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)
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  • Country of origin of Record label

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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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EricParker
  • Drums
  • Percussion
31991 - 1997
Eric Parker
  • Scat Vcl
11935 - 1935
ErikParker
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Comp
  • Claves
  • Speech
521936 - 1946
ErrolParker
  • Paino
  • Drums
  • Org
  • El-p
  • Percussion
  • Tamb
  • Congas
  • El-keyboard
  • Arrangement
  • Bass
  • African-d
  • Maracas
  • Vocals
  • Tenor Sax
381946 - 1994
EulaParker
  • Vocals
31953 - 1955
EvanParker
  • Sop
  • Tenor Sax
  • Saxes
  • Reeds
  • Sax
  • Percussion
  • Comp
  • Cassettes
  • Voice (tube)
  • Voice
  • Cond
  • Contrabass-sax
  • Vocals
  • Lyttonophone
  • Tapes
  • Khene
  • Glockenspiel
  • Gong
  • Bar
  • Ts-2
  • El-auto-harp
  • Dopplerphone
  • Sample Collection
  • Clarinet
  • Sheng
  • Samples
  • Pole Dr
  • Narration
  • Ocarina
  • Bullroarer
5001966 - 2024
FrankParker
  • Drums
  • Vocals
161931 - 2015
Frank Jr.Parker
  • Drums
71999 - 2004
FrankieParker
  • Drums
21961 - 1961
GannetParker
  • Vocals
11999 - 1999
GaryParker
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Assist. Dir
  • Sop
41982 - 2002
GeneParker
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Alto-fl
  • Sop
  • Saxes
71965 - 2013
Gene Parker
  • Drums
21964 - 1964
GeorgeParker
  • Paino
71946 - 1947
GeorgiaParker
  • Spoken Word
12018 - 2018
GloriaParker
  • Marimba
11953 - 1953
GradyParker
  • Reeds
11962 - 1962
GrahamParker
  • Bass
41982 - 1986
GrahameParker
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
31979 - 1986
GuyParker
  • Arrangement
12019 - 2019
IanParker
  • Drums
12003 - 2003
IsaiahParker
  • Paino
  • Percussion
  • Alto Sax
32003 - 2017
IvoryParker
  • Guitar
31963 - 1964
J. DonaldParker
  • Vocals
151927 - 1929
Jack Parker
  • Vocals
  • Tenor Voice
211928 - 1936
Jack Parker
  • Trumpet
71946 - 1947
Jack Parker
  • Reeds
  • Clarinet
41946 - 1947
Jack "The Bear"Parker
  • Drums
341941 - 1959
JacyParker
  • Paino
  • Vocals
11962 - 1962
JaimeParker
  • Tenor Bass
12020 - 2020
JamesParker
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
11931 - 1931
JamieParker
  • Tenor Bass
11997 - 1997
JaneParker
  • Vocals
22002 - 2007
JannParker
  • Vocals
51989 - 2008
JasonParker
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
32007 - 2011
JeanneParker
  • Backing Vocals
11978 - 1978
JefParker
  • Guitar
12023 - 2023
JeffParker
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Synt
  • Sampler
  • Electronics
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
  • Effects
  • Drums
  • El-p
  • Samplers
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-g
  • Voice
  • MIDI
  • Mellotron
  • Glockenspiel
  • Mbira
  • Sequencer
  • D-programming
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • Recorder
  • Cowbell
  • Org
  • Sampling
  • Loops
  • Midi Programming
  • Midi Strings
  • Pandeiro
  • Samples
  • Editing
  • Paino
1381993 - 2024
Jeff Parker
  • Bass
11984 - 1984
JerryParker
  • Vocals
11958 - 1958
JimParker
  • Tenor Sax
  • Tuba
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
51953 - 1997
JimmyParker
  • Sousa
12012 - 2012
JohnParker
  • Drums
  • Guitar
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
  • Electronics
  • Bj
  • Trumpet
  • Vib
241987 - 2019
John "Knocky"Parker
  • Paino
  • Harpsichord
  • Celeste
  • Keyboards
  • Speech
  • Talking
  • Vocals
671937 - 1986
JohnnyParker
  • Paino
1561950 - 1995
Johnny Parker
  • Vocals
  • Handclapping
271929 - 1957
Johnny Parker
  • Cond
  • Arrangement
41963 - 1964
Johnny Parker
  • Bass
211947 - 1953
Johnny Parker
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
31988 - 1996
Johnny Parker
  • Trumpet
41960 - 1965
Johnny Parker
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
31952 - 1959
JonParker
  • Paino
  • Org
21970 - 2013
Jon KimuraParker
  • Paino
12021 - 2021
JoshParker
  • Drums
12021 - 2021
JuniorParker
  • Vocals
  • Hca
41950 - 1971
KaylaParker
  • Vocals
21994 - 1994
KelleyParker
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001
KenParker
  • Tenor Sax
21984 - 1984
KhaliParker
  • Keyboards
12005 - 2005
KhariParker
  • Drums
72011 - 2017
KimParker
  • Vocals
111979 - 1996
LarryParker
  • Violin
11995 - 1995
LeoParker
  • Bar
  • Alto Sax
381944 - 1962
LeonParker
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Congas
  • Vocals
  • Cymb
  • Cymbal
  • Bells
  • Woodblock
  • Shaker
  • Ashiko
  • Shakers
  • Paino
  • Caxixi
  • Claves
  • Dumbek
  • Triangle
  • Embodirhythm
  • Gong
  • Singing Bowls
  • Vcl-perc
  • Handclaps
  • Gran Cassa
  • Snare-d
  • Mar
  • Ringing Sounds
  • Clave
  • Cowbell
  • EmbodRhythm
  • Floor Tom
  • Ashiko D
  • Bell
  • Clav
  • Rattle
  • Frame D
1031988 - 2021
LeroyParker
  • Violin
141920 - 1923
LisaParker
  • flautist
  • Bamboo Fl
71994 - 1997
Little WillieParker
  • Vocals
11963 - 1963
LizParker
  • Cello
11992 - 1992
LloydParker
  • Rhythm-g
11976 - 1976
LouiseParker
  • Vocals
42006 - 2011
MaceoParker
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Keyboards
  • Org
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • flautist
  • Sax
  • Paino
  • Vcl.comp
  • Backing Vcl
  • Background Vcl
  • Saxes
  • Synt
1011964 - 2017
MalParker
  • Vocals
11986 - 1986
MariahParker
  • Paino
  • Santur
12009 - 2009
MarkParker
  • Percussion
11994 - 1994
MartinParker
  • Fhr
  • Computer
  • Electron
  • Laptop
  • Flugelhorn
32007 - 2010
MarvaParker
  • El-p
11971 - 1971
MattParker
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • flautist
  • Gong
  • Spoken Word
  • Fx-pedal
  • Clarinet
  • Sax
122000 - 2024
MaynardParker
  • Guitar
  • El-b
111970 - 1974
MelvinParker
  • Drums
221964 - 1993
Melvin Parker
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11929 - 1929
MickParker
  • Drums
12008 - 2008
MickeyParker
  • Alto Sax
21942 - 1942
MikeParker
  • Comp
  • Bass
  • Saxes
22007 - 2019
MonicaParker
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
MortonParker
  • Bj
51927 - 1927
Ms. JannParker
  • Narration
21996 - 1997
MurrayParker
  • Drums
12004 - 2004
NateParker
  • Bass
12019 - 2019
NickParker
  • Drums
  • Cymb
61986 - 1986
NickyParker
  • Drums
11981 - 1981
NormanParker
  • Paino
21976 - 1979
OyinkaParker
  • Vocals
11961 - 1961
PatrickParker
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
71999 - 2002
PatsyParker
  • Vocals
61940 - 1940
PaulParker
  • Drums
  • Percussion
81957 - 2014
PennyParker
  • Vocals
81942 - 1944
PeteParker
  • Vocals
  • Whistling
51946 - 1947
PhilParker
  • Trumpet
11968 - 1968
PinkheadParker
  • Alto Sax
41919 - 1919
PJParker
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
22006 - 2008