Jazzy & Funky

Abraham Laboriel acted for Al Jarreau, George Benson, Alan Silvestri, Alvaro Lopez and Res-Q Band, Alvin Slaughter, Don Felder, Andraé Crouch, Andy Pratt, Andy Summers, Barbra Streisand, Billy Cobham, Carlos Skinfill, Chris Isaak, Christopher Cross, Crystal Lewis, Dave Grusin, Djavan, Dolly Parton, Don Moen, Donald Fagen, Elton John, Engelbert Humperdinck, Freddie Hubbard, Hanson, Herb Alpert, Herbie Hancock, Johnny Hallyday, Keith Green, Kelly Willard, Lalo Schifrin, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Leo Sayer, Lisa Loeb, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Nathan Davis, Paul Jackson Jr., Paul Simon, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Ron Kenoly, Russ Taff, Stevie Wonder, and Umberto Tozzi.
Active Force (band)
Al Broomfield
Al Jarreau (Alwin Lopez Jarreau)
Alexander O'Neal
Andy Summers (Andrew James "Andy" Summers) - ex-member of Police
Anthony Jackson
B.T. Express (band)
Babyface (Kenneth Brian Edmonds) - ex-member of Manchild and The Deele
Banda Black Rio (band)
Barry Mann (Barry Imberman)
Bernard Wright
Bill Champlin (William Bradford "Bill" Champlin) - ex-member of Chicago
Bill Evans (William John "Bill" Evans) acted for George Russell, Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, Philly Joe Jones, Scott LaFaro, Paul Motian, Eddie Gómez, Marty Morell, Tony Bennett, Jim Hall, Monica Zetterlund
Billy Cobham (William Emanuel "Billy" Cobham) acted for Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jack Bruce, New York Jazz Quartet, Jazz Is Dead, Bobby and the Midnites, Mark-Almond
Billy Joel (William Martin "Billy" Joel)
Billy Ocean
Biréli Lagrène acted for Jaco Pastorius, John McLaughlin, Biréli Lagrène Gipsy Project
Bob Berg acted for Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Mike Stern, Chick Corea
Bob James (Robert McElhiney James) - ex-member of Fourplay
Bobby Caldwell
Booker T. Jones acted for Maurice White, Booker T. & the MGs, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Stephen Stills, Otis Redding, Drive By Truckers, The Mar-Keys, Rancid
Brainstorm (band)
Breathe (band)
Chad Wackerman acted for Bill Watrous, Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Andy Summers, Ed Mann, Albert Lee, Colin Hay, Dweezil Zappa, Tom Grant, Allan Holdsworth, Steven Wilson
Chaka Khan (Yvette Marie Stevens) acted for Rufus, Prince, Anastacia
Chicago (band)
Chick Corea (Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea) acted for Return to Forever, Miles Davis, Five Peace Band, Chaka Khan, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Chick Corea's Akoustic Band, Circle, Stanley Clarke, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, Hubert Laws, Herbie Mann, Miroslav Vitous, Blue Mitchell, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, Eddie Gómez, John Patitucci, Frank Gambale, Anthony Braxton, Hiromi Uehara, Al Di Meola, Herbie Hancock, Béla Fleck, John McLaughlin, Brian Blade, Bobby McFerrin, Steve Gadd
Chris Walker
Chuck Loeb member of Metro and Fourplay
Cliff Dawson
Collage (band)
Con Funk Shun (band)
Danny Gottlieb ex-member of Pat Metheny Group (1977 – 1982), Lt. Dan Band (Since 2004), The Mahavishnu Orchestra (1985 – 1987)
Dave Grusin (Robert David "Dave" Grusin)
Dave Valentin acted for The Blackout All-Stars, Patti Austin, Ricardo Marrero, Noel Pointer, Dave Grusin, Tito Puente
Dave Weckl
David Bendeth (The Bendeth Band)
David Foster (David Walter Foster)
David Sanborn member of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Since 1967), The Players Association
Dayton (band)
DeBarge (band)
Deniece Williams acted for Stevie Wonder, Johnny Mathis, Aretha Franklin, Cheryl Lynn, Philip Bailey
Dennis Chambers ex-member of Santana (1998 – 2013), Niacin, CAB (Since 2000), Blue Matter Band
Deon Estus (Jeffery Deon Estus) - ex-member of Brainstorm and Wham! Acted for Marvin Gaye, George Michael, Boogie Box High, Andrew Ridgeley
Diane Warren (Diane Eve Warren)
Earl Klugh
Earth, Wind & Fire (band)
Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight) acted for Bernie Taupin, Eric Clapton, Tim Rice, John Lennon, Kiki Dee, Billy Joel, George Michael, Eminem, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder Celine Dion, Dionne Warwick, Neil Sedaka, Gary Barlow
Eric Marienthal ex-member of Chick Corea Elektric Band (Since 1987), The Rippingtons, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (Since 2000)
Eric Tagg
Ernie Watts
Eugene Wilde (Ronald Eugene Broomfield)
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Finis Henderson
Fourplay (band)
Frank Gambale ex-member Chick Corea Elektric Band (Since 1987), Return to Forever (Since 2010)
Freddie Jackson acted for Melba Moore, Meli'sa Morgan
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) - ex-member of Queen
Gary Taylor (Gary Anthony Taylor) - acted for The Whispers, Anita Baker, Vesta Williams, Lalah Hathaway
Gene Dunlap
Geoffrey Williams
George Anderson member of Shakatak
George Benson
George Duke
George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou) - ex-member of Wham!
Gilles Coquard ex-member of Tryphon
Gino Vannelli
Glenn Medeiros
Greg Phillinganes (Gregory Arthur "Greg" Phillinganes)
Grover Washington, Jr.
Harvey Mason member of Fourplay
Hiram Bullock (Hiram Law Bullock) acted for Jaco Pastorius, David Sanborn, Will Lee
Howard Johnson ex-member of Johnson & Branson
Imagination (band)
Incognito (band)
Isaac Hayes (Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr.)
Jaco Pastorius (John Francis Anthony Pastorius III) - acted for Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, Trio of Doom, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Word of Mouth, Al Di Meola, Ian Hunter, Biréli Lagrène, Mike Stern, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Peter Erskine, Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders, Bob Moses, Don Alias, Michael Brecker, Othello Molineaux, Lenny White, Toots Thielemans, Jack DeJohnette
James D-Train Williams (James Nelson Williams)
James Ingram (James Edward Ingram) ex-member of Revelation Funk and Zingara, acted for Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Michael McDonald
James J.T. Taylor (James Warren Taylor) - ex-member of Kool & The Gang (1979 – 1989), Band Aid (1984)
James Newton Howard
Jamiroquai (band)
Jason Scheff member of Chicago band
Jay Graydon acted for Gino Vannelli, Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, The Jackson Five, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Al Jarreau, Christopher Cross, Ray Charles, Cher, Joe Cocker, Marvin Gaye, Hall & Oates, Wayne Shorter, Olivia Newton-John, and Albert King
Jeff Berlin acted for Bill Bruford
Jeff Pescetto
Jeff Lorber
Jeff Porcaro (Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro)
Jeff Richman
Jeffrey Osborne (Jeffrey Linton Osborne) ex-member of L.T.D.
Jermaine Jackson acted for The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Switch, Whitney Houston, Pia Zadora
Jimmy Earl acted for The Crusaders, Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Pino Daniele, Robben Ford, Cleto and the Cletones
Jimmy Haslip member of Yellowjackets
Joe Sample Joseph Leslie "Joe" Sample - ex-member of Jazz Crusaders
Johannes Zetterberg
John Coltrane (John William Coltrane) acted for Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis Quintet, Eric Dolphy, Thelonious Monk, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane
John Patitucci acted for Chick Corea Elektric Band, Chick Corea's Akoustic Band, Wayne Shorter, Michael Brecker, Herbie Hancock, John Abercrombie, B.B. King, McCoy Tyner, Sting, Bon Jovi, Tony Williams, Wynton Marsalis, Alexia Vassiliou
John White
Johnny Gill
Johnny Pate (John W. "Johnny" Pate)
Karyn White (Karyn Layvonne White) - acted for Michel'le, Jeff Lorber, Michael Jeffries, Bobby Brown, Jody Watley, Cherelle, Tevin Campbell, Babyface, Johnny Gill
Kashif Saleem (Michael Jones)
Keith Jarrett acted for Art Blakey, Sam Brown, Gary Burton, Dennis Russell Davies, Miles Davis, Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden, Charles Lloyd, Airto Moreira, Paul Motian, Gary Peacock, Dewey Redman, Kenny Wheeler
Keith Thomas
Keni Burke (Kenneth M. Burke) acted for Sly & the Family Stone, Natalie Cole, Billy Preston, Terry Callier, Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, Dusty Springfield, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Peabo Bryson, The O'Jays, The Jones Girls and Keith Sweat
Kenny G (Kenneth Bruce Gorelick) acted for Michael Bolton, Toni Braxton, Babyface, Kashif, David Foster, Andrea Bocelli, Richard Marx
Kenny Pore
Kool & The Gang (band)
La La (LaForrest Cope) ex-member of The System, acted for The Jack Sass Band (also known as Sass)
Larry Carlton ex-member of Fourplay
Larry Dunn (Lawrence Dunhill) - member of Earth, Wind & Fire
Larry Graham acted for Sly and the Family Stone, Prince, Graham Central Station, Drake
Lee Ritenour (Lee Mack Ritenour) - ex member of Fourplay
Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Williams (Leonard Charles Williams) acted for Tower of Power
Leon Ware acted for Marvin Gaye, Minnie Riperton, Quincy Jones, Maxwell
Lilo Thomas
Lionel Richie acted for Diana Ross Commodores Nicole Richie Alabama Marvin Gaye Stevie Wonder Luther Vandross Michael Jackson Janet Jackson Patti Labelle USA for Africa Live Aid Jason Derulo Natasha Bedingfield Kenny Rogers Akon Trijntje Oosterhuis Good Charlotte
Luther Vandross
Mandrill (band)
Marcus Miller (William Henry Marcus Miller, Jr.) - acted for SMV, Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Bob James, George Benson, Christian Scott, Lalah Hathaway
Marvin Gaye
Maurice White ex-member of Earth, Wind & Fire
Maxwell (Gerald Maxwell Rivera) - acted for Leon Ware & Wah Wah Watson
Maxx Traxx (band)
Melba Moore (Beatrice Melba Hill) acted for Freddie Jackson, Van McCoy, Meli'sa Morgan, Kashif
Meli'sa Morgan acted for Shades of Love, High Fashion Melba Moore, Janet Jackson, Kashif, Melissa Morgan, Freddie Jackson, Miki Howard
Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin
Michael Jackson (Michael Joseph Jackson)
Michael Masser (Michael William Masser)
Michael Sembello acted for Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, George Benson, Barbra Streisand, Stanley Clarke, George Duke, David Sanborn, Donna Summer
Michael Wycoff
Mike Francis (Michele Francesco Puccioni)
Mike Stern acted for Mike Stern Group, Brecker Brothers, Miles Davis, Sound Factory, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Richard Bona, Joseph Tawadros
Miles Jaye (Miles Jaye Davis) acted for Village People, Teddy Pendergrass
Mitchell Forman ex-member of Metro, The Mahavishnu Orchestra (1984 – 1986)
Narada Michael Walden ex-member of Mahavishnu Orchestra (1974 – 1976) & Weather Report (1976)
Nathan East member of Fourplay
Neil Stubenhaus Acted for Aerosmith, Anita Baker, Gigi D'Alessio, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Wilson, Patti LaBelle, Michael Bolton, Ricky Martin, Dan Fogelberg, John Fogerty, Cher, Shirley Bassey, Joe Cocker, Bobby Caldwell, Taylor Dayne, Vince Gill, George Benson, Al Jarreau, Don Henley, Luis Miguel, Julio Iglesias, BB King, Michael McDonald, Bette Midler, Hanson, The Corrs, Milton Nascimento, Pointer Sisters, Eros Ramazzotti, Bonnie Raitt, Lee Ritenour, Lionel Richie, Selena, Diane Schuur, Tom Scott, Kirk Whalum, Lisa Stansfield, and many others.
Norman Brown acted for Russ Freeman, BWB (band), Boyz II Men, Stevie Wonder, Kirk Whalum
O’Bryan (O'Bryan McCoy Burnette II)
Omar Hakim ex-member of Urban Knights
Paradise (band)
Parkes Stewart
Pat Metheny (Patrick Bruce "Pat" Metheny)
Patti Austin
Paul Laurence
Paulinho Da Costa
Peabo Bryson (Robert Peapo Bryson)
Peter Cetera (Peter Paul Cetera) - ex-member of Chicago
Phil Perry
Philip Bailey member of Earth, Wind & Fire
Phillip Ingram ex-member of Switch, acted for Sheena Easton, James Ingram
Quincy Jones (Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.)
Rafig Babayev
Ramsey Lewis member of Urban Knights
Randy Goodrum (Charles Randolph "Randy" Goodrum)
Regina Belle acted for Peabo Bryson, Whitney Houston, James Taylor, Patti Austin, Anita Baker, Phyllis Hyman
Robbie Buchanan
Robert Brookins ex-member of After Bach
Robert Palmer (Robert Allen Palmer) acted for The Power Station, Vinegar Joe, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Duran Duran, Chic.
Roberta Flack acted for Donny Hathaway, Peabo Bryson, Maxi Priest
Rod Temperton (Rodney Lynn "Rod" Temperton)
Rodney Mannsfield
Sadao Watanabe
Russell Ferrante (Russell Keith Ferrante) founding member of the group Yellowjackets
Sade (Helen Folasade Adu)
Shakatak (band)
Skip Scarborough acted for L.T.D., Earth, Wind & Fire, The Emotions, Creative Source, Anita Baker, Con Funk Shun
Stanley Clarke acted for Return to Forever, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Clarke/Duke Project, SMV, Animal Logic, George Duke, Jean-Luc Ponty
Steve Lukather acted for Toto, Michael Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Los Lobotomys, Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton, G3
Stevie Wonder (Stevland Hardaway Judkins)
Stevie Woods (Joseph Stephen Woods, Jr.)
Sting (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) - ex-member of Police
Surface (band)
Tashan (Thomas Jerome Pearse)
T-Connection (band)
Teddy Pendergrass acted for Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Ten Sharp (band)
Tevin Campbell (Tevin Jermod Campbell)
The Controllers (band)
The Gap Band
The Meters (band)
The S.O.S. Band
The Skwares (band)
The Wooten Brothers (band)
Toninho Horta
Toto (band)
Tupac acted for Outlawz Thug Life Danny Boy Digital Underground Dr. Dre Ice T Johnny "J" K-Ci & JoJo Tha Dogg Pound Ice Cube Nate Dogg The Notorious B.I.G. Snoop Dogg Stretch
Urban Knights (band)
Vagif Mustafazadeh
Verdine White member of Earth, Wind & Fire
Victor Bailey member of Weather Report
Viktor Lazlo (Sonia Dronier)
Vinnie Colaiuta (Vincent "Vinnie" Colaiuta)
Walter Afanasieff
Warren Wiebe (Warren Ray Wiebe)
Webster Lewis acted for Herbie Hancock, Barry White, Gwen McCrae and Michael Wycoff
Whitney Houston (Whitney Elizabeth Houston) acted for Jermaine Jackson Aretha Franklin Mariah Carey George Michael Brandy Norwood
Will Downing