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
  • 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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AlWhalley
  • Bass
11960 - 1960
TonyWhalley
  • Trumpet
41988 - 1988
Kenneth IIIWhallum
  • Sax
12015 - 2015
MontyWhalock
  • Paino
21951 - 1951
Hugh "Peanuts"Whalum
  • Vocals
  • Paino
  • Tenor Sax
32007 - 2011
KameronWhalum
  • Tenor Bass
12016 - 2016
KennethWhalum
  • Vocals
12021 - 2021
Kenneth IIIWhalum
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
  • Sax
62004 - 2014
KennyWhalum
  • Tenor Sax
12007 - 2007
KevinWhalum
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vcl-arr
  • Voice
251993 - 2024
KirkWhalum
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sax
  • Sop
  • Arrangement
  • Programming
  • Keyboards
  • flautist
  • Alto Sax
  • Rhythm-arr
  • Bar
  • Vocals
  • MPC-60-programs
  • Vcl-arr
  • Backing Vocals
  • D-programming
2181972 - 2023
KortlandWhalum
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
42009 - 2021
KyleWhalum
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • B-g
42002 - 2021
HarryWham
  • Arrangement
11946 - 1946
CharlesWharf
  • Sop
  • B-cl
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Percussion
  • Keyboards
  • Contrabass-cl
161985 - 2000
AaronWharton
  • Tenor Bass
22003 - 2003
ColWharton
  • Clarinet
  • Sop
21982 - 1982
ColinWharton
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
31964 - 1968
DaveWharton
  • Tenor Bass
11960 - 1960
DickWharton
  • Guitar
  • Cnt
  • Vocals
  • Trumpet
181936 - 2001
FrankWharton
  • Fhr
11985 - 1985
GeoffreyWharton
  • Violin
11978 - 1978
GibWharton
  • Pedal-steel-g
  • Steel-g
  • Pedal-string-g
  • Arrangement
51991 - 1995
J.O.Wharton
  • Unknown Inst
11975 - 1975
JenWharton
  • B-tb
12014 - 2014
JenniferWharton
  • B-tb
  • Tenor Bass
  • Tuba
  • Vocals
352008 - 2023
RudWharton
  • Accor
41944 - 1954
CraigWhatley
  • Congas
  • Vib
  • Percussion
61970 - 1972
DannyWhatley
  • El-b
  • Bass
51975 - 1975
ReidWhatley
  • Drums
  • Keyboards
21988 - 2006
JimmyWhatsmyname
  • Tenor Bass
11956 - 1956
ChadWhatson
  • Mand
  • Vocals
12013 - 2013
AmmaWhatt
  • Vocals
12021 - 2021
AbrahamWheat
  • Clarinet
  • Sop
11928 - 1928
DavidWheat
  • Guitar
81957 - 1977
DennikaWheat
  • Vocals
12001 - 2001
ElsieWheat
  • Vocals
31951 - 1964
GaryWheat
  • Tenor Sax
  • Woodwinds
61999 - 2022
Kathryn HopeWheat
  • Dremel Tool
11995 - 1995
JohnWheatcroft
  • Guitar
  • El-g
22021 - 2021
MikeWheatherly
  • Bass
12006 - 2006
BrianWheatley
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor Sax
  • flautist
11961 - 1961
Brian "Spyda"Wheatley
  • Drums
12014 - 2014
CharlieWheatley
  • Guitar
  • Bj
12015 - 2015
JohnWheatley
  • Bass
  • Sousa
  • Narration
41988 - 1991
JonWheatley
  • Guitar
  • El-g
  • 6-string-g
  • 7-string-g
251991 - 2016
JoshuaWheatley
  • Drums
12024 - 2024
KevinWheatley
  • Vocals
12006 - 2006
LawrenceWheatley
  • Paino
21955 - 1955
MartinWheatley
  • Guitar
  • Bj
  • Tenor-g
  • Vocals
  • Hawaiian-g
  • Ukelele
  • Steel-g
  • Ukulele
  • Arrangement
  • Octaphone
  • Lap-steel-g
  • Octophone
  • El-g
  • Mand
721990 - 2022
ThomasWheatley
  • Bass
12020 - 2020
TomWheatley
  • Bass
92009 - 2020
AlanWheaton
  • Saxes
  • Reeds
21980 - 1981
ArthurWheaton
  • Guitar
  • 12 String-g
11981 - 1981
CodyWheaton
  • Bass
12016 - 2016
DanaWheaton
  • Tenor Bass
31974 - 1990
HarrisWheaton
  • Saxes
21969 - 1970
JackWheaton
  • Ldr
  • Paino
21970 - 1986
JanWheaton
  • Vocals
12015 - 2015
JimWheaton
  • V-tb
11982 - 1982
Little DavidWheaton
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
21947 - 1947
MarkWheaton
  • Drums
22012 - 2015
WillWheaton
  • Backing Vocals
  • Backing Vcl
71994 - 1998
PeetieWheatstraw
  • Paino
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
91934 - 1941
TonyWhedon
  • Tenor Bass
12007 - 2007
Vern AvernaWheedlier
  • Exciter Strings
12005 - 2005
AaronWheeler
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • Kalimba
  • Tenor Bass
21970 - 2018
AllisonWheeler
  • Vocals
  • Comp
22020 - 2021
AndyWheeler
  • Drums
12009 - 2009
ArchieWheeler
  • Bar
  • Sax
  • Alto Sax
51961 - 1971
AudreyWheeler
  • Background Vcl
  • Backing Vocals
  • Vocals
71986 - 1996
BenWheeler
  • Bass
12012 - 2012
BennyWheeler
  • Bass
21965 - 1965
BerneldaWheeler
  • Recitation
  • Shakers
12001 - 2001
BertWheeler
  • Vocals
11940 - 1940
Billy EddWheeler
  • Vocals
11969 - 1969
BradWheeler
  • Tenor Sax
  • Sop
71983 - 2005
BradleyWheeler
  • Alto Sax
11995 - 1995
BuzzWheeler
  • Paino
11949 - 1949
CarlWheeler
  • El-p
  • Org
22012 - 2012
CaronWheeler
  • Vocals
11992 - 1992
ChristinaWheeler
  • Voice
  • Electronics
  • Synt
  • Autoharp
  • Mbira
  • Sampler
22018 - 2018
ClareWheeler
  • Vocals
  • Paino
162008 - 2024
ClarenceWheeler
  • Trumpet
111925 - 1959
Clarence Wheeler
  • Tenor Sax
  • Clarinet
81931 - 1980
DaveWheeler
  • B-tb
  • Tuba
  • Btb
  • Tenor Bass
  • Tuba
  • Arrangement
761958 - 2000
De PriestWheeler
  • Tenor Bass
681925 - 1939
DePriestWheeler
  • Tenor Bass
111932 - 1939
DocWheeler
  • Vocals
  • Tenor Bass
41941 - 1947
EricWheeler
  • Bass
  • El-b
  • Arrangement
  • Comp
452003 - 2024
Eric N.Wheeler
  • Bass
62001 - 2006
ErikWheeler
  • Bass
12009 - 2009
GaryWheeler
  • Viola
11973 - 1973
GeraldWheeler
  • Org
11967 - 1967
GerryWheeler
  • Tenor Bass
  • Vocals
12010 - 2010
HaroldWheeler
  • Arrangement
  • Cond
  • Paino
  • Keyboards
  • El-p
151964 - 2008
HubieWheeler
  • Arrangement
51947 - 1953
IanWheeler
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Hca
  • Cl+as
  • Sop
  • Vocals
  • Sax
  • Cl+hca
  • Backing Vocals
  • Hrn
  • flautist
  • Cnt
  • Blues-harp
  • Tenor Sax
2771953 - 2008
IveryWheeler
  • Dance
11985 - 1985
JamesWheeler
  • Vocals
11970 - 1970