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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DarylShawn
  • Guitar
  • Tape Machines
  • Four-track Microcassette
  • Dictaphon
22008 - 2008
EvanShay
  • D-programming
  • Tenor Sax
22020 - 2022
MichaelShay
  • Guitar
  • Cello
  • Vocals
32004 - 2010
MikeShay
  • Saxes
11966 - 1966
SherylShay
  • Vocals
11985 - 1985
NoahShaye
  • Drums
12002 - 2002
SoheilShayesteh
  • Electronics
  • Kamancheh
12025 - 2025
AlShayne
  • Vocals
161927 - 1930
CorkyShayne
  • Vocals
11956 - 1956
J. HarryShayne
  • Paino
  • Vocals
121924 - 1946
SandraShayne
  • Vocals
21938 - 1938
RodionShchedrin
  • Comp
21978 - 1980
VictorShcherbin
  • Bgo
  • Congas
11983 - 1983
AlenaShcherbina
  • Vocals
12020 - 2020
AsafShchori
  • Bass
22023 - 2025
BillShea
  • Clarinet
41949 - 1952
DanShea
  • Keyboards
  • Programming
  • Synt
  • D-programming
  • Rhythm
  • Sy
141980 - 1999
DavidShea
  • Sampler
  • Samples
  • Turntables
  • Voice
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Tapes
  • Mouth Perc
  • Harm
  • Keyboards
  • Turntable
  • Samplers
  • Backing Vcl
  • Digital-p
  • Effects
  • Percussion
  • Maracas
  • Jews-harp
  • Synt
241990 - 2003
EdShea
  • Percussion
  • Drums
141940 - 1999
FrankShea
  • Drums
41961 - 1962
GregShea
  • Paino
12004 - 2004
JamesShea
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
21993 - 1997
JimShea
  • Trumpet
12001 - 2001
JohnShea
  • Bass
  • Rebab
91972 - 1979
John Shea
  • Paino
11985 - 1985
KevinShea
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Electronics
  • MIDI Marimba Lumina
322004 - 2024
MattShea
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
51995 - 2012
MichaelShea
  • Paino
11993 - 1993
PeterShea
  • Drums
21994 - 1998
RaymondShea
  • Paino
21968 - 1969
SarahShea
  • Vocals
12011 - 2011
TimShea
  • Bj
11976 - 1976
Tim Shea
  • Drums
11979 - 1979
TomShea
  • Paino
41963 - 1981
Tom Shea
  • Bj
11970 - 1970
AdamShead
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Comp
132017 - 2025
LawrenceSheaff
  • Cello
  • Clarinet
  • Electronics
  • Accor
31966 - 1967
DaveSheaffer
  • El-b
12011 - 2011
DougShear
  • Cello
12004 - 2004
ErnieShear
  • Guitar
  • Bj
201953 - 1989
HarveyShear
  • Trumpet
11973 - 1973
HowieShear
  • Trumpet
  • Arrangement
  • Cond
  • Flugelhorn
121977 - 2004
JerryShear
  • Paino
11997 - 1997
PaulaShear
  • Strings
  • Synt-g
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
GordSheard
  • Paino
  • Org
  • Accor
  • El-p
  • Synt
51995 - 2010
GordonSheard
  • Synt
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • El-p
  • Vocals
  • Accor
  • Org
  • Synt Drone
121991 - 2019
JennySheard
  • Paino
  • Vocals
11980 - 1980
JohnSheard
  • Paino
51995 - 2021
AlanShearer
  • Violin
11994 - 1994
AlisonShearer
  • Comp
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • flautist
22021 - 2025
BemshiShearer
  • Vocals
11982 - 1982
BradShearer
  • Paino
22007 - 2009
CheriShearer
  • Vib
  • Percussion
11992 - 1992
DickShearer
  • Tenor Bass
  • Drifter
791960 - 1992
EddieShearer
  • Drums
41921 - 1922
FeloukeShearer
  • Arrangement
  • Paino
12011 - 2011
FolukeShearer
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
52011 - 2016
FoulkeShearer
  • Paino
  • Org
22011 - 2011
GeorgeShearer
  • Tenor Bass
21952 - 1965
HarryShearer
  • Vocals
12000 - 2000
JasonShearer
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Indian Hca
22000 - 2003
JimShearer
  • Tuba
  • Bass
51991 - 2023
OllieShearer
  • Vib
  • Vocals
  • Mar
  • Percussion
31960 - 1961
Richard BruceShearer
  • Tenor Bass
11976 - 1976
JerryShearin
  • Vocals
11969 - 1969
GeorgeShearing
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Vocals
  • Accor
  • Harpsichord
  • Ldr
2621938 - 2004
DonShearman
  • Paino
11981 - 1981
ErnieShears
  • Guitar
11958 - 1958
FrankShearsmith
  • Pocket-tp
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
PaulShearsmith
  • Pocket-tp
  • Baliphone
  • Hand-fl
  • E-tuned Gasmain
  • Tenor Bass
  • Cnt
41987 - 2003
BrendanShearson
  • Guitar
21987 - 1990
EddieSheasby
  • Violin
51924 - 1924
BenSheat
  • Tenor Bass
12007 - 2007
JohnShebalin
  • Drums
  • Percussion
12009 - 2009
MichelShebar
  • Tenor Bass
21962 - 1962
DenisShebhukov
  • Bass
12007 - 2007
BobSheble
  • Drums
51945 - 1945
JoyShechter
  • Paino
12024 - 2024
MitchShechter
  • Paino
12006 - 2006
YotamShechter
  • Vocals
11994 - 1994
GeorgeSheck
  • Bass
  • El-b
61978 - 2006
IanSheddon
  • Tuba
31982 - 1986
EdwardShedoski
  • Trumpet
11954 - 1954
EdShedowski
  • Trumpet
51947 - 1960
Edwin T.Shedowski
  • Trumpet
11979 - 1979
EdShedowsky
  • Trumpet
31944 - 1947
DaveSheed
  • Drums
11995 - 1995
TomSheeder
  • Bass
11960 - 1960
JackSheedy
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
41947 - 1951
BeverleySheehan
  • Vocals
131978 - 1995
BillySheehan
  • Bass
101997 - 2022
BobSheehan
  • Drums
12011 - 2011
CarolSheehan
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
DanielSheehan
  • Paino
12012 - 2012
Daniel "Bat"Sheehan
  • Guitar
12010 - 2010
DavidSheehan
  • Vocals
11997 - 1997
DonSheehan
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
31991 - 1996
GregSheehan
  • Percussion
  • Drums
  • Vocals
71981 - 2002
JackSheehan
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
22016 - 2019
JohnSheehan
  • Drums
31979 - 1983