Jazz musicians
Biographies, instruments and discographies of 3,999 jazz musicians and groups.
By instrument
- voice995
- piano930
- guitar601
- saxophone595
- drum kit328
- trumpet311
- double bass215
- clarinet193
- trombone143
- flute134
- bass instrument129
- tenor saxophone112
- musical keyboard103
- bass guitar92
- percussion instrument81
- alto saxophone69
- violin61
- soprano saxophone55
- organ54
- flugelhorn46
- jazz violin46
- vibraphone46
- keyboard instrument34
- cello32
Wally Rose
1913–1997 · American musician (1913–1997)
Tony Romano
1915–2005 · American musician (1915–2005)
Lousson Reinhardt
1929–1992 · French gipsy jazz guitarist
Katy de la Cruz
1907–2004 · Filipino singer and actress (1907–2004)
Sherman Edwards
1919–1981 · American songwriter
Sevda Alakbarzadeh
b. 1977 · Azerbaijani singer
Leah Ray
1915–1999 · singer (1915-1999)
Tamara Drasin
1905–1943 · American actress (1905-1943)
Phil Howard
b. 1953 · Australian musician
Miwa Yoshida
b. 1965 · Japanese singer-songwriter
Mervyn Warren
b. 1964 · American songwriter
Lijadu Sisters
1965– · duo of Nigerian musicians
Midori
2003–2010 · Japanese musical group; jazz-punk fusion band
Suma Sudhindra
Veena maestro
Katie Kim
b. 1993 · singer
Armenian Navy Band
Armenian musical group
Mikołaj Trzaska
b. 1966 · Polish jazz musician
Victor Conte
1950–2025 · American musician (1950–2025)
Gary Grainger
b. 2000 · English musician
John L. Nelson
1916–2001 · American jazz musician, songwriter
Marilyn Moore
1931–1992 · American singer
Carl Brandt
1914–1991 · American musician (1914-1991)
Max Elloy
1900–1975 · French film actor (1900-1975)
Carolyn Leonhart
b. 1971 · Jazz singer
Tony Romano
1915–2005 · American musician (1915–2005)
Lousson Reinhardt
1929–1992 · French gipsy jazz guitarist
Katy de la Cruz
1907–2004 · Filipino singer and actress (1907–2004)
Sherman Edwards
1919–1981 · American songwriter
Sevda Alakbarzadeh
b. 1977 · Azerbaijani singer
Leah Ray
1915–1999 · singer (1915-1999)
Tamara Drasin
1905–1943 · American actress (1905-1943)
Phil Howard
b. 1953 · Australian musician
Miwa Yoshida
b. 1965 · Japanese singer-songwriter
Mervyn Warren
b. 1964 · American songwriter
Lijadu Sisters
1965– · duo of Nigerian musicians
Midori
2003–2010 · Japanese musical group; jazz-punk fusion band
Suma Sudhindra
Veena maestro
Katie Kim
b. 1993 · singer
Armenian Navy Band
Armenian musical group
Mikołaj Trzaska
b. 1966 · Polish jazz musician
Victor Conte
1950–2025 · American musician (1950–2025)
Gary Grainger
b. 2000 · English musician
John L. Nelson
1916–2001 · American jazz musician, songwriter
Marilyn Moore
1931–1992 · American singer
Carl Brandt
1914–1991 · American musician (1914-1991)
Max Elloy
1900–1975 · French film actor (1900-1975)
Carolyn Leonhart
b. 1971 · Jazz singer
Ithamara Koorax
b. 1965 · Brazilian singer
Solomon Ilori
b. 1935 · Nigerian musician
Steve Tyrell
b. 1944 · American singer and record producer
Bill Saragih
1933–2008 · Indonesian musician
Benard Ighner
1945–2017 · American jazz songwriter, singer, and musician
ALI
2016– · Multinational band formed in 2016 in Shibuya
Lőrinc Barabás
b. 1983 · Hungarian jazz trumpeter, composer
Jean-Marie Aerts
1951–2024 · Belgian guitarist and producer (1951–2024)
George Howard
1956–1998 · American jazz saxophonist (1956–1988)
Shikao Suga
b. 1966 · Japanese singer-songwriter
Nightnoise
1984– · Irish musical group
Rafael Bittencourt
b. 1971 · Brazilian guitarist
Bobby Lyle
b. 1944 · American musician
Konstanty Wileński
b. 1949 · Polish-Ukrainian musician
Najma Akhtar
b. 1962 · singer
Rafael Bittencourt
b. 1971 · Brazilian guitarist
Bobby Lyle
b. 1944 · American musician
Konstanty Wileński
b. 1949 · Polish-Ukrainian musician
Najma Akhtar
b. 1962 · singer