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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  • 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)
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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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KenjiShinagawa
  • Guitar
12014 - 2014
TakeshiShinahara
  • flautist
11982 - 1982
DanielShindarov
  • Violin
12001 - 2001
DanielShindaryov
  • Violin
11997 - 1997
DanielShindatyan
  • Strings
41976 - 1976
GargiShinde
  • Sitar
12013 - 2013
TakShindo
  • Cond
  • Arrangement
51958 - 1962
BillShine
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
721940 - 1950
JimmyShine
  • Alto Sax
  • Vocals
41932 - 1932
JohnShineborne
  • Cello
  • Cellos
31964 - 1964
AllenShinefeld
  • Guitar
11989 - 1989
MoshibaShinel
  • Drums
12014 - 2014
KristenShiner
  • Bgo
  • Tam-tam
11977 - 1977
MitchShiner
  • Vib
  • Drums
  • Maracas
  • Shakers
  • Shekere
  • Congas
  • Triangle
42014 - 2021
MitchellShiner
  • Vib
  • Glockenspiel
22023 - 2024
RayShiner
  • Woodwinds
  • Oboe
  • Eng-hrn
21960 - 1962
JohnnyShines
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11978 - 1978
WilliamShingler
  • Guitar
11951 - 1951
SteveShingles
  • Vla
11970 - 1970
SatoShinichi
  • Bass
12014 - 2014
SteveShininger
  • Drums
12005 - 2005
GenShinkai
  • flautist
  • Alto-fl
52000 - 2008
LeonidShinkarenko
  • Bass
  • B-g
  • El-b
81980 - 2001
AlanShinn
  • Drifter
  • Percussion
41994 - 2000
DonShinn
  • Org
11969 - 1969
G.G.Shinn
  • Vocals
21972 - 1972
PaulShinn
  • Paino
32013 - 2015
LeoniceShinneman
  • Percussion
  • Electronics
  • Drums
  • Kanjira
  • Tabla
  • Keyboards
  • Apentema
  • Vib
91986 - 2011
TomShinness
  • Cello
12010 - 2010
LauraShinnow
  • Clarinet
21973 - 1973
HiromasaShino
  • El-b
11994 - 1994
KawaiShinobu
  • Bass
  • Cond
22024 - 2024
MasakiShinoda
  • Alto Sax
  • Reeds
21979 - 1985
MasamiShinoda
  • Bar
11989 - 1989
RobertShinoda
  • Guitar
12005 - 2005
KatsuyukiShinohara
  • Trumpet
11987 - 1987
KunitoshiShinohara
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
111958 - 1983
NaokoShinohara
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
TakeshiShinohara
  • flautist
  • B-fl
  • B-ocarina
61977 - 1993
TetsuhikoShinohara
  • Nokan
  • Shino-bue
11986 - 1986
HiroshiShinomiya
  • Trumpet
11997 - 1997
MasatsuguShinozaki
  • Violin
  • El-vln
41978 - 1988
TakumiShinozaki
  • Tenor Bass
11996 - 1996
RickShinozkai
  • Violin
12008 - 2008
RuikeShinpei
  • Trumpet
22024 - 2024
KevinShinski
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
12024 - 2024
NakamuraShintarou
  • Bass
12004 - 2004
ShivaShinti
  • Background Vcl
  • Vocals
21990 - 1995
LeonShinzato
  • Drums
11983 - 1983
KenichiroShinzawa
  • Paino
21991 - 2021
DennisShinzel
  • Congas
12001 - 2001
NorihideShioda
  • Bass
12002 - 2002
LuliShioi
  • Voice
  • Bass
  • B-g
  • Vocals
  • El-b
  • Keyboards
  • Whistling
  • Narration
  • Harpsichord
71984 - 1989
ShigeoShioi
  • Alto Sax
11964 - 1964
YoshiyukiShioi
  • Bar
21951 - 1952
KojiShiokawa
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
12008 - 2008
KoujiShiokawa
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
12001 - 2001
Absholom DenShiomo
  • Percussion
  • Reeds
11970 - 1970
AkiraShiomoto
  • Guitar
21986 - 1987
OsamuShiomura
  • Tenor Bass
  • Trumpet
131975 - 1979
SaturoShionaya
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
11998 - 1998
SatoruShionoya
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
81991 - 2008
Satoru "Salt"Shionoya
  • Paino
11997 - 1997
KunioShiosaki
  • Guitar
11979 - 1979
YoseiShiosaki
  • Guitar
11981 - 1981
AbegasuShiota
  • El-p
  • Keyboards
  • Synt
32001 - 2009
NorihideShiota
  • Comp
  • Bass
12018 - 2018
RaykoShiota
  • Vocals
11983 - 1983
HiroyukiShiotani
  • Sop
  • Clarinet
31994 - 2012
ShinjiShiotsugi
  • Guitar
21974 - 1974
ShinjiShiotsugu
  • Guitar
21993 - 2003
ShigeoShioui
  • Saxes
11965 - 1965
HiromasaShiozaki
  • Guitar
11983 - 1983
I.Shiozaki
  • Drums
11976 - 1976
IkuoShiozaki
  • Guitar
261972 - 1988
Miwa ChristinaShiozaki
  • Violin
12018 - 2018
YoshimasaShiozaki
  • Guitar
  • Synt
  • Paino
  • El-g
41983 - 2006
JohnShipcott
  • Paino
11950 - 1950
JohnShipe
  • Vocals
12010 - 2010
KurtShipe
  • Trumpet
12011 - 2011
MurrayShipinski
  • Bass
11945 - 1945
EllenShipley
  • Vocals
11985 - 1985
JohnShipley
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Org
12023 - 2023
JordanShipley
  • Guitar
  • Cavaquinho
12016 - 2016
RobertShipley
  • Drums
21996 - 1996
TimShipley
  • Bar
11971 - 1971
TomShipley
  • El-g
  • Vocals
11972 - 1972
DaveShipp
  • Bass
11954 - 1954
DavidShipp
  • Bass
31975 - 1977
JamesShipp
  • Percussion
  • Vib
  • Synt
  • Mar
  • Handclap Choir
  • Voice
  • Drums
  • Aux
  • Cajon
  • Pandeiro
  • Glockenspiel
  • Guiro
  • Hand-perc
  • Shekere
  • Vocals
272008 - 2024
MatthewShipp
  • Paino
  • Comp
  • Org
  • Synt
  • El-p
  • Narr
  • Golden Voice Harmonium
  • Guitar
  • Various P Settings
  • Celeste
  • Wurlitzer
  • String Pads
2381970 - 2025
PacoShipp
  • Hca
  • Tenor Sax
11993 - 1993
MikeShips
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
21928 - 1931
RoyShipston
  • Paino
11990 - 1990
AlynShipton
  • Bass
  • Co-ldr
261977 - 2024
NigelShipway
  • Percussion
11976 - 1976
SagitShir
  • Vocals
12010 - 2010
JuddShira
  • Backing Vcl
11986 - 1986
SaiShiragami
  • Violin
11991 - 1991
AkiraShirahige
  • Tap
11995 - 1995