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)
  • 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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Art Reed
  • Vocals
21946 - 1946
BeasleyReed
  • Saxes
11961 - 1961
BenReed
  • Bass
22022 - 2024
BernadineReed
  • Backing Vocals
11952 - 1952
BernardReed
  • Bass
  • El-b
81974 - 1982
BertReed
  • Tenor Bass
31921 - 1921
BillReed
  • Violin
11987 - 1987
BobReed
  • Bass
51954 - 1956
Bob Reed
  • Congas
  • Percussion
11976 - 1976
BrettReed
  • Vib
  • Mar
12017 - 2017
BuddyReed
  • Drums
11952 - 1952
BulmanReed
  • Vocals
  • Sop
11989 - 1989
ButchReed
  • Drums
  • 3
51991 - 1995
Butch (Harry)Reed
  • Drums
21988 - 1999
CarlosReed
  • D-programming
  • Keyboards
  • Percussion
11999 - 1999
CassandraReed
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vocals
  • Voice
62002 - 2005
ChrisReed
  • Tenor Bass
11975 - 1975
Chris Reed
  • Drums
11993 - 1993
ChuckReed
  • Drums
  • Vib
  • Percussion
11985 - 1985
CleoReed
  • Voice
  • Electronics
  • Vocals
22023 - 2024
ClydeReed
  • Bass
  • El-b
421971 - 2023
D.Reed
  • Org
11921 - 1921
DaltonReed
  • Vocals
11991 - 1991
DamionReed
  • Drums
12022 - 2022
DavidReed
  • Trumpet
11994 - 1994
DonReed
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
171957 - 1999
DottieReed
  • Vocals
11947 - 1947
Dr. HarveyReed
  • Paino
11996 - 1996
Dr. JoshReed
  • Trumpet
12023 - 2023
EdReed
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
  • Tenor Sax
111958 - 2018
EricReed
  • Paino
  • Hrn
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • Fhr
  • Org
  • Synt
1381990 - 2025
ErnestReed
  • Guitar
11971 - 1971
ErnieReed
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
51924 - 1927
EZReed
  • Vocals
12004 - 2004
FergusReed
  • Paino
31998 - 1998
FortuneReed
  • D-programming
  • Arrangement
  • B-programming
11996 - 1996
FrankReed
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
11984 - 1984
GeneReed
  • Background Vcl
11988 - 1988
GeorgeReed
  • Drums
  • Vocals
211951 - 2001
GrahamReed
  • Tuba
  • Sousaphone
  • Bass
41982 - 1990
GrantReed
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Vib
  • flautist
131970 - 1983
GwenReed
  • Bass
12012 - 2012
GwendolynReed
  • Bass
12012 - 2012
H.Reed
  • Arrangement
11962 - 1962
HarryReed
  • Drums
12002 - 2002
Harry "Butch"Reed
  • Drums
71994 - 2022
HowardReed
  • Cnt
11929 - 1929
IreneReed
  • Vocals
21965 - 1965
IshmaelReed
  • Recitation
  • Paino
  • Voice
  • Spoken Word
  • Words
  • Vocals
  • Poetry
71983 - 2014
J.D.Reed
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
11971 - 1971
J.P.Reed
  • Trumpet
12000 - 2000
JabialReed
  • Backing Vocals
31995 - 1995
JakeReed
  • Drums
  • Percussion
172007 - 2023
James "Tokio"Reed
  • Bass
11968 - 1968
JaneReed
  • flautist
11988 - 1988
JeffReed
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Drums
  • El-org
151964 - 2025
Jeff AlanReed
  • Bass
12005 - 2005
JeffreyReed
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
  • B-cl
31981 - 1984
JimReed
  • Saxes
21999 - 1999
JoanneReed
  • Tenor Bass
11983 - 1983
JohnReed
  • Strings
11983 - 1983
JohnnyReed
  • Vocals
11951 - 1951
JonathanReed
  • Snare-d
  • Vocals
  • Triangle
  • Tenor Bass
32008 - 2023
JoshReed
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
12024 - 2024
Josh D.Reed
  • Trumpet
12021 - 2021
KayReed
  • Vocals
21979 - 1992
KenReed
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
12002 - 2002
KennyReed
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
71984 - 1999
KentReed
  • Drums
11979 - 1979
KipReed
  • Bass
  • El-b
361983 - 2013
KippReed
  • El-b
12001 - 2001
LanceReed
  • Tenor Bass
32017 - 2022
LarryReed
  • Paino
  • Tenor Sax
  • Vocals
31970 - 1978
LeeReed
  • Hca
11978 - 1978
LesReed
  • Cond
  • Drifter
31964 - 1968
LeslieReed
  • Eng-hrn
11995 - 1995
LouReed
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11989 - 1989
LowReed
  • Bar
  • Alto Sax
21954 - 1955
LucyReed
  • Vocals
101950 - 1989
LulaReed
  • Vocals
281951 - 1964
MargoReed
  • Vocals
12011 - 2011
MartinReed
  • Violin
12003 - 2003
MaryReed
  • Vocals
11950 - 1950
MaxReed
  • Paino
  • Voice
  • Surface Sounds
  • Dance
31963 - 2019
MaxineReed
  • Vocals
11948 - 1948
MichaelReed
  • Drums
12020 - 2020
Michael J.Reed
  • Drums
12022 - 2022
MickReed
  • Vocals
  • Ac-g
  • Guitar
  • Hca
  • El-g
22002 - 2012
MikeReed
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Comp
  • Electronics
  • Timpani
  • Paino
  • Melodica
  • Bass
  • Ukulele
  • Saw
  • B-cl
392001 - 2025
MitchellReed
  • El-b
12008 - 2008
NancyReed
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • El-b
331946 - 2015
Nancy Reed
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
  • Backup Vcl
  • El-b
181992 - 2011
Nancy Reed
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Strings
21980 - 1983
NathanielReed
  • Paino
31926 - 1926
NickReed
  • Percussion
11991 - 1991
PaulReed
  • Drums
11987 - 1987
PepperReed
  • Guitar
21982 - 1982
RayReed
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Pic
  • Reeds
  • Sop
  • Saxes
  • Alto-fl
  • Sax
  • Fl
  • Bassoon
  • Vocals
541967 - 2001
RichReed
  • Drums
12000 - 2000
RichardReed
  • Bass
  • Flugelhorn
21981 - 1981