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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LakshmiShankar
  • Vocals
11990 - 1990
LakshminarayanaShankar
  • Percussion
  • Double-vln
11983 - 1983
NitinShankar
  • Percussion
  • Keyboards
  • Chanda
  • Synt
  • Frame-d
  • Tabla
  • Duggi
32008 - 2012
RaviShankar
  • Sitar
  • Cond
  • Arrangement
51961 - 1968
S.Shankaranarayanan
  • Mridangam
21995 - 1995
Shankari
  • Handclaps
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
11976 - 1976
KennyShanker
  • Alto Sax
  • Sop
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Comp
112001 - 2021
BobbyShankin
  • Drums
11961 - 1961
RichShankin
  • Alto Sax
12006 - 2006
WendyShankin
  • Voice
11980 - 1980
JimmyShankland
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
271928 - 1933
NickShankland
  • Paino
12016 - 2016
RobbieShankle
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bar
  • flautist
11999 - 1999
RobbyShankle
  • Alto-fl
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
  • Bar
32012 - 2017
JayShanklin
  • Bass
  • Sequencing
11994 - 1994
RayShanklin
  • Paino
21969 - 1971
RichShanklin
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Reeds
61980 - 2011
TimoShanko
  • Bass
  • Tenor Sax
  • Bar
  • El-b
221993 - 2024
Shanks
  • Percussion
12002 - 2002
BarneyShanks
  • Jug
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
11954 - 1954
JasonShanks
  • Tenor Sax
11997 - 1997
MikeShanks
  • Drums
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
31993 - 2005
NancyShanks
  • Tenor Voice
21975 - 1975
PatShanks
  • Backing Vocals
12003 - 2003
BrianShanley
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
101958 - 1966
BryanShanley
  • Clarinet
11958 - 1958
JimShanley
  • Saxes
21981 - 1982
SteveShanley
  • Paino
  • El-p
  • Synt
41996 - 1999
JayShanman
  • Tenor Bass
61959 - 2005
BobShann
  • Bass
12007 - 2007
BobbyShannon
  • Drums
  • Wbd
81956 - 1961
CheyenneShannon
  • Vocals
12022 - 2022
ChristopherShannon
  • Bass
  • Percussion
  • El-p
  • Synt
12021 - 2021
ClareShannon
  • Paino
32005 - 2007
DanShannon
  • Bass
  • El-b
11963 - 1963
DickShannon
  • Drifter
  • Clarinet
21945 - 1957
GeorgeShannon
  • Tuba
211923 - 1927
HughShannon
  • Paino
  • Vocals
61966 - 1981
JimShannon
  • Guitar
51969 - 2009
JohnShannon
  • Guitar
  • El-g
52005 - 2024
KellyShannon
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001
KevinShannon
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
111960 - 1962
MarkShannon
  • Oboe
  • Sop
11980 - 1980
MickeyShannon
  • Drums
101961 - 1973
MikeShannon
  • Drums
52005 - 2015
PatShannon
  • Vocals
11982 - 1982
PrestonShannon
  • Guitar
11997 - 1997
SteveShannon
  • Vocals
11983 - 1983
TerryShannon
  • Paino
  • Celeste
791955 - 1967
TommyShannon
  • Bass
31981 - 1992
WayneShannon
  • Paino
12005 - 2005
TheShannon Quartet
  • Vocals
11926 - 1926
JeremyShanok
  • Drums
  • Percussion
22007 - 2014
DimiterShanov
  • B-g
11988 - 1988
LindaShanovitch
  • Ankle Bells
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Tanpura
11998 - 1998
Shantel
  • Electronics
12024 - 2024
Shanti
  • Vocals
32010 - 2011
AndrewShantz
  • Harmonium
  • Vocals
22011 - 2017
AlecShantzia
  • Bass
  • Keyboards
11992 - 1992
NancyShanx
  • Voice
11979 - 1979
SophieShao
  • Cello
12025 - 2025
WuShao-Ying
  • Narration
11985 - 1985
DanShapera
  • Bass
131967 - 2009
DannyShapera
  • Drums
11983 - 1983
ArtShapira
  • Bass
11939 - 1939
EfratShapira
  • Violin
  • Strings Ensemble
22007 - 2013
JoelShapira
  • Guitar
32003 - 2010
MichaelShapira
  • Drums
12024 - 2024
NadavShapira
  • Bass
12016 - 2016
OferShapira
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Clarinet
12020 - 2020
YaelShapira
  • Cello
  • Vocals
32012 - 2017
AaronShapiro
  • Viola
71951 - 1951
AlShapiro
  • Trumpet
11957 - 1957
AndyShapiro
  • Paino
  • Synt
21991 - 1994
ArtShapiro
  • Bass
51939 - 1958
ArtieShapiro
  • Bass
  • Talk
1271934 - 1969
BarryShapiro
  • Accord
11977 - 1977
BernardShapiro
  • Oboe
11982 - 1982
BorisShapiro
  • Drums
22002 - 2005
DanShapiro
  • Bass
11980 - 1980
DaveShapiro
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • B-samples
281975 - 2003
ElliottShapiro
  • Tambura
11988 - 1988
EmilyShapiro
  • B-cl
  • Clarinet
22018 - 2023
EudiceShapiro
  • Violin
  • Solo Vln
211952 - 1970
EugeneShapiro
  • Guitar
  • Arrangement
22002 - 2005
HarveyShapiro
  • Cello
  • Violin
321950 - 1972
HelenShapiro
  • Vocals
111984 - 2000
JakeShapiro
  • Paino
12022 - 2022
JanShapiro
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
22006 - 2011
JaredShapiro
  • Synt
12000 - 2000
JasonShapiro
  • Synt
  • Paino
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
31998 - 2007
Jason S.Shapiro
  • Synt
  • Paino
12007 - 2007
JonShapiro
  • Arrangement
  • Cond
11995 - 1995
JordanShapiro
  • Keyboards
21999 - 1999
JoshShapiro
  • Bass
22004 - 2010
JosieShapiro
  • Cello
21977 - 1981
LarryShapiro
  • Strings
  • Violin
21994 - 2005
LaurenceShapiro
  • Violin
11992 - 1992
LibbyShapiro
  • Fhr
11989 - 1989
Mark "Breeze"Shapiro
  • Guitar
11992 - 1992