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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WimNinaber
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
31992 - 2002
Massimo CarranoNinad
  • Percussion
12006 - 2006
Ninapinta
  • Percussion
11966 - 1966
JoseNine
  • Sax
12009 - 2009
JohnsonNing
  • Strings
11978 - 1978
MichaelNing
  • Bass
12011 - 2011
MikeNing
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Bass
  • Keyboards
51978 - 1993
MuNing
  • Viola
11992 - 1992
Le QuanNinh
  • Percussion
  • Surrounded Bass-d
  • Prepared-perc
  • Electronics
  • Drums
  • Surrounded B-d
  • B-d
291985 - 2024
Nini
  • Vocals
11987 - 1987
EnzoNini
  • Bassax
  • flautist
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
31991 - 2002
LucianoNini
  • Alto Sax
  • B-cl
  • Clarinet
51991 - 2002
OdeyaNini
  • Voice
  • Comp
52012 - 2020
TonkoNinic
  • Violin
11976 - 1976
D.J.Ninj
  • D-programming
11995 - 1995
LeloNinka
  • Accor
12005 - 2005
BennyNinmann
  • Backing Vocals
  • Keyboards
11997 - 1997
AntonioNinni
  • Drums
12014 - 2014
IdaNinni
  • Violin
22006 - 2006
CarlosNino
  • Percussion
  • Drums
  • Chimes
  • Bells
  • Whistles
  • Plants
  • Cymb
  • Voice
  • Collage
  • Cymbals
  • Gong
  • Mexican Ceramic Aerophones
  • Soundscapes
  • Synt
  • Hand-perc
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
  • Shakers
  • Gongs
  • Tenor Bass
  • Rattles
  • Bass-d
  • Plant Leaves
  • Floor-tom-d
  • Sound Design
  • Field Recordings
172009 - 2025
HarryNino
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • El-g
11996 - 1996
MariachiaraNino
  • Cello
12001 - 2001
JoeNinowski
  • Programming
  • Keyboards
  • Vcl-arr
51998 - 1998
WalterNins
  • Unknown Inst
31942 - 1942
AndyNinvalle
  • Rap
12021 - 2021
GerardNiobey
  • Guitar
11977 - 1977
JiriNioderle
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
11977 - 1977
MakotoNioka
  • Bass
12015 - 2015
FalleNioke
  • Voice
  • Percussion
22020 - 2023
FrancoisNiombo
  • Guitar
  • Arrangement
  • El-g
31972 - 1976
BertNiosi
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Ldr
31947 - 1963
JoeNiosi
  • Bass
  • Tuba
81937 - 1969
JohnnyNiosi
  • Drums
  • Vib
  • Percussion
41947 - 1963
WolfgangNipp
  • Vocals
12003 - 2003
LouiseNipper
  • Vocals
21999 - 2018
LionelNipton
  • Tuba
11931 - 1931
YoedNir
  • Cello
92010 - 2025
NadavNiremberg
  • Tenor Bass
12022 - 2022
NadavNirenberg
  • Tenor Bass
32006 - 2023
SergeyNirenburg
  • Accor
12015 - 2015
TedNirgiotis
  • Guitar
12010 - 2010
SirjaNironen
  • Cello
22015 - 2015
IvanNirta
  • El-g
12008 - 2008
TonyNis
  • Vla
12003 - 2003
MattNischan
  • Drums
12010 - 2010
DamianNisenson
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • Sopranino
  • Sop
42006 - 2011
LeoNisguritz
  • Drums
411922 - 1929
StanNishamura
  • Tenor Bass
11971 - 1971
KanokoNishi
  • Koto
  • Paino
  • Objects
32005 - 2011
NaokiNishi
  • Paino
  • Synt
181980 - 2005
YokoNishi
  • Koto
  • Ching
11995 - 1995
AtsukoNishida
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
KanNishida
  • B-tb
41995 - 1999
KanuhikoNishida
  • Tenor Bass
12000 - 2000
MasashiNishida
  • Tenor Bass
11997 - 1997
TatsuoNishie
  • Violin
12021 - 2021
AkiNishiguchi
  • Tenor Sax
12011 - 2011
AkihiroNishiguchi
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • flautist
72011 - 2024
KaoriNishijima
  • Paino
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
TaisukeNishijima
  • Tenor Bass
11982 - 1982
ToruNishijima
  • Bass
42003 - 2014
BunsyoNishikawa
  • Guitar
11999 - 1999
IsaoNishikawa
  • Bass
12013 - 2013
KinjiNishikawa
  • Drums
11971 - 1971
NaotoNishikawa
  • Org
22008 - 2009
TakaakiNishikawa
  • Drums
151968 - 1996
YaeNishikawa
  • Violin
21994 - 1994
Nishikawa Quartet
  • Strings
11994 - 1994
KimNishikawara
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
  • Tenor Sax
12001 - 2001
AkikoNishimara
  • Horn
12011 - 2011
MasaeNishimatsu
  • Violin
11973 - 1973
MasakazuNishimine
  • Percussion
11987 - 1987
AkiraNishimoto
  • Keyboard
11987 - 1987
AkioNishimura
  • Tenor Sax
21970 - 1970
HisashiNishimura
  • Tenor Bass
11971 - 1971
KazuhikoNishimura
  • Paino
21991 - 2010
KijiNishimura
  • Tenor Bass
  • Trumpet
61956 - 1977
KojiNishimura
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
71994 - 2015
KosukeNishimura
  • B-cl
11994 - 1994
MasatoshiNishimura
  • Arrangement
  • Drums
  • Synt-b
21984 - 1984
NaoyaNishimura
  • Violin
12004 - 2004
StanNishimura
  • Tenor Bass
21992 - 2008
TakuyaNishimura
  • Bass
11989 - 1989
YoshitsuguNishimura
  • Tenor Bass
21959 - 1959
YuriNishimura
  • Org
11972 - 1972
YusukeNishimura
  • Bass
11999 - 1999
GlenNishino
  • Tenor Sax
11993 - 1993
KensonNishino
  • Saxes
11994 - 1994
NaotoshiNishino
  • Wbd
31963 - 1964
YoshiyaNishino
  • Percussion
11994 - 1994
KenichiNishio
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Drums
62000 - 2018
KojiNishio
  • Paino
12012 - 2012
MishioNishio
  • Voice
31987 - 1987
KemmyNishioka
  • Paino
11997 - 1997
ElijahNishita
  • Guitar
12021 - 2021
AkioNishitani
  • Bass
21997 - 2002
FumioNishiyama
  • Guitar
  • Paino
21995 - 1997
Fumio "Hank"Nishiyama
  • Guitar
12011 - 2011
HitomiNishiyama
  • Paino
102004 - 2015
KenjiNishiyama
  • Tenor Bass
141978 - 1991