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.

Important Notice for individuals searching for specific musicians:
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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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JoshMaxey
  • Guitar
22011 - 2011
LeoMaxey
  • Trumpet
12024 - 2024
LeroyMaxey
  • Drums
721925 - 1938
VertaMaxey
  • Vib
11987 - 1987
VirginiaMaxey
  • Vocals
361943 - 1954
HarryMaxfield
  • Vocals
201926 - 1929
PeteMaxfield
  • Bass
121981 - 1989
LeoMaxi
  • Trumpet
12024 - 2024
JanMaxild
  • Clarinet
11960 - 1960
Maxim
  • Mandola
  • Whistle
  • Mandolin
11986 - 1986
LucianMaxim
  • Percussion
  • Drums
22006 - 2010
RudyMaxim
  • Drums
21946 - 1947
Maximinio
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
12005 - 2005
Maximino
  • Congas
22000 - 2000
RichardMaximoff
  • Viola
  • Strings
  • Vla
  • Violin
211973 - 1999
DmitriyMaximov
  • Bass
12012 - 2012
ElenaMaximova
  • Vocals
21996 - 1998
FrankieMaximum
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bar
  • Bassax
  • B-cl
  • Vocals
  • flautist
11990 - 1990
Maxine
  • Gong
  • Inside-p
  • Guitar
  • Processing
  • Synt
12014 - 2014
...Maxine
  • Vocals
19999 - 0000
RichardMaxinoff
  • Viola
11993 - 1993
FranzMaxman
  • Cond
  • Arrangement
11956 - 1956
J.Maxmillian
  • Vocals
11929 - 1929
BobMaxon
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
22005 - 2005
CharlesMaxon
  • Tenor Bass
11947 - 1947
ChuckMaxon
  • Tenor Bass
91945 - 1959
RoyMaxon
  • Tenor Bass
361922 - 1927
BillyMaxted
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Cond
  • Drums
  • Glockenspeil
  • Prepared-p
  • Celeste
  • Vocals
591930 - 1967
A.Maxwell
  • Vocals
21931 - 1931
AaronMaxwell
  • Tenor Sax
  • Handclaps
  • Backing Vocals
  • Bar
181944 - 1995
ArtMaxwell
  • flautist
  • Alto-fl
  • Recorder
  • Sop
51988 - 2013
BillMaxwell
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
151981 - 2005
BobbyMaxwell
  • Harp
21941 - 1941
CharlesMaxwell
  • Vocals
11951 - 1951
ClintonMaxwell
  • Drums
81941 - 1948
DaveMaxwell
  • Paino
11995 - 1995
DavidMaxwell
  • Paino
11977 - 1977
David Maxwell
  • Drums
  • Percussion
11970 - 1970
David Maxwell
  • Clarinet
31980 - 1985
DerekMaxwell
  • Unknown Inst
12008 - 2008
DickMaxwell
  • Bj
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
61928 - 1928
DurisMaxwell
  • Drums
  • Percussion
41979 - 1983
EdMaxwell
  • Drums
11991 - 1991
FredMaxwell
  • Trumpet
41980 - 1991
GeorgeMaxwell
  • Paino
11973 - 1973
GordMaxwell
  • Backing Vocals
12003 - 2003
GuyMaxwell
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11978 - 1978
HamishMaxwell
  • Vocals
22013 - 2017
HeatherMaxwell
  • Vocals
12005 - 2005
JamesMaxwell
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
171952 - 1969
JasonMaxwell
  • Trumpet
12002 - 2002
JeanneMaxwell
  • Vocals
11976 - 1976
JimmyMaxwell
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Arrangement
3431939 - 1983
Jimmy Maxwell
  • Paino
21991 - 1999
KarenMaxwell
  • B-tb
22000 - 2001
LaverneMaxwell
  • Voice
11990 - 1990
LisaMaxwell
  • Vocals
22010 - 2011
Lisa Maxwell
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • Drifter
12018 - 2018
MarilynMaxwell
  • Vocals
61944 - 1951
MarkMaxwell
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
11996 - 1996
MarthaMaxwell
  • Vocals
11976 - 1976
MelindaMaxwell
  • Oboe
  • Eng-hrn
31982 - 2004
Melvin L. Jr.Maxwell
  • Percussion
11996 - 1996
Mighty ManMaxwell
  • Vocals
11950 - 1950
RachelMaxwell
  • Fhr
22013 - 2014
RobertMaxwell
  • Harp
111946 - 1964
ShawnMaxwell
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Comp
  • Sop
  • Clarinet
112008 - 2024
TomMaxwell
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Bar
  • Chandelier
  • Rhythm-g
  • Sax
  • Paino
  • Gong
  • Percussion
  • Backing Vocals
  • Resonator
  • B-cl
151968 - 1999
TommyMaxwell
  • Drums
11952 - 1952
WarrenMaxwell
  • Tenor Sax
11998 - 1998
WilliamMaxwell
  • Drums
11993 - 1993
ClaudeMaxwell Ensemble
  • Vocals
11953 - 1953
ArniMay
  • Percussion
11969 - 1969
BenjaminMay
  • Bass
  • Cello
151993 - 2013
BillMay
  • Bass
  • Arrangement
  • Tuba
  • Drifter
51945 - 1969
Bill May
  • Tenor Bass
11947 - 1947
Bill May
  • Guitar
11953 - 1953
BillyMay
  • Arrangement
  • Trumpet
  • Cond
  • Drifter
  • Ldr
  • Comp
  • Vcl-arr
  • Dond
5961938 - 2017
Billy May
  • Drums
11951 - 1951
BrianMay
  • Drifter
  • Paino
31950 - 1970
CharlesMay
  • Guitar
21960 - 1960
Charles May
  • Vocals
21976 - 1978
CharlieMay
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
21998 - 1998
ChrisMay
  • Vocals
11993 - 1993
ChristofMay
  • Clarinet
  • B-cl
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Sax
  • flautist
  • Contrabass-cl
  • Pic
  • Tenor Sax
111996 - 2011
DanMay
  • B-tb
11982 - 1982
DanielMay
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
111995 - 2013
DannyMay
  • Trumpet
22002 - 2008
DarrylMay
  • Trumpet
21950 - 1951
DavidMay
  • Paino
11948 - 1948
David May
  • Drums
  • Percussion
31987 - 2000
DustinMay
  • Drums
32023 - 2025
EarlMay
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Guitar
1351949 - 2012
Ego EllaMay
  • Comp
  • Backing Vocals
12021 - 2021
ElizabethMay
  • Vocals
22002 - 2003
FrankMay
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
11936 - 1936
Frank May
  • Drums
21959 - 1959
GiselaMay
  • Speakers
11967 - 1967
GloriaMay
  • Vocals
11959 - 1959
GuidoMay
  • Drums
  • Ldr
201996 - 2018