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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  • Country of origin of Record label

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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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Darrell "Peanut"Smith
  • Bass
31999 - 2000
DarrenSmith
  • Tenor Bass
  • Bar
21984 - 2011
DarrylSmith
  • Keyboards
  • Arrangement
51997 - 1997
DashillSmith
  • Vocals
  • B-cl
  • Trumpet
22018 - 2020
DaveSmith
  • Trumpet
  • Drums
  • Flugelhorn
  • Paino
  • Percussion
  • Tenor-hrn
  • Cnt
  • Fhr
  • Backing Vocals
  • Tuba
  • Sabar
  • Bj
  • Cond
  • Glockenspiel
  • Vib
  • Vocals
  • Comp
  • Bass
  • Org
  • Guitar
  • Upright-b
  • Tenor Bass
  • Jb
  • Cymbal
  • Tenor Sax
701966 - 2024
Dave Smith
  • Trumpet
  • Cnt
31988 - 1997
Dave Smith
  • Bass
11947 - 1947
Dave "Smoota"Smith
  • Synt
  • Tenor Bass
12025 - 2025
Dave SmootaSmith
  • Tenor Bass
22019 - 2022
DavidSmith
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • B-g
  • Bass
  • Drums
  • Guitar
  • Cello
  • Sop
  • Rap
  • Sax
  • Tenor Bass
  • Paino
  • Alto Sax
  • Vocals
  • Tenor Sax
631956 - 2025
David Smith
  • Unknown Inst
11940 - 1940
David "Smitty"Smith
  • Drums
12000 - 2000
David A.Smith
  • Paino
12008 - 2008
David E.Smith
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Sax
21976 - 1977
DeannaSmith
  • Paino
11984 - 1984
DebbieSmith
  • Vocals
11989 - 1989
DebraSmith
  • Vocals
21980 - 1982
DenisSmith
  • Drums
161970 - 1979
DennisSmith
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Bass
151969 - 2017
Dennis Smith
  • Paino
11973 - 1973
Dennis Smith
  • Trumpet
11981 - 1981
DerekSmith
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Org
  • Vib
  • Keyboards
  • Steel-d
  • Bass
  • Celeste
  • Pan-d
  • Cello
  • Percussion
  • Bar
  • Clavichord
  • B-cl
1741954 - 2023
DeWayne "Smitty"Smith
  • Bass
11995 - 1995
DianaSmith
  • Violin
11987 - 1987
DianeSmith
  • Saxes
11979 - 1979
DickSmith
  • Bass
  • Bj
  • Paino
  • Guitar
  • Ldr
1941954 - 1988
Dick Smith
  • Percussion
  • Congas
131967 - 1993
Dick Smith
  • Cnt
51949 - 1953
DimitriSmith
  • Tuba
  • Sousa
31990 - 2018
DoloresSmith
  • Vocals
11977 - 1977
DoltonSmith
  • Trumpet
11963 - 1963
DominicSmith
  • Drums
181996 - 2014
DonSmith
  • Trumpet
  • Bass
  • Sousa
  • Flugelhorn
  • Drums
  • Voice
  • Tuba
  • flautist
  • Guitar
  • Cello
  • Tenor Sax
1441949 - 2011
Don Smith
  • Clarinet
21951 - 1953
Don Smith
  • Tenor Bass
11957 - 1957
Don Smith
  • Drums
11981 - 1981
Don Smith
  • Bass
  • Sousaphone
  • Tuba
31956 - 1988
DonaldSmith
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • flautist
  • El-p
  • Voice
  • Percussion
  • Sop-fl
  • Org
  • Lead &
  • Trumpet
  • B-fl
  • Backing Vcl
681970 - 2019
DonnaSmith
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
DonnellSmith
  • Bass
12007 - 2007
DorotheaSmith
  • Drums
  • Vocals
41947 - 1947
DorothySmith
  • Vocals
  • Congas
131955 - 1973
DougSmith
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Vib
31961 - 2019
Doug Smith
  • Reeds
12000 - 2000
Doug Smith
  • Bass
41979 - 2001
Dr. Charles JosephSmith
  • Paino
12019 - 2019
Dr. J.B.Smith
  • Drifter
11994 - 1994
Dr. LonnieSmith
  • Org
  • Paino
  • Synt
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
  • Arrangement
  • Keyboard
  • Organ
  • Handclap Choir
  • El-p
  • Clavinet
1331962 - 2024
Dr. O.C.Smith
  • Vocals
22000 - 2002
DuaneSmith
  • Org
11975 - 1975
DukeSmith
  • Clarinet
11924 - 1924
DwayneSmith
  • Arrangement
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
21984 - 1988
Dwayne "Smitty"Smith
  • Bass
  • El-b
211988 - 2005
DwightSmith
  • Tenor Bass
11980 - 1980
EarlSmith
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
  • Clarinet
71977 - 1998
Earl "Buster"Smith
  • Drums
31958 - 1991
Earl "Chinna"Smith
  • Guitar
  • El-g
21986 - 2005
Earl C. "Buster"Smith
  • Drums
  • Announcement
201986 - 1992
Earl J. Jr.Smith
  • Backing Vcl
11994 - 1994
EdSmith
  • Drums
  • Vib
  • Percussion
  • Mar
  • Paino
  • Sax
291982 - 2009
EddieSmith
  • Bj
  • Guitar
  • Bass
  • Trumpet
1821950 - 1965
Eddie Smith
  • Trumpet
131944 - 1961
Eddie Smith
  • Gembe
  • Percussion
31992 - 1992
Eddie Smith
  • Tenor Sax
11951 - 1951
Eddie Smith
  • Paino
11953 - 1953
EdgarSmith
  • Tuba
  • Tenor Bass
  • Bass-horn
201985 - 1994
Edgar Smith
  • Bass
11985 - 1985
EdnaSmith
  • Bass
21946 - 1946
EdwardSmith
  • Percussion
  • Poetry
  • Drums
71947 - 2000
Edward "Ronnie" Jr.Smith
  • Drums
12003 - 2003
EffieSmith
  • Vocals
71944 - 1953
EileenSmith
  • Viola
12016 - 2016
ElSmith
  • Percussion
11983 - 1983
ElizabethSmith
  • Vocals
31926 - 1927
EllenSmith
  • Vocals
  • Viola
61971 - 2006
EllieSmith
  • Tenor Bass
42013 - 2023
ElmerSmith
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Vocals
11957 - 1957
ElsieSmith
  • Tenor Sax
11958 - 1958
Emily AustinSmith
  • Cello
12025 - 2025
EmmaSmith
  • Violin
  • Vocals
182005 - 2024
Emma Smith
  • Violin
22002 - 2012
Enoch Jr.Smith
  • Paino
  • Comp
  • Arrangement
  • Org
  • Vocals
92009 - 2024
EricSmith
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Cond
41964 - 2003
Eric Smith
  • Trumpet
22017 - 2019
ErikSmith
  • Drums
  • Percussion
141991 - 2025
ErleSmith
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
71954 - 1967
ErnestSmith
  • Bass
  • Bassax
21929 - 1940
Ernest "Six"Smith
  • Choir
11954 - 1954
ErnieSmith
  • Guitar
12022 - 2022
Ernie "Chester"Smith
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
  • Bassax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Oboe
391924 - 1937
EstherineSmith
  • Vocals
11962 - 1962
EthanSmith
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001
EthelSmith
  • Org
71959 - 1960
EugeneSmith
  • Paino
  • Vocals
21951 - 1960
EvanSmith
  • Clarinet
  • Bar
  • B-cl
  • Tenor Sax
32004 - 2008
EveSmith
  • Vocals
  • Paino
41950 - 1998
EvelynSmith
  • Violin
21982 - 1982
FaberSmith
  • Alto Sax
  • Vocals
41930 - 1940
Faras B.Smith
  • Drums
  • Backing Vocals
11996 - 1996
FatsSmith
  • Vocals
31937 - 1937