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 including instrument(s) played
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  • Tunes played (as listed on release)
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First Name Last Name Instruments Sessions Recording Years
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RichardSmith
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Mand
  • El-b
  • El-12-string-g
  • El-sitar
  • Tenor Sax
511981 - 2017
Richard Smith
  • Drums
  • Bgo
71963 - 1968
Richard Smith
  • Trumpet
31949 - 1949
Richard "Drahseer"Smith
  • Drums
11998 - 1998
Richard J.Smith
  • Arrangement
41940 - 1940
RickSmith
  • Guitar
  • African-d
  • Percussion
101979 - 2012
Rick Smith
  • Saxes
  • Tenor Sax
  • D Program
  • Sax
41984 - 1986
RionSmith
  • Drums
32008 - 2009
RitaSmith
  • Vocals
11933 - 1933
RobSmith
  • Trumpet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Flugelhorn
  • Saxes
  • Paino
  • El-b
  • Keyboards
  • Clarinet
  • Ldr
281987 - 2020
Rob Smith
  • Tenor Bass
11986 - 1986
RobbieSmith
  • Drums
  • Trumpet
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
31988 - 2011
RobbySmith
  • Vocals
11993 - 1993
RobertSmith
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Alto Sax
  • Bass
  • Tenor Sax
  • Woodwinds
  • Bar
131929 - 2004
Robert Smith
  • Drums
21993 - 1993
Robert Smith
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
21993 - 1994
Roberto "Capitan"Smith
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
RobinSmith
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Woodwinds
  • Drifter
  • Vocals
61979 - 2023
RobynSmith
  • Synt
11986 - 1986
RodSmith
  • Fhr
  • flautist
21988 - 2006
RoddySmith
  • Guitar
62000 - 2018
RoderickSmith
  • Saxes
  • Reeds
21952 - 1979
RogerSmith
  • Guitar
  • Amplified-g
  • Spanish-g
431975 - 2007
Roger Smith
  • Misc Inst
  • Keyboards
  • Bass
  • Org
  • D Programming
  • Paino
  • Background Vcl
  • El-p
141996 - 2010
Roger Smith
  • Tenor Bass
11945 - 1945
Roger Smith
  • Cello
31988 - 1993
Roger Smith
  • Drums
11954 - 1954
RollenSmith
  • Tenor Sax
91922 - 1923
RollinSmith
  • Vocals
21929 - 1931
RomolaSmith
  • B-cl
12016 - 2016
RonSmith
  • Tenor Bass
  • B-tb
  • Tuba
  • Bass
  • Drums
251962 - 2015
Ron Smith
  • Guitar
  • D-mach
  • Synt
  • Rhythm-g
141985 - 2008
RonnieSmith
  • Arrangement
  • Paino
12014 - 2014
RoseSmith
  • Paino
11965 - 1965
RossSmith
  • Trumpet
191948 - 1992
RowanSmith
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Amplified Snare-d
  • Alto Sax
321965 - 2012
RoySmith
  • Tenor Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Drums
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
  • Saxes
  • Alto Sax
  • Reeds
311949 - 1971
Roy R.Smith
  • Guitar
11983 - 1983
RubySmith
  • Vocals
  • Talking
91938 - 1971
RudySmith
  • Steel-d
  • Double Tenor Steel Pan
  • Percussion
  • Oildrum
  • Tenorpan
  • Tenor Pan
  • Congas
  • Steel-pans
  • Steel Pan
111971 - 2017
RufusSmith
  • Bass
  • Arrangement
  • El-b
71944 - 1970
RussSmith
  • Tenor Sax
11947 - 1947
RusselSmith
  • Cnt
  • V-tb
  • Trumpet
31978 - 2009
RussellSmith
  • Trumpet
  • Tenor Bass
  • Bass
  • V-tb
1391919 - 1999
Russell Smith
  • V-tb
  • Cnt
  • Vocals
71977 - 1987
RussickSmith
  • Cello
12010 - 2010
RustySmith
  • Trumpet
22000 - 2017
RuthieSmith
  • Vocals
  • Sax
  • Saxes
  • Ldr
  • Voice
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
41984 - 1987
RyanSmith
  • Melodica
  • Org
  • Cheeba
  • Tenor Bass
22009 - 2016
Ryan RossSmith
  • Live Coding
  • Electronics
  • Prepared-p
  • Synt
12018 - 2018
SalSmith
  • Tuba
  • Bass
41980 - 1986
SamSmith
  • Tenor Bass
  • Bass
111982 - 2023
Sam Smith
  • Paino
  • Vocals
11984 - 1984
SamuelSmith
  • Vocals
11998 - 1998
SandraSmith
  • Backing Vocals
12006 - 2006
SandySmith
  • Paino
11960 - 1960
Sara P.Smith
  • Recorder
  • Tenor Bass
  • Muffin Tin
  • Glockenspiel
  • Cymb
  • Vocals
11996 - 1996
ScottSmith
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
21990 - 1994
Scott Smith
  • Guitar
11988 - 1988
SeanSmith
  • Bass
601984 - 2024
SharonSmith
  • Vocals
21992 - 2004
ShawnSmith
  • Backing Vocals
11992 - 1992
SheilaSmith
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Drums
61993 - 2002
SheldonSmith
  • Paino
101946 - 1947
SheltonSmith
  • Paino
51948 - 1949
SidneySmith
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
31967 - 1967
SimonSmith
  • Violin
12010 - 2010
Simon "Smudge"Smith
  • Bass
22013 - 2013
SissySmith
  • Vocals
71995 - 1995
SkipSmith
  • Bass
41995 - 2010
SlydeSmith
  • Tenor Bass
31949 - 1950
SoneliusSmith
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • El-p
  • Harpsichord
  • Celeste
  • African-p
191970 - 1997
Songai SandraSmith
  • Vocals
11970 - 1970
SonnySmith
  • Guitar
11945 - 1945
SophiaSmith
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
12018 - 2018
SophieSmith
  • Vocals
12008 - 2008
SpencerSmith
  • Drums
22023 - 2023
StanSmith
  • Guitar
  • Tenor Bass
  • Arrangement
211949 - 2021
Stan Smith
  • Drums
  • Percussion
11991 - 1991
StanleySmith
  • Drums
  • Synt
  • Percussion
11989 - 1989
StefanSmith
  • Viola
12015 - 2015
StephanieSmith
  • Violin
12010 - 2010
StephenSmith
  • Vocals
  • Arrangement
  • Percussion
  • Tenor Bass
41994 - 2018
SteveSmith
  • Drums
  • Tenor Bass
  • Percussion
  • Trumpet
  • Bass
  • Konnakol
  • Keyboards
  • Paino
  • Keyboard Prog
  • Udu
  • Ghatam
  • Bgo
  • Finger Snaps
  • D-programming
1121976 - 2023
Steve Smith
  • Vocals
11984 - 1984
Steve Smith
  • Trumpet
11990 - 1990
StevenSmith
  • Violin
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
41978 - 2022
StevieSmith
  • Drums
22017 - 2024
StuartSmith
  • Drums
22006 - 2007
StuffSmith
  • Violin
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Voice
  • Violin
  • Talk
  • Talking
  • Conversation
1321928 - 1967
SueSmith
  • Vocals
11994 - 1994
SunnySmith
  • Vocals
11930 - 1930
SusanSmith
  • B-fl
  • Oboe
21982 - 1997
SusieSmith
  • Vocals
41924 - 1925
SuzannaSmith
  • Vocals
12012 - 2012
SySmith
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
102008 - 2024
SydSmith
  • Bass
21946 - 1948
SykesSmith
  • Trumpet
11949 - 1949
SylviaSmith
  • Vocals
21979 - 1988
T. NateSmith
  • Drums
12022 - 2022