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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TonyRijos
  • Guitar
12008 - 2008
Rijou
  • Percussion
12002 - 2002
KarelRijper
  • Trumpet
  • Tuba
581954 - 1986
HilRijsewijk
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bar
  • Sop
  • Bassax
41977 - 1986
Ulf vanRijswijk
  • Bass
21949 - 1957
Angela vanRijthoven
  • Vocals
21991 - 2017
Emiel vanRijthoven
  • Keyboards
12025 - 2025
Jan vanRijthoven
  • Tenor Bass
21978 - 1980
GusRikard
  • El-b
11973 - 1973
JamesRikard
  • Clarinet
21928 - 1928
CecileRikato
  • Vocals
11997 - 1997
Rike
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
MarkRike
  • Violin
12020 - 2020
MartinRike
  • Tenor Bass
11971 - 1971
KoreyRiker
  • Bar
12012 - 2012
WayneRiker
  • Guitar
12009 - 2009
MarcoRikeri
  • Bass
11982 - 1982
MakotoRikitake
  • Drums
21999 - 2001
BertRikker
  • Clarinet
11978 - 1978
TomRikker
  • Trumpet
11978 - 1978
VictorRikker
  • Drums
11994 - 1994
VladimirRikker
  • Bass
  • B-g
51994 - 1997
FerdinandRikkers
  • Bass
  • Percussion
101960 - 1989
PietRikkers
  • Bass
41960 - 2007
YonatanRiklis
  • Paino
  • Org
42010 - 2024
HolbrookRiles
  • Drums
12013 - 2013
JohnnieRiles
  • Tenor Sax
12005 - 2005
Riley
  • Vocals
42000 - 2000
AdamRiley
  • Percussion
  • Drums
32000 - 2012
AlanRiley
  • Bass
11991 - 1991
AudreyRiley
  • El-cello
12001 - 2001
BarlowRiley
  • Guitar
11976 - 1976
BenRiley
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Gong
  • Bass-drum
3131958 - 2025
BernardRiley
  • Vib
  • Percussion
11991 - 1991
Beverly (Gregory)Riley
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vcl
21996 - 2000
BillRiley
  • Guitar
  • Bass
21958 - 1962
Billy LeeRiley
  • Guitar
  • Hca
11951 - 1951
BobRiley
  • El-d
  • D-programming
11985 - 1985
CarltonRiley
  • Tenor Bass
41948 - 1948
CarolynRiley
  • Viola
  • Vla
41998 - 2015
ChrisRiley
  • Vocals
11984 - 1984
ColinRiley
  • Paino
  • Electronics
  • Cond
  • Cello
22003 - 2009
CrystabelRiley
  • Percussion
32017 - 2018
Daniel C.Riley
  • Tenor Bass
11977 - 1977
DaveRiley
  • Arrangement
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Drifter
21989 - 2009
Dave "Yahni" Jr.Riley
  • Bass
12009 - 2009
DeanRiley
  • Bass
21975 - 1977
DougRiley
  • Paino
  • Org
  • Keyboards
  • El-p
  • Arrangement
  • Keyboard
  • Clavinet
  • Harpsichord
  • Violin
  • Synt
  • El-org
771967 - 2008
EricRiley
  • Backing Vocals
11992 - 1992
FrankRiley
  • Vocals
71932 - 1933
GeorgeRiley
  • Violin
11981 - 1981
GlennRiley
  • Bass
11989 - 1989
GregRiley
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Sop
  • B-cl
  • flautist
  • Bar
81996 - 2010
GyanRiley
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Ac-g
  • Classical-g
112013 - 2024
HarrietRiley
  • Vib
32020 - 2021
HarryRiley
  • Saxes
11970 - 1970
HerlinRiley
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Tamb
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Traps
  • Bass
  • Backing Vocals
  • Wbd
  • Ta
  • Backing Vcl
1911984 - 2025
HerlingRiley
  • Backing Vocals
12021 - 2021
HermanRiley
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Sop
  • Reeds
  • Clarinet
  • Saxes
  • Bar
  • Alto Sax
  • Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Woodwinds
  • B-cl
871966 - 2006
HowardRiley
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • 3 Pianos
  • El-p
  • Org
1091960 - 2019
HughRiley
  • Guitar
21986 - 1987
J.D.Riley
  • Clavinet
  • El-p
11979 - 1979
JackRiley
  • Tenor Bass
21970 - 1972
Jack Riley
  • Paino
11966 - 1966
JeffRiley
  • Clarinet
  • B-cl
12004 - 2004
JehriRiley
  • Guitar
11979 - 1979
JimRiley
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Reeds
  • flautist
  • Hca
181953 - 2011
Jim Riley
  • Paino
61942 - 1950
Jim Riley
  • Shaker
  • Percussion
  • Congas
51969 - 1970
Jim Riley
  • Bj
  • Vocals
  • Whistle
161985 - 2000
Jim Riley
  • Tuba
11996 - 1996
JoeRiley
  • Tenor Sax
71936 - 1949
JohnRiley
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Backing Vcl
1211976 - 2025
John Riley
  • Bassoon
  • Tenor Sax
12003 - 2003
JudgeRiley
  • Drums
61947 - 1951
JustinRiley
  • Tenor Bass
12002 - 2002
KellyRiley
  • Electronics
11983 - 1983
LaurenRiley
  • Cello
22005 - 2006
LauriaRiley
  • Cello
21981 - 1993
LeeRiley
  • Cnt
41923 - 1925
LewisRiley
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
101986 - 2015
LyndonRiley
  • Trumpet
11997 - 1997
MarkRiley
  • Drums
31982 - 1983
MarloweRiley
  • Backing Vocals
12000 - 2000
MelvinRiley
  • Paino
  • Guitar
12005 - 2005
MichaelRiley
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
MikeRiley
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
  • Drifter
  • Mel
281935 - 1939
Mike Riley
  • Guitar
61970 - 1974
MykaellRiley
  • Drums
  • Vocals
11988 - 1988
NormanRiley
  • Synt
  • Vocals
11980 - 1980
Pat Riley
  • Guitar
11980 - 1980
PattRiley
  • Backing Vocals
12012 - 2012
PaulRiley
  • Saxes
12014 - 2014
RussRiley
  • Gong
  • Drums
  • Darbuka
12011 - 2011
RustyRiley
  • Drums
  • Percussion
11991 - 1991
SheridanRiley
  • Drums
12018 - 2018
SherrilynnRiley
  • Vocals
21993 - 1994
SherylRiley
  • Vocals
12005 - 2005
SirenaRiley
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
StephenRiley
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Alto-cl
551995 - 2024