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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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
Michael-LouisSmith
  • Guitar
12009 - 2009
MicheleSmith
  • flautist
  • Vocals
21969 - 2005
MichikoSmith
  • Percussion
12006 - 2006
MickSmith
  • Bj
11963 - 1963
MikeSmith
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Effects
  • Live Processing
  • Alto-fl
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Violin
  • Bgo
  • Sax
  • Kalimba
  • Tenor Bass
1201966 - 2023
Mike Smith
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Sop
  • Saxes
  • Alto-fl
  • Bar
  • Reeds
  • Tenor Sax
  • Paino
  • Brass
  • Sax
321979 - 2012
Mike Smith
  • Bass
11965 - 1965
Mike Smith
  • Trumpet
21985 - 1998
Mike Smith
  • Bj
  • Vocals
51990 - 1999
Mike Smith
  • Guitar
11992 - 1992
Mike Smith
  • Bass
32001 - 2003
Mike Smith
  • Tenor Bass
12005 - 2005
MilesSmith
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bar
21998 - 2000
Miles FranklinSmith
  • Trumpet
12023 - 2023
MinaSmith
  • Cello
12003 - 2003
MurraySmith
  • Drums
121962 - 1987
MyrnaSmith
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vcl Background
  • Vocals
51970 - 1993
MyvanwySmith
  • Reeds
12023 - 2023
NadjaSmith
  • Newspeak
11992 - 1992
NancySmith
  • Strings
  • Cello
21994 - 2005
NatSmith
  • Drums
  • Vocals
21960 - 2001
NateSmith
  • Drums
  • Other Instruments
  • Percussion
  • Keyboards
  • Various Instruments
  • Paino
  • Snaps
  • Hand-d
  • Shaker
  • Tamb
  • Clap Stack
  • Synt
  • Programming
  • Claps
512000 - 2025
NathanSmith
  • Bass
  • B-cl
  • Guitar
  • Clarinet
42001 - 2015
NathanielSmith
  • Drums
  • Background Vcl
21959 - 2007
NealSmith
  • Drums
  • Tenor Sax
201981 - 2025
NeddySmith
  • Bass
61981 - 1982
NeilSmith
  • Drums
  • Tenor Sax
  • Guitar
51942 - 2013
NeomSmith
  • flautist
11958 - 1958
NickSmith
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Strings
  • Clav
  • Keyboard-b
  • El-p
  • Synt
  • Synt-b
  • Vocals
141970 - 2015
NigelSmith
  • Drums
  • Percussion
11973 - 1973
Nigel PortmanSmith
  • Bass
  • Paino
  • Org
21997 - 2000
NikkiSmith
  • Coro
32013 - 2015
NishlaSmith
  • Vocals
  • Paino
42020 - 2025
NolanSmith
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Horns
381976 - 2002
Nolan Jr.Smith
  • Trumpet
11979 - 1979
NormSmith
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Bar
  • Saxes
61970 - 1979
NormanSmith
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
41925 - 1929
O.C.Smith
  • Vocals
241956 - 2000
OliverSmith
  • Bass
12016 - 2016
OsborneSmith
  • Vocals
  • Talking
31960 - 1965
OscarSmith
  • Bj
  • Guitar
  • Bass
251939 - 1983
Oscar Smith
  • Bass
31944 - 1945
Oscar Smith
  • Pic
11981 - 1981
OtisSmith
  • Percussion
  • Congas
  • Vocals
61970 - 1970
PageSmith
  • Cello
21982 - 2017
Paige "Ox Tail"Smith
  • El-b
11990 - 1990
Paige AnthonySmith
  • Bass
11994 - 1994
PamSmith
  • Fhr
31976 - 1979
PappySmith
  • Tenor Bass
51944 - 1948
ParisSmith
  • Vib
21980 - 1984
PatSmith
  • Tenor Sax
11990 - 1990
PatriciaSmith
  • Voice
  • Cello
21984 - 2002
Patricia AnnSmith
  • Vocals
21968 - 1968
PatrickSmith
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Sop
  • flautist
  • Pedal-steel-g
  • Saxes
  • Trumpet
  • Brother
  • Vib
  • Handclapping
81992 - 2024
PatsySmith
  • Vocals
21971 - 1992
PattiSmith
  • Strings
  • Vocals
21996 - 2009
PaulSmith
  • Paino
  • Celeste
  • Synt
  • Keyboards
  • Org
  • El-p
  • Harpsichord
  • Clavs
  • Bass
  • Clavinet
  • Cel
  • Cello
3501944 - 2011
Paul Smith
  • Guitar
11956 - 1956
Paul Smith
  • Bass
  • El-b
111970 - 2012
Paul Smith
  • Bj
  • Fiddle
71981 - 1981
Paul Smith
  • Drums
  • Percussion
61969 - 2006
Paul E.Smith
  • Guitar
11954 - 1954
Paul H.Smith
  • Bass
12010 - 2010
Paul JasonSmith
  • Paino
  • Guitar
21992 - 1992
Paul TillmanSmith
  • Drums
11996 - 1996
PercySmith
  • Drums
41996 - 2005
PerrySmith
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Comp
  • Sop
  • Speech
301925 - 2024
Perry Smith
  • Drums
11971 - 1971
Perry Smith
  • Guitar
  • El-g
92007 - 2020
PeteSmith
  • Guitar
  • 9-string-g
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
  • El-g
111999 - 2022
Pete Smith
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
81972 - 1987
Pete Smith
  • Drums
31984 - 1985
Pete Smith
  • Bass
  • El-b
21962 - 1966