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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  • Leader name and country
  • Album title
  • Musicians including instrument(s) played
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  • 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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PamelaWatson
  • Vocals
  • 3
  • 2
  • Comp
  • Keyboards
61977 - 1998
Pamela Watson
  • Alto-fl
  • Pic
  • flautist
11985 - 1985
PaulWatson
  • Trumpet
  • Etc.
  • Alto-hrn
  • Flugelhorn
  • Alto-tp
41979 - 1981
PaulaWatson
  • Vocals
  • Paino
41948 - 1953
PeggyWatson
  • Vocals
21998 - 2011
PennyWatson
  • Vocals
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Reeds
51981 - 2007
PercyWatson
  • Bj
21926 - 1926
PeterWatson
  • Accor
12003 - 2003
PhilWatson
  • Tenor Bass
11963 - 1963
PitaWatson
  • Bass
11985 - 1985
R.L.Watson
  • Guitar
11969 - 1969
RebeccaWatson
  • Vocals
11980 - 1980
ReedWatson
  • Percussion
12010 - 2010
Reed "Doc"Watson
  • Percussion
12014 - 2014
RhianWatson
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001
RichardWatson
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
12005 - 2005
RobWatson
  • Drums
42000 - 2015
RobertWatson
  • Guitar
  • Bass
11994 - 1994
RobinWatson
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
  • Saxes
51987 - 2000
RoyWatson
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
11930 - 1930
SandyWatson
  • Tenor Bass
41937 - 1946
ShirlWatson
  • Vocals
11977 - 1977
SidWatson
  • Bass
41944 - 1950
StanWatson
  • Guitar
11954 - 1954
StanleyWatson
  • Guitar
21970 - 1971
SteveWatson
  • Bass
  • Tuba
  • Guitar
  • Pedal-steel
  • Vocals
151958 - 2007
TimWatson
  • Bass
  • El-g
21997 - 2024
Tony Jr.Watson
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Sax
32006 - 2021
ValWatson
  • Vocals
21997 - 2001
VindellWatson
  • Drums
21993 - 1993
Wah WahWatson
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Synt
  • Voice Bag
  • Rhythm-arr
  • Vocals
  • Hot-licks
  • Effects
  • El-b
  • Sequencing
511974 - 2015
Wally "Gator"Watson
  • Drums
  • Vocals
32000 - 2006
WillWatson
  • Percussion
12015 - 2015
WilliamWatson
  • Tenor Bass
21993 - 1993
WillieWatson
  • Fhr
31970 - 1970
PamelaWatson Brown
  • Alto-fl
11996 - 1996
TheWatson Sisters
  • Vocals
11971 - 1971
JoanWatson-Jones
  • Vocals
32005 - 2013
BillWatt
  • Tenor Bass
11983 - 1983
BobWatt
  • Fhr
11979 - 1979
CharlesWatt
  • Cello
12014 - 2014
DaveWatt
  • Bass
12022 - 2022
DillardWatt
  • Tenor Bass
12007 - 2007
DonWatt
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Bar
  • Saxes
651929 - 1940
J.Watt
  • Rap
11990 - 1990
JeremyWatt
  • Bass
12006 - 2006
JustinWatt
  • Drums
32013 - 2021
KevinWatt
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
91987 - 2010
MikeWatt
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Vocals
61992 - 2023
NormWatt
  • Tenor Bass
11959 - 1959
PeteWatt
  • Guitar
12003 - 2003
PeterWatt
  • Drums
41959 - 1965
RobertWatt
  • Fhr
61971 - 1978
Robert L.Watt
  • Fhr
11977 - 1977
TommyWatt
  • Paino
  • Celeste
  • Ldr
  • Janglebox
  • Arrangement
  • Celesta
71956 - 1963
WillieWatt
  • Bj
  • Bass
331956 - 1997
BenWatte
  • Tenor Sax
32011 - 2014
Beat vonWattenwyl
  • Percussion
12003 - 2003
Bernhard vonWattenwyl
  • Percussion
11995 - 1995
Stewy VonWattenwyl
  • Org
12012 - 2012
KenWatter
  • Trumpet
12014 - 2014
BenWatters
  • Tenor Bass
12007 - 2007
ClaireWatters
  • Pic
12000 - 2000
HarryWatters
  • Tenor Bass
101996 - 2021
JoelWatters
  • Vocals
12003 - 2003
KenWatters
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Vocals
111998 - 2014
LuWatters
  • Trumpet
  • Arrangement
  • Cnt
  • Wbd
  • Ldr
  • Drifter
721929 - 1990
MarkWatters
  • Bar
11979 - 1979
LenWatterson
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
12005 - 2005
BryanWattier
  • Paino
12010 - 2010
GaryWattman
  • Alto Sax
21960 - 1960
GlynnWatton
  • Bj
11958 - 1958
AndyWatts
  • Drums
11984 - 1984
AnnaWatts
  • Voice
12011 - 2011
ArchieWatts
  • Alto Sax
11931 - 1931
ArthurWatts
  • Bass
  • El-b
661951 - 1984
CamilleWatts
  • flautist
12000 - 2000
CharlieWatts
  • Drums
  • Vocals
261962 - 2010
CurtWatts
  • Tenor Bass
31975 - 1978
CurtisWatts
  • Drums
41997 - 2001
CyWatts
  • Tenor Bass
11946 - 1946
CyrilWatts
  • Tenor Bass
  • Paino
  • V-tb
101943 - 1950
Daniel J.Watts
  • Spoken-word
12021 - 2021
DaveWatts
  • Bass
  • Drums
182001 - 2021
DavidWatts
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • Bass
  • Mand
51990 - 2004
EddieWatts
  • Clarinet
11976 - 1976
ErnieWatts
  • Tenor Sax
  • Alto Sax
  • flautist
  • Sop
  • Sax
  • Reeds
  • Saxes
  • Pic
  • Clarinet
  • Woodwinds
  • Alto-fl
  • B-cl
  • Synt
  • Horns
  • Bar
  • Sax-synt
  • B-fl
  • Shaker
  • C-fl
  • Percussion
  • Arrangement
  • Hrn
  • Ts Solo
  • Tamb
  • Yamaha WX7
  • Yamaha WX
  • Eng-hrn
4541965 - 2019
EugeneWatts
  • Tenor Bass
  • Euph
171973 - 2009
FerrariWatts
  • Bass
22003 - 2003
FrankWatts
  • Paino
11983 - 1983
GeneWatts
  • Tenor Bass
21998 - 2009
GeorgeWatts
  • Bar
  • Clarinet
  • Cnt
  • Alto Sax
  • Tenor Sax
  • Saxes
  • Sax
  • Reeds
291970 - 1986
GradyWatts
  • Trumpet
  • Arrangement
1461931 - 1943
HeathWatts
  • Sop
  • Vocals
42007 - 2017
HenryWatts
  • Vib
  • Mar
21968 - 1968
HughWatts
  • Tenor Bass
71964 - 1994
JacksonWatts
  • flautist
11976 - 1976
JamesWatts
  • Vocals
11931 - 1931
JeffWatts
  • Drums
  • Vocals
61989 - 2005
Jeff "Tain"Watts
  • Drums
  • Comp
  • Percussion
  • Backing Vocals
  • Pipe-org
  • Bells
  • B-d
  • Cymbal Wock
  • Perc Ensemble
  • Vib
2551981 - 2024