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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BobbyWelch
  • Drums
21996 - 2009
CalWelch
  • Paino
11930 - 1930
CalvinWelch
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Congas
41974 - 1995
CecilWelch
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
31983 - 1986
ChaunceyWelch
  • Tenor Bass
11988 - 1988
ChristopherWelch
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
11999 - 1999
ChuckWelch
  • Guitar
11994 - 1994
DanielWelch
  • Trumpet
12015 - 2015
ElisabethWelch
  • Vocals
91928 - 1989
Emma LouWelch
  • Vocals
111946 - 1950
FritzWelch
  • Percussion
  • Voice
  • Recitation
  • Vocals
22012 - 2021
HelenWelch
  • Vocals
22004 - 2006
HomerWelch
  • Drums
  • Vocals
171949 - 1959
JamesWelch
  • V-tb
21957 - 1957
Jean-MarcWelch
  • Tenor Bass
41984 - 2003
JimWelch
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001
JimmyWelch
  • Trumpet
91937 - 1946
Jimmy Welch
  • V-tb
11957 - 1957
JohnWelch
  • Tenor Bass
21954 - 1987
JonWelch
  • Tenor Bass
41992 - 2007
Jon R.Welch
  • Tenor Bass
11985 - 1985
JonathanWelch
  • Viola
12004 - 2004
JuniorWelch
  • B-tb
11991 - 1991
KeithWelch
  • Drums
  • Percussion
12007 - 2007
KevinWelch
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
  • Guitar
  • Berimbau
  • Repenique
21997 - 2018
LeoWelch
  • Bagpipes
11989 - 1989
LesWelch
  • Vocals
  • Paino
391946 - 1972
Linda LeeWelch
  • Vocals
  • Voice
  • Jews Harp
  • Percussion
  • Whistles
31988 - 1989
MarvWelch
  • Vocals
11950 - 1950
MattWelch
  • Accor
  • Cond
22000 - 2006
MatthewWelch
  • Cond
  • Bagpipes
  • Sop
  • Bagpipe
  • Alto Sax
  • Reeds
132000 - 2016
MikeWelch
  • Drums
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Dx7
  • Drumulator
  • Mar
  • Stuff
  • Vib
  • D-set
  • Roto
281980 - 1991
NeilWelch
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Bar
  • Sax
  • Live Electronics
72009 - 2016
PamelaWelch
  • Strings
11990 - 1990
PercyWelch
  • Vocals
11985 - 1985
RayWelch
  • Violin
21925 - 1925
RussellWelch
  • Guitar
  • Drifter
22013 - 2024
SteveWelch
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
171984 - 2008
Steve Welch
  • Paino
  • El-p
11982 - 1982
WendellWelch
  • Tenor Bass
21979 - 1979
WinstonWelch
  • Drums
191952 - 1986
VolkmarWelche
  • Cello
12001 - 2001
JoshWelchez
  • Trumpet
12014 - 2014
JulietWelchman
  • Cello
12016 - 2016
JacksonWelchner
  • Backing Vocals
22018 - 2024
BuddyWelcome
  • Vocals
151936 - 1946
ChrisWelcome
  • Cello
  • Guitar
  • Accor
  • Gong
  • Comp
  • Electronics
182004 - 2018
BrianWeld
  • Bj
21984 - 1986
Petter CarlsonWelden
  • Paino
12023 - 2023
AstridWeldig
  • Percussion
12002 - 2002
BobWeldon
  • Percussion
  • Congas
21986 - 1986
Casey BillWeldon
  • Guitar
  • Strings
  • Vocals
31935 - 1936
GaryWeldon
  • Hca
  • Flugelhorn
  • Trumpet
21988 - 1989
GerryWeldon
  • Tenor Sax
11998 - 1998
JerryWeldon
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Reeds
  • Sop
  • Clarinet
861981 - 2024
JoeWeldon
  • Paino
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001
MaxineWeldon
  • Vocals
61970 - 2006
NickWeldon
  • Paino
  • Arrangement
  • Bass
201981 - 2018
SonnyWeldon
  • Paino
21950 - 1950
WillWeldon
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Shouting
61927 - 1928
GeoffWeldrake
  • Bass
12009 - 2009
Welfo
  • Backing Vcl
31972 - 1972
ColinWelford
  • Cond
22009 - 2020
JurgenWelge
  • Drums
21990 - 1996
AdrianWelham
  • Vocals
11970 - 1970
MartinWelham
  • Vocals
11970 - 1970
MarkWeliky
  • Guitar
12017 - 2017
MattiasWelin
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Guitar
371996 - 2019
Jay RinsenWelk
  • Guitar
12010 - 2010
LawrenceWelk
  • Cond
  • Drifter
31980 - 1981
FlorianWelker
  • Tenor Bass
11999 - 1999
PeterWelker
  • Trumpet
  • Flugelhorn
  • Arrangement
  • Paino
  • String-synt
  • Grand-p
201989 - 2021
ErichWell
  • Tenor Bass
271948 - 1959
Jan vanWell
  • Tuba
21983 - 1985
KurtWell
  • Vib
11954 - 1954
MarieWell
  • Vocals
11949 - 1949
ShawnWell
  • Violin
12021 - 2021
GeorgeWelland
  • Bass
32003 - 2012
LauraWelland
  • Vocals
22003 - 2004
LasseWellander
  • Guitar
11969 - 1969
G.S.Wellard
  • Drums
11998 - 1998
GordonWellard
  • Drums
31997 - 2000
HarryWellcott
  • Drums
11998 - 1998
HansWelle
  • Alto Sax
  • Arrangement
  • Ldr
  • Vocals
31979 - 1982
JochenWelle
  • Drums
  • Percussion
151989 - 2010
RuudWelle
  • Tenor Bass
31979 - 1982
FinnWellejus
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
51982 - 2001
KlausWellen
  • Drums
11962 - 1962
MichaelWellen
  • Drums
  • Cnt
  • Bass
  • Percussion
71984 - 1996
BenniWellenbeck
  • Drums
32006 - 2009
JugendchorWellenbrecher
  • Choir
11994 - 1994
EgonWellenbrinks
  • Sop
11987 - 1987
LarsWellender
  • Guitar
  • El-g
11974 - 1974
KarienWellenga
  • Vocals
11983 - 1983
DanielWellens
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
12020 - 2020
GeorgeWellens
  • Bass
  • Percussion
81964 - 1971
GeorgesWellens
  • Bass
11968 - 1968
IanWellens
  • Saxes
  • Bar
92010 - 2015
AnnyWeller
  • Vocals
11999 - 1999
AnthonyWeller
  • Guitar
61995 - 2003