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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JosephSheehan
  • Paino
12017 - 2017
KevinSheehan
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Bass
  • Bar
  • Reeds
  • Woodwinds
  • Vocals
51998 - 2014
MarnieSheehan
  • Mand
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
MichelleSheehy
  • Violin
12023 - 2023
PaulSheehy
  • Paino
12005 - 2005
TedSheely
  • Paino
  • Org
41949 - 1960
TheodoreSheely
  • Org
  • Paino
11951 - 1951
AdrianSheen
  • Tenor Bass
11971 - 1971
CeliaSheen
  • Violin
31992 - 2005
ColinSheen
  • Tenor Bass
  • Violin
121983 - 1994
DannySheen
  • Tenor Bass
11993 - 1993
DaveSheen
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Speech
111972 - 1989
JackSheen
  • Cond
12024 - 2024
MickeySheen
  • Drums
251955 - 1982
JackSheenan
  • Bass
11943 - 1943
JohnSheenan
  • Drums
12021 - 2021
MatthewSheens
  • Paino
42011 - 2025
JerrySheer
  • Paino
11982 - 1982
PhilSheeran
  • Guitar
  • Synt-g
221989 - 2006
DrewSheets
  • Tenor Bass
12013 - 2013
WalterSheets
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
61953 - 1961
ZachSheets
  • flautist
  • Pic
  • B-fl
12017 - 2017
TimSheffel
  • Drums
12005 - 2005
AmySheffer
  • Vocals
  • Paino
101968 - 2001
BillSheffer
  • Bar
11981 - 1981
JakeSheffer
  • Guitar
31991 - 1991
MikeSheffer
  • Vib
11983 - 1983
SarrSheffer
  • Vocals
11979 - 1979
DaveSheffield
  • Tenor Bass
11999 - 1999
DavidSheffield
  • Tenor Bass
22008 - 2009
JimmySheffield
  • Bass
11953 - 1953
KennySheffield
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Tenor Sax
51975 - 1994
LynnSheffield
  • Vocals
11971 - 1971
MauriceSheffield
  • Clarinet
11936 - 1936
PhilipSheffield
  • Vocals
21982 - 1984
RooseveltSheffield
  • Bass
41955 - 1956
KobiShefi
  • El-g
  • Guitar
  • Bass
  • Vocals
  • Ac-g
  • B-g
  • El-b
41990 - 2006
EdSheftel
  • Brass
11975 - 1975
BertShefter
  • Paino
  • Drifter
31937 - 1939
SteveShehan
  • Percussion
  • Paino
  • Bass
  • Drums
  • Bows
  • Handclaps
171982 - 2022
LeonidSheidman
  • Viola
11985 - 1985
BarbaraSheik
  • Harp
11951 - 1951
Chris "Kid"Sheik
  • Drums
31977 - 1988
Mr.Sheiks
  • Trumpet
41936 - 1937
CraigSheilds
  • Tenor Sax
11991 - 1991
KirkSheilds
  • Tenor Bass
11981 - 1981
PeterSheils
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
51961 - 1976
SusanaSheiman
  • Vocals
32011 - 2015
DovSheindlin
  • Vla
12011 - 2011
MurraySheinfield
  • Congas
12010 - 2010
JennySheinman
  • Violin
11997 - 1997
ArjunShejwal
  • Voice
12016 - 2016
EsmailShek
  • Tabla
11980 - 1980
BarakaShekanena
  • Backing Vocals
12025 - 2025
MichaelShekwoaga
  • Drums
12021 - 2021
DavidShelander
  • Paino
11984 - 1984
PaulShelasky
  • Violin
  • Mand
21977 - 2000
BillShelby
  • Bj
11926 - 1926
BobbyShelby
  • Org
  • Paino
31969 - 1970
GentryShelby
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
12002 - 2002
GeorgeShelby
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
  • Saxes
  • Tenor Sax
  • Arrangement
  • EWI
101993 - 2018
Kurt "Stxnfce"Shelby
  • Bass
12022 - 2022
MarcusShelby
  • Bass
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
  • Cond
  • Drifter
291991 - 2017
MichaelShelby
  • Paino
11947 - 1947
MikeShelby
  • Paino
  • Bass
91944 - 1951
AnnSheldon
  • Cello
21984 - 1986
CamillaSheldon
  • Reeds
12001 - 2001
CarySheldon
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001
DonSheldon
  • Drums
  • Backing Vocals
  • Saxes
31953 - 2013
EarlSheldon
  • Drifter
11952 - 1952
JackSheldon
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • El-keyboards
  • Speech
  • Comedy
  • Narration
  • Flugelhorn
2501952 - 2007
JaneSheldon
  • Voice
  • Vocals
22010 - 2016
JohnSheldon
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
  • Kazoo
51969 - 1978
John Sheldon
  • Trumpet
11980 - 1980
LarrySheldon
  • Tuba
  • Bass
21934 - 1935
MauriceSheldon
  • El-b
  • Sousa
  • Tuba
  • Bass
41973 - 1980
NinaSheldon
  • Voice
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
21982 - 2008
NoelSheldon
  • Jug
11967 - 1967
Mr. & Mrs. VictorSheldrake
  • Snaps
12002 - 2002
EvaShele
  • Viola
12013 - 2013
Shelea
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Backing Vocals
22014 - 2019
OlgaSheleshkova
  • Violin
12021 - 2021
CarySheley
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
21990 - 1992
EmilyShell
  • Tenor Bass
12024 - 2024
Eutrice U. "Prince"Shell
  • Arrangement
11956 - 1956
JuliaShell
  • Vocals
11988 - 1988
KevinShell
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
NatShell
  • Vocals
11948 - 1948
AlShelladay
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
11938 - 1938
NelsonShelladay
  • Trumpet
  • Tenor Bass
191940 - 1946
NelsonShellady
  • Trumpet
11946 - 1946
JuneShellene
  • Paino
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
MartySheller
  • Arrangement
  • Cond
  • Trumpet
  • Drifter
  • Comp
  • Cowbell
  • Latin-perc
  • String Orchestrations
  • Cuiro
631960 - 2018
AndrewShelley
  • Guitar
11995 - 1995
ColShelley
  • Paino
151957 - 1961
ColinShelley
  • Paino
21957 - 1957
FrancesShelley
  • Vocals
51928 - 1930
HowardShelley
  • Org
11971 - 1971
JimShelley
  • Bj
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
291976 - 2002
JohnShelley
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
21988 - 1993