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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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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Jerry "Radar"Ray
  • El-p
  • Synt
  • Strings-synt
21981 - 1981
JoeRay
  • Tuba
11978 - 1978
JoeyRay
  • Vocals
11926 - 1926
JohnRay
  • Bass
  • Drums
  • El-b
111968 - 2013
John Ray
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
11928 - 1928
JohnnieRay
  • Vocals
21951 - 1956
JohnnyRay
  • Vocals
31955 - 1958
JustinRay
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
42003 - 2007
KarenRay
  • Cello
12000 - 2000
Katy HobgoodRay
  • Vocals
12015 - 2015
KevinRay
  • Bass
152006 - 2022
LynnRay
  • Backing Vocals
11989 - 1989
MarcRay
  • Mand
12005 - 2005
MarcelRay
  • Strings
11968 - 1968
MargoRay
  • Vocals
12024 - 2024
Mary-RuthRay
  • Vla
11999 - 1999
MattRay
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Keyboards
  • Cel
131999 - 2017
MayRay
  • Vocals
51953 - 1953
MelodieRay
  • Vocals
12023 - 2023
MichaelRay
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Flugelhorn
  • Keyboards
  • Effects Box
  • Synt
  • Dance
681975 - 2024
MindyRay
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vcl-arr
  • Vocals
11993 - 1993
MontyRay
  • Trumpet
12008 - 2008
NancyRay
  • Vocals
11966 - 1966
NatRay
  • Drums
91950 - 1958
NormanRay
  • Violin
11945 - 1945
ParryRay
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
PaulRay
  • Background Vcl
11989 - 1989
Paul StevenRay
  • Prep-pic-b-g
  • Sampler
  • Pic-b-g
  • Keyboards
  • Percussion
21997 - 1997
Ramon AngelRay
  • Drums
12013 - 2013
RicardoRay
  • Paino
  • Percussion
21971 - 1976
RickyRay
  • Guitar
41994 - 1994
ScotRay
  • Tenor Bass
  • Dobro
  • Lap-steel-g
  • Slide-bj
  • Tuba
  • Slide-g
  • 12-string-g
  • Arrangement
  • 6-string-g
  • Electronics
  • Looping
  • Gobijen
  • Eb-tu
  • Chaturangui
241996 - 2019
Sean MichaelRay
  • Bass
21998 - 2000
ShibsankerRay
  • Tabla
11987 - 1987
ShilpaRay
  • Vocals
12011 - 2011
SunRay
  • Paino
11956 - 1956
TimRay
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Arrangement
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
  • Keyboard
  • Vib-samples
621986 - 2022
Tom V.Ray
  • Ukulele
  • Bj
12010 - 2010
VickiRay
  • Paino
  • Prepared-p
  • Celeste
  • Organ
  • Voice
  • Melodica
  • Stylophone
  • Cond
81995 - 2020
WadeRay
  • Violin
11976 - 1976
WillRay
  • Guitar
11994 - 1994
WillieRay
  • Vocals
111952 - 1955
TheRay Charles Singers
  • Vcl Group
11952 - 1952
Raya
  • Dance
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
CarlosRaya
  • Dobro
12014 - 2014
CurtisRayam
  • Vocals
11975 - 1975
CandiseRayborn-Marshall
  • Backing Vocals
12016 - 2016
JerryRaybuck
  • Guitar
11993 - 1993
BoydRayburn
  • Bass
21981 - 1985
DannyRaycraft
  • Alto Sax
12020 - 2020
ColleenRaye
  • Vocals
12011 - 2011
DonRaye
  • Vocals
41941 - 1946
GlennRaye
  • Vocals
51970 - 1970
JayRaye
  • Drifter
11957 - 1957
MarthaRaye
  • Vocals
111932 - 1955
MichaelRaye
  • Synt
21985 - 1992
RoyRaye
  • Trumpet
121951 - 1952
SheilaRaye
  • Vocals
11975 - 1975
Raye Sisters
  • Vocals
11947 - 1947
MitchRayes
  • Unknown
  • Poem
  • Comp
  • Vocals
141996 - 2005
WalfredoRayes
  • Percussion
12002 - 2002
HarrietRayfield
  • Violin
12004 - 2004
AbrahaRayford
  • Vocals
12012 - 2012
JabaraiRayford
  • Vocals
12012 - 2012
JohnRayford
  • Tenor Sax
41967 - 1969
RabiaRayford
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
11991 - 1991
MichaelRayher
  • Paino
31999 - 1999
TheRaylettes
  • Vcl Group
11960 - 1960
GuidoRaymackers
  • Bass
11989 - 1989
ArmandoRaymact
  • Percussion
21960 - 1960
AndreRaymaekers
  • Bass
11985 - 1985
AndreRaymakers
  • B-g
21970 - 1974
MorrisRayman
  • Bass
731938 - 1947
DaveRayment
  • Tuba
12004 - 2004
PhilRayment
  • Tenor Bass
12004 - 2004
RandyRayment
  • Tenor Sax
11964 - 1964
AlRaymond
  • Ldr
  • Vocals
  • Cond
  • Trumpet
51987 - 1996
AndrewRaymond
  • Tenor Bass
21988 - 1988
BillRaymond
  • Vocals
331951 - 1955
Bill Raymond
  • Bass
  • Clarinet
61946 - 1953
CedricRaymond
  • Bass
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
  • El-b
  • El-p
  • Guitar
  • Synt
102013 - 2023
ChristopheRaymond
  • Violin
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
ClemRaymond
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
31956 - 1958
CraigRaymond
  • Ldr
  • Trumpet
12005 - 2005
DanielleRaymond
  • Vocals
21991 - 1991
DonRaymond
  • Vocals
101934 - 1995
DonnaRaymond
  • Vocals
11982 - 1982
DonovanRaymond
  • Unknown Inst
12008 - 2008
GilbertRaymond
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
11987 - 1987
GregRaymond
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
12002 - 2002
HaroldRaymond
  • Tenor Sax
71939 - 1940
HelenRaymond
  • Vocals
241935 - 1939
HenryRaymond
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
41924 - 1925
IrvingRaymond
  • Violin
191941 - 1947
JackRaymond
  • Trumpet
11942 - 1942
JacquesRaymond
  • Guitar
11986 - 1986
JamesRaymond
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
91983 - 1998
JoeRaymond
  • Violin
561925 - 1942
JohnRaymond
  • Guitar
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Keyboards
  • D-programming
  • El-b
  • El-g
  • Arrangement
  • G-synt
  • Vocals
341986 - 2022
LewRaymond
  • Arrangement
  • Cond
31957 - 1960