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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LauryShelley
  • Vocals
11975 - 1975
SteveShelley
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Guitar
  • Electronics
61999 - 2024
SarahShellman
  • Violin
12011 - 2011
FrankShellmann
  • Trumpet
11953 - 1953
DaveShelly
  • Percussion
11984 - 1984
MitchShelly
  • Bass
32008 - 2012
RobertShelly
  • Bj
21926 - 1926
LouiseShelman
  • Viola
11975 - 1975
SusanaShelman
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
JeffShelp
  • Drums
  • Paino
12002 - 2002
A.J. "Arajamu"Shelton
  • Drums
11993 - 1993
AbrahamShelton
  • Vocals
11991 - 1991
Ajaramu J.Shelton
  • Drums
21973 - 2004
AnneShelton
  • Vocals
61936 - 1952
AramShelton
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • B-cl
  • Sax
  • Computer
  • Reeds
  • Cnt
  • Processing
  • Trumpet
  • B-flat-cl
402001 - 2018
ArielShelton
  • Fhr
62006 - 2012
Ariel ElizabethShelton
  • Fhr
22009 - 2014
BryceShelton
  • Drums
  • D Arrangement
51992 - 1996
ChipShelton
  • flautist
  • Vocals
  • Sop
  • B-fl
  • Tenor Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Pic
  • Alto-fl
  • C-vertical-fl
  • Sax
  • Vertical-fl
  • Percussion
  • Alto Sax
  • Sopranino-sax
  • B-cl
  • Trumpet
121994 - 2015
DaveShelton
  • Paino
21998 - 1998
DonShelton
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • flautist
  • Vocals
  • Sop
  • Woodwinds
  • Reeds
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto-fl
  • Saxes
  • Sax
  • Voice
  • Whistle
  • Pic
  • Bar
  • Background Vcl
  • B-cl
  • Alto Fl
1241957 - 2018
DonaldShelton
  • Clarinet
  • Reeds
31995 - 2001
EarlShelton
  • Paino
  • Vocals
19999 - 0000
Ezra HowlettShelton
  • Paino
  • Vocals
21925 - 1928
GareyShelton
  • Bass
  • El-b
61994 - 2009
GeorgeShelton
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bar
  • Vocals
51926 - 1927
JasonShelton
  • Drifter
12019 - 2019
JenniferShelton
  • Vocals
11995 - 1995
JerryShelton
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
11999 - 1999
JoeShelton
  • Drums
11961 - 1961
JoelShelton
  • Bass
11995 - 1995
KennyShelton
  • Synt
  • Paino
12013 - 2013
LouieShelton
  • Guitar
  • Keyboards
  • Unknown Inst.
311969 - 2003
MarvaShelton
  • Vocals
21976 - 1986
MattShelton
  • D Programming
11995 - 1995
MichaelShelton
  • Violin
11994 - 1994
MikeShelton
  • Strings
21992 - 1998
RichardShelton
  • Vocals
12014 - 2014
RonShelton
  • Vocals
11991 - 1991
Skeeter C.R.Shelton
  • Tenor Sax
32004 - 2004
StuShelton
  • Paino
12009 - 2009
StuartShelton
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
12007 - 2007
TomShelton
  • Guitar
  • Feedback Loops
  • Laptop
  • Vocals
12007 - 2007
TubbyShelton
  • Drums
21944 - 1944
TommyShelvin
  • El-b
11964 - 1964
Shem
  • Drums
  • Backing Vocals
  • Bass
11992 - 1992
YuryShemaponov
  • Synt
  • Paino
11988 - 1988
RichShemaria
  • Paino
  • Synt
  • Arrangement
  • Cond
51990 - 2006
RoeyShemesh
  • Backing Vocals
  • Bass
12007 - 2007
ZacharyShemon
  • Alto Sax
  • Saxes
  • Bar
  • Sop
112011 - 2023
SylviaShemwell
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vcl
  • Vcl Background
  • Arrangement
191962 - 1996
Sylvia Shemwell
  • Tamb
11967 - 1967
JiajuShen
  • Pipa
12016 - 2016
Pei ShengShen
  • Sona
  • Oboe
91990 - 1996
VictoriaShen
  • Electronics
  • Needle Nails
  • Resin Record
22019 - 2023
PhilShenale
  • OB
  • PPG-wave
  • OBXa
  • Dx
  • OBxa
  • Mellotron
  • Kurzwell
  • Paino
  • OBxe
61986 - 1999
JoanneShenandoah
  • Vocals
11988 - 1988
RayShenck
  • Tuba
11988 - 1988
BrightSheng
  • Cond
12012 - 2012
PatrickSheng
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
12013 - 2013
Shen PeiSheng
  • Chinese Perc
  • Sona
  • Oboe
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
TongShengyan
  • Chinese Perc
11994 - 1994
ChenShenhar
  • Violin
  • Viola
22015 - 2016
PennyShenkel
  • Violin
21977 - 1980
BillShenkin
  • Paino
11980 - 1980
CazShennington
  • Vocals
32001 - 2011
JohnShenoy
  • Alto-fl
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
  • B-cl
  • Tenor Sax
12017 - 2017
JonShenoy
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
  • Reeds
  • Clarinet
  • B-cl
  • Tenor Sax
52004 - 2023
EddieShensby
  • Violin
11924 - 1924
Trophy RudiShenser
  • Reeds
11943 - 1943
MatthewShenton
  • Paino
12006 - 2006
AvaneendraSheolikar
  • Sitar
11999 - 1999
JonSheony
  • Alto-fl
  • Sop
  • flautist
  • B-cl
  • Tenor Sax
12018 - 2018
BenShepard
  • Bass
12020 - 2020
BillyShepard
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
131939 - 1939
BobShepard
  • Alto Sax
  • Woodwinds
  • Clarinet
  • Saxes
  • Tenor Sax
31997 - 2007
BobbyShepard
  • Reeds
11984 - 1984
DanShepard
  • Bass
12004 - 2004
DannyShepard
  • Saxes
12004 - 2004
DonShepard
  • Bass
81969 - 1971
ElvinShepard
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
11964 - 1964
ErnieShepard
  • Bass
  • Vocals
821944 - 1964
GeorgeShepard
  • Saxes
11982 - 1982
JackShepard
  • Trumpet
21946 - 1946
Jack Shepard
  • Tenor Bass
11988 - 1988
JohnShepard
  • Drums
11998 - 1998
Kathy CanfieldShepard
  • Hrn
12022 - 2022
Marcellus "Bassman"Shepard
  • Vocals
12019 - 2019
MaryShepard
  • Paino
11985 - 1985
MikeShepard
  • Drums
11993 - 1993
OllieShepard
  • Vocals
  • Paino
131937 - 1951
PrestonShepard
  • Fhr
12016 - 2016
RussellShepard
  • Reeds
11986 - 1986
TomShepard
  • Tenor Bass
  • Horns
921952 - 1981
TommyShepard
  • Tenor Bass
111955 - 1966
VondaShepard
  • Background Vcl
11988 - 1988
WendellShepard
  • Tenor Bass
11967 - 1967
Glenda RuebShepela
  • Vocals
11981 - 1981
BillSheperd
  • Tenor Bass
21948 - 1948
DorothySheperd
  • Vocals
11962 - 1962