Harmonium
  • Slit-d
  • Kalimba
122009 - 2017
FernandoMerlino
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Keyboard
  • Keyobards
51991 - 2010
GeneMerlino
  • Vocals
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Voices
  • Background Vcl
  • Backing Vocals
511956 - 1993
ShannonMerlino
  • Viola
12023 - 2023
JohnMerlitz
  • Trumpet
12010 - 2010
Antonio TapperoMerlo
  • Drifter
11996 - 1996
FerminMerlo
  • Drums
62008 - 2020
Fernando BroxMerlo
  • flautist
  • Tenor Bass
12022 - 2022
HernanMerlo
  • Bass
101993 - 2013
RicoMerlo
  • Trumpet
31975 - 1978
TomasMerlo
  • Bass
  • El-b
22013 - 2013
VictorMerlo
  • Bass
21993 - 2002
LuisaMerloni
  • Vcl Material
12005 - 2005
GiampieroMerluzzi
  • El-b
11992 - 1992
MichaelMermagen
  • Cello
11997 - 1997
MikeMermagen
  • Cello
11998 - 1998
EthelMerman
  • Vocals
11950 - 1950
HenryMermer
  • Drums
22023 - 2025
DenisMermet
  • Clarinet
  • Sax
12009 - 2009
LouisMermet
  • Bass
81959 - 1999
NickMernick
  • Violin
21970 - 1974
DonMero
  • Synt
11976 - 1976
BennyMeroff
  • Alto Sax
  • Vocals
  • Drifter
31925 - 1937
MauroMeroi
  • Bass
12014 - 2014
JohnMerola
  • Drums
41980 - 2002
PatMerola
  • Bass
171957 - 1995
CiccioMerolla
  • Tamb
  • Tam-tam
  • Tabla
  • Cymb
22001 - 2002
Giuseppe "Peppe"Merolla
  • Drums
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Vocals
21999 - 2001
JoeMerolla
  • Bass
12012 - 2012
PeppeMerolla
  • Drums
  • Percussion
31998 - 2009
DanielMeron
  • Paino
  • Comp
22010 - 2023
Ya'akovMeron
  • Clarinet
31980 - 1990
DarioMeroni
  • Bass
  • El-b
32002 - 2006
RobertoMeroni
  • Tenor Sax
  • Contralto-sax
21987 - 1988
GeneMeros
  • Tenor Sax
11971 - 1971
StanleyMeros
  • Trumpet
11971 - 1971
ArthurMerotti
  • Percussion
11962 - 1962
BruceMerrel
  • Drums
11935 - 1935
AdamMerrell
  • Drums
22022 - 2023
AltonMerrell
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
21997 - 2014
AnnMerrell
  • Bar
11989 - 1989
Ann StammMerrell
  • Bar
11997 - 1997
EmilyMerrell
  • Voice
12019 - 2019
NickMerriam
  • Bass
12010 - 2010
DickMerrick
  • Vocals
81943 - 1946
KathyMerrick
  • Backing Vocals
11995 - 1995
RichMerrick
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
11998 - 1998
JodyMerriday
  • Vocals
12003 - 2003
JeffMerrifield
  • Tenor Sax
  • Pocket-tp
  • Cnt
32012 - 2012
BobMerrihew
  • Drums
21980 - 1983
Bob Merrihew
  • El-b
11984 - 1984
JohnMerril
  • Bgo
11996 - 1996
AlanMerrill
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
AltonMerrill
  • Paino
  • Keyboard
  • Keyboards
  • Org
22007 - 2014
BobMerrill
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Cnt
  • Flugelhorn
261942 - 2016
Bob Merrill
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Cnt
51988 - 2013
Bob Merrill
  • Paino
12007 - 2007
BobbyMerrill
  • Vocals
11960 - 1960
BruceMerrill
  • Paino
21926 - 1927
BuddyMerrill
  • Guitar
  • Bj
  • Bass
31957 - 1978
CarolMerrill
  • Vocals
62000 - 2000
ChrisMerrill
  • Remix
12016 - 2016
ChuckMerrill
  • Trumpet
12018 - 2018
DevinMerrill
  • Reeds
12000 - 2000
EricMerrill
  • Viola
11996 - 1996
GeorgeMerrill
  • Background Vcl
  • Vocals
21980 - 1987
HelenMerrill
  • Vocals
  • Background Vcl
1181952 - 2002