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)
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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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AtsuoShirai
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Reeds
  • flautist
  • Saxes
  • Sax
161974 - 2015
MikioShirai
  • Paino
31972 - 1978
SumioShirai
  • Alto Sax
11977 - 1977
YoshioShirai
  • Guitar
11983 - 1983
KazukoShiraishi
  • Recitation
  • Vocals
21976 - 2006
KenjiShiraishi
  • Percussion
11980 - 1980
MasasahiShiraishi
  • Remix
12016 - 2016
TamioShiraishi
  • Alto Sax
  • Paino
  • Tape
  • Sax
111990 - 2021
TakeruShiraiso
  • Trumpet
11980 - 1980
DennyShirakawa
  • Vocals
11984 - 1984
H.Shiraki
  • Drums
11957 - 1957
HideoShiraki
  • Drums
211958 - 1967
KunioShiraki
  • Drums
21987 - 1987
MasaoShirako
  • Bar
  • Saxes
  • flautist
51976 - 1982
ShrikantShiram
  • flautist
  • El-b
12013 - 2013
KinukoShirane
  • Koto
11965 - 1965
HarryShiranian
  • Viola
11992 - 1992
YasuhisaShirao
  • Sop
11985 - 1985
TakefumiShirasa
  • Cello
22010 - 2020
AyakoShirasaki
  • Paino
132001 - 2015
TakanaoShirasu
  • Bass
51966 - 1981
ChizuruShirato
  • Voice
11997 - 1997
ShimpelShiratori
  • Paino
11996 - 1996
ShinpeiShiratori
  • Paino
11996 - 1996
ToshitakaShiratori
  • Bass
11994 - 1994
FumioShirayama
  • Trumpet
71974 - 1975
TakashiShirayama
  • Guitar
32017 - 2021
AyakoShirazaki
  • Paino
12003 - 2003
ChristeShire
  • Vocals
11979 - 1979
ChristieShire
  • Vocals
11979 - 1979
JennyShireman
  • Violin
11990 - 1990
BemsheeShirer
  • Background Vcl
11983 - 1983
LeifShires
  • Trumpet
32008 - 2022
MikeShires
  • Trumpet
12000 - 2000
HarryShirinian
  • Viola
181985 - 2015
ElchinShirinov
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
62013 - 2024
NatigShirinov
  • Nagara
12007 - 2007
PatrickShirioshi
  • Sax
12022 - 2022
AyanShirizhik
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
KenShirk
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
21977 - 1993
Shirley
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Chorus
171961 - 1991
BettyShirley
  • Vocals
12006 - 2006
CharlesShirley
  • Arrangement
181949 - 1950
CharlieShirley
  • Arrangement
151942 - 1958
ChrisShirley
  • Guitar
11992 - 1992
DedeShirley
  • Tenor Bass
11978 - 1978
DennisShirley
  • Trumpet
71950 - 1950
DerekShirley
  • Bass
  • Electronics
71998 - 2014
DonShirley
  • Paino
  • Org
231954 - 1971
EdShirley
  • Trumpet
11979 - 1979
EverettShirley
  • Trumpet
11962 - 1962
FrancesShirley
  • Trumpet
101945 - 1945
GeorgeShirley
  • Bj
  • Vocals
21928 - 2006
JeffShirley
  • Comp
  • Fretless-g
  • Synt
  • El-g
  • Guitar
32017 - 2023
JimmyShirley
  • Guitar
  • El-b
  • Scat Vcl
741940 - 1975
JoshShirley
  • Alto Sax
12015 - 2015
OliverShirley
  • Bass
12025 - 2025
RichardShirley
  • Tenor Bass
12019 - 2019
TedShirley
  • Bass
81943 - 1954
TheodoreShirley
  • Bass
  • Vocals
111945 - 1954
GeorgeShirly
  • Guitar
  • Bj
11928 - 1928
SimonShirman
  • Tenor Sax
  • Violin
  • Sop
11985 - 1985
Oh-numaShiro
  • Drums
12005 - 2005
Shiroc
  • Percussion
  • Drums
  • Cymbals
31974 - 1975
JyotiShirodkar
  • Sitar
11969 - 1969
PatrickShiroishi
  • Alto Sax
  • Electronics
  • Saxes
  • Sax
  • IPhone
  • Bar
  • Bells
  • Tamb
72015 - 2024
TakeruShiroiso
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
11977 - 1977
IgorShirokov
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
61967 - 2008
KirillShirokov
  • Paino
12018 - 2018
MitsuoShironaga
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • El-b
11978 - 1978
PatrickShiroshi
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
12017 - 2017
YusakuShirotani
  • Trumpet
42005 - 2018
FumioShiroyama
  • Trumpet
21981 - 1992
JackShirra
  • Bass
281934 - 1956
BobShirtliff
  • Drums
11982 - 1982
LeilaShirvani
  • Cello
22017 - 2017
LeliaShirvani
  • Cello
12019 - 2019
SaraShirvani
  • Paino
12019 - 2019
MaxShirvis
  • Sousa
12003 - 2003
KaoriShishido
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
KyokoShishido
  • Org
11979 - 1979
TatianaShishkova
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
LeonidShitov
  • Bass
31965 - 1968
DanielShitrit
  • Vocals
11992 - 1992
MeirShitrit
  • Ukulele
  • Bouzouki
12013 - 2013
JohnShiurba
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Ac-g
  • Bj
  • Gizmos
  • Vocals
381995 - 2015
IggyShivak
  • Bass
11949 - 1949
K.Shivakumar
  • Violin
31994 - 1994
CarolShive
  • Violin
  • Vocals
  • Strings
  • Background Vcl
141974 - 1983
LondaShiveley
  • Choir
11982 - 1982
DavidShively
  • Percussion
32000 - 2014
JoshShively
  • Drums
  • Bell
  • Train Whistle
11994 - 1994
KarenShivers
  • Vocals
12009 - 2009
J.N.Shivpuri
  • Sitar
11967 - 1967
MayuShivro
  • Cello
12021 - 2021
VainoShivute
  • Vocals
11985 - 1985
Nobu UruShiyama
  • Percussion
11977 - 1977
ElviraShiykova
  • Vocals
11983 - 1983
S.Shkoliarov
  • Org
19999 - 0000
VladimirShkoljar
  • Paino
11967 - 1967