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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Musician Listing Updates:
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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Jacques van derSmissen
  • Paino
11966 - 1966
Kees van derSmissen
  • Bj
11966 - 1966
Smit
  • Sulawesi-fl
  • Vocals
12017 - 2017
AlfredSmit
  • Tenor Bass
11966 - 1966
AndreSmit
  • Tenor Bass
  • Bass
341941 - 1953
FransSmit
  • Drums
11972 - 1972
GerSmit
  • Tenor Bass
31979 - 1983
JohanSmit
  • Clarinet
11980 - 1980
KarstSmit
  • Drums
11979 - 1979
KeesSmit
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
41975 - 1986
MannySmit
  • Vocals
11975 - 1975
MauriceSmit
  • Tenor Sax
11993 - 1993
NormanSmit
  • Tenor Bass
11980 - 1980
RoelSmit
  • Chimes
11983 - 1983
RudiSmit
  • Bj
  • Guitar
41965 - 1967
JozkaSmital
  • Bass
11937 - 1937
...Smitalem
  • Bass
11938 - 1938
"Chalk"Smith
  • Vocals
11922 - 1922
...Smith
  • Cnt
411903 - 1912
... Smith
  • Org
11983 - 1983
AaronSmith
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
41946 - 1947
Aaron Smith
  • Drums
  • Percussion
31976 - 2006
Aaron Smith
  • Clarinet
  • Sop
11998 - 1998
Aaron Smith
  • Trumpet
12006 - 2006
Ada "Bricktop"Smith
  • Vocals
11955 - 1955
AdrianSmith
  • Backing Vocals
11986 - 1986
AdrianoSmith
  • Paino
11953 - 1953
AidenSmith
  • Tenor Bass
12010 - 2010
AlSmith
  • Bass
  • Ldr
  • Drums
  • flautist
  • Cond
  • Drifter
151952 - 1983
Al Smith
  • Vocals
21959 - 1960
Al Smith
  • Vocals
51954 - 1957
Al Smith
  • Vocals
  • Cnt
  • Trumpet
  • Ldr
131977 - 1986
Al Smith
  • Drums
  • Percussion
11970 - 1970
AlanSmith
  • Drums
51963 - 2002
AlbertSmith
  • Tuba
41927 - 1927
Albert R.Smith
  • Tuba
11927 - 1927
AlbertaSmith
  • Vocals
11939 - 1939
AlejandroSmith
  • Backing Vocals
12001 - 2001
AlexSmith
  • Drums
  • Paino
  • Bass
  • Org
  • Arrangement
  • El-b
181946 - 2025
Alex Smith
  • Paino
21955 - 1956
Alex BusbySmith
  • Bass
12015 - 2015
AlexandriaSmith
  • Trumpet
12019 - 2019
AlfonsoSmith
  • Congas
21994 - 2004
AliceSmith
  • Vocals
131936 - 2019
AlissaSmith
  • Viola
12019 - 2019
AllanSmith
  • Drums
  • Bassoon
  • Trumpet
51968 - 2010
Allan "Dallas"Smith
  • Sop
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
31986 - 1991
AllenSmith
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
401949 - 2009
Allen Smith
  • Paino
21947 - 1947
Allen Smith
  • Bass
11992 - 1992
AlmaSmith
  • Paino
  • Vocals
31945 - 1948
AltonSmith
  • Voice
  • Bass
  • Vocals
31959 - 2021
AmalieSmith
  • Bass
12007 - 2007
AmandaSmith
  • Fhr
  • Violin
22004 - 2016
AmySmith
  • flautist
11990 - 1990
AndreSmith
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
21969 - 1999
AndreaSmith
  • Vocals
11978 - 1978
AndrewSmith
  • Drums
  • Guitar
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
161954 - 2022
AndySmith
  • Tenor Bass
  • Drums
  • Bass
  • Trumpet
451974 - 2023
Andy Smith
  • Drums
21982 - 1996
Andy Smith
  • Unknown Inst
11986 - 1986
Andy ArthurSmith
  • Vocals
12024 - 2024
AngeSmith
  • Vocals
31993 - 1994
AngelaSmith
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
41984 - 2005
Angela AndersonSmith
  • Bassoon
12019 - 2019
AngusSmith
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
AnnSmith
  • Vocals
21995 - 1995
AnnetteSmith
  • Paino
11960 - 1960
AnthonySmith
  • Paino
  • Vib
  • Glockenspiel
  • Mar
71999 - 2015
ArifSmith
  • Percussion
22018 - 2020
ArleneSmith
  • Vocals
41954 - 2006
ArtSmith
  • Alto Sax
  • Reeds
  • Drums
41942 - 1978
ArthurSmith
  • Trumpet
31956 - 1976
Arthur Smith
  • flautist
  • Bar
  • Reeds
  • Woodwinds
61950 - 1976
Arthur "Guitar Boogie"Smith
  • Guitar
11945 - 1945
Arthur C.Smith
  • flautist
11946 - 1946
Arthur PascauSmith
  • Guitar
22017 - 2023
ArtieSmith
  • Drums
11963 - 1963
Ashleigh ElizabethSmith
  • Vocals
12012 - 2012
AubreySmith
  • Vocals
12000 - 2000
AudieSmith
  • Keyboards
11993 - 1993
AudreySmith
  • Vocals
11974 - 1974
AxelSmith
  • Tenor Bass
11963 - 1963
AxlSmith
  • Ad Libs
  • Vocals
  • Rap
12007 - 2007
BaderaSmith
  • Guitar
12006 - 2006
BarnabasSmith
  • Drums
12008 - 2008
BarneySmith
  • Bass
91948 - 1949
BarrySmith
  • Bass
  • Drums
251973 - 2008
Barry Smith
  • Drums
101982 - 1994
Barry "Frosty"Smith
  • Drums
61991 - 2004
BeasleySmith
  • Arrangement
11958 - 1958
BeckySmith
  • Clarinet
  • Vocals
21996 - 1998
BenSmith
  • Alto Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bar
  • Drums
  • Vocals
421931 - 1982
Ben Smith
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Simmons-d
  • Djembe
91987 - 2009
Ben Smith
  • Tenor Bass
  • Arrangement
  • Vocals
141995 - 2011
Ben Smith
  • Guitar
12002 - 2002
BennySmith
  • Guitar
11958 - 1958
BessieSmith
  • Vocals
  • Kazoo
901923 - 1933
BettySmith
  • Tenor Sax
  • Vocals
171953 - 1983
BevanSmith
  • El-synt
11998 - 1998