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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LailaSmith
  • Voice
12019 - 2019
LamarSmith
  • El-g
  • Guitar
42009 - 2019
LamontSmith
  • Congas
  • Percussion
21988 - 1988
LanceSmith
  • Vocals
  • Paino
21956 - 1956
Lance Smith
  • Guitar
11981 - 1981
LaneSmith
  • Vocals
11974 - 1974
LangstonSmith
  • Bass
12005 - 2005
Langston "Skip"Smith
  • Bass
32000 - 2012
LarrySmith
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Paino
  • flautist
  • Trumpet
  • Keyboards
  • Unknown Inst
  • Flugelhorn
  • Vocals
141990 - 2009
Larry Smith
  • Electronics
11986 - 1986
Larry Smith
  • Spoken Word
11998 - 1998
LauraSmith
  • Vocals
  • Cello
151924 - 2011
LavaySmith
  • Vocals
51995 - 2008
LavergneSmith
  • Vocals
  • Paino
41954 - 1956
LawsonSmith
  • Baritone Voice
11952 - 1952
LBSmith
  • Guitar
11999 - 1999
LeeSmith
  • Bass
  • El-b
321977 - 2024
LeighSmith
  • Trumpet
  • Cnt
  • Vocals
  • Ldr
  • Whistling
41966 - 1997
LeoSmith
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
11969 - 1969
LeonardSmith
  • Paino
31913 - 1914
Leonard Smith
  • Trumpet
21937 - 1937
LeonieSmith
  • Arrangement
  • Vocals
12002 - 2002
LeroySmith
  • Drifter
  • Clarinet
  • Violin
  • Alto Sax
71921 - 1940
Leroy Smith
  • Drums
21945 - 1946
LesSmith
  • Drums
21944 - 1944
Les Smith
  • Trumpet
11986 - 1986
LeslieSmith
  • Background Vcl
  • Vocals
  • Backup Vcl
  • Voice
131979 - 2017
Leslie Smith
  • Guitar
71930 - 1930
Leslie O.Smith
  • Chorus
11988 - 1988
LesterSmith
  • Tenor Sax
51925 - 1927
LewSmith
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • flautist
  • Reeds
61953 - 2008
LewisSmith
  • Clarinet
  • Sax
12004 - 2004
LiamSmith
  • El-b
  • El-p
  • Vocals
12019 - 2019
LindsaySmith
  • Trumpet
21981 - 2004
LindseySmith
  • Trumpet
11981 - 1981
LinnySmith
  • Vocals
12019 - 2019
Linton IISmith
  • Tamb
  • Synt
  • Trumpet
12024 - 2024
LloydSmith
  • Alto Sax
91944 - 1948
Lloyd Smith
  • Paino
31930 - 1930
Lloyd Smith
  • Vocals
11961 - 1961
LoisSmith
  • Vocals
12004 - 2004
LonnieSmith
  • Paino
  • Org
21962 - 1964
Lonnie ListonSmith
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • El-keyboards
  • Keyboards
  • Keyboard
  • Percussion
  • El-keyboard
  • Synt
  • Vocals
  • Claves
  • Guitar
  • Thumb-p
  • Clavinet
  • African-fl
1081965 - 2022
LorenzoSmith
  • Tenor Sax
41959 - 1964
Lori LynnSmith
  • Vocals
11988 - 1988
LouisSmith
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
231957 - 2003
LucienSmith
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • Cello
  • Sop
  • Bassax
  • Vocals
851922 - 1931
LucySmith
  • Vocals
12012 - 2012
LukeSmith
  • Keyboards
  • Trumpet
21926 - 2022
LyallSmith
  • Drums
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Hca
11998 - 1998
LyleSmith
  • Tenor Sax
171928 - 1958
Lyle Smith
  • Paino
11959 - 1959
M.Smith
  • Paino
11946 - 1946
MabelSmith
  • Vocals
11944 - 1944
MacSmith
  • Paino
  • Bj
111978 - 2002
MalcolmSmith
  • Tenor Bass
131980 - 1998
Malcolm EarleSmith
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Keyboards
  • Kazoo
121990 - 2012
MamieSmith
  • Vocals
  • Ldr
  • Paino
501920 - 1942
Mamie Smith
  • Vocals
11991 - 1991
MannySmith
  • Trumpet
11962 - 1962
Marc KellySmith
  • Spoken-word
  • Backing Vocals
12021 - 2021
MarcelSmith
  • Congas
  • Percussion
11993 - 1993
MarcoSmith
  • Drums
12000 - 2000
MarilynSmith
  • Vocals
11983 - 1983
MarkSmith
  • Percussion
  • Drums
  • Auto Harp
  • El-b
  • Keyboards
  • Org
  • Dulcimer
  • Stylophone
  • Steel-d
101987 - 2021
Mark Smith
  • Drums
11992 - 1992
Mark Smith
  • Tuba
11993 - 1993
MarlaSmith
  • Vocals
11950 - 1950
MarshallSmith
  • Trumpet
21969 - 1970
Marshall Smith
  • Vocals
31930 - 1930
Marshall Smith
  • Bass
11963 - 1963
MarstonSmith
  • Cello
21987 - 1992
Martha LynnSmith
  • Backing Vocals
32019 - 2019
MartinSmith
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Music Box
22014 - 2019
MartySmith
  • Tenor Bass
11949 - 1949
Marvin "Bugalu"Smith
  • Drums
  • Prayer Bell
  • Djembe
121975 - 2021
Marvin "Smitty"Smith
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Arrangement
  • Trap D
  • Vocals
  • Voice
  • Trap-d
2271981 - 2025
Marvin BugaluSmith
  • Drums
12018 - 2018
MathewSmith
  • Drums
12010 - 2010
MattSmith
  • Guitar
  • Trumpet
  • Congas
  • El-g
  • Vocals
82001 - 2021
Matthew GregorySmith
  • Bassoon
12010 - 2010
Maurice Smith
  • Percussion
11988 - 1988
MauricioSmith
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Alto Sax
  • Reeds
  • Clarinet
  • Sax
  • Pic
  • Arrangement
  • Bar
  • Woodwinds
  • Saxes
461963 - 2003
Mauricio Jr.Smith
  • flautist
  • Percussion
22011 - 2014
MaxSmith
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
81935 - 1955
MaxwellSmith
  • Vocals
21951 - 1952
MaySmith
  • Vocals
31930 - 1930
McKenzieSmith
  • Drums
22000 - 2000
MelSmith
  • El-g
11975 - 1975
MelbaSmith
  • Vocals
11945 - 1945
MelvinSmith
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Tenor Sax
181951 - 2008
Melvin Smith
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Paino
  • Alto Sax
22007 - 2010
Melvin Smith
  • Guitar
21975 - 1975
MerrillSmith
  • Paino
21968 - 1976
MertonSmith
  • Saxes
11945 - 1945
MicahSmith
  • Vocals
22013 - 2020
MichaelSmith
  • Drums
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Percussion
  • Bass
  • Sop
  • Trumpet
121980 - 2009
Michael J.Smith
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • P-sounds
  • Organette
  • Org
  • Synt
  • El-p
231970 - 1992
Michael KentSmith
  • Palmas
  • Guitar
12006 - 2006
Michael W.Smith
  • Congas
  • Percussion
11978 - 1978