List of double bass players
In the list of double bass players, names of double bass players are entered under the various musical genres who have achieved extensive recognition there and who meet the relevance criteria. The names in the list are sorted alphabetically.
Classic
- Johann Josef Abert (1832-1915)
- Rodion Asarchin (1931-2007)
- Johannes Auersperg (1934-2019)
- Ovidiu Bădilă (1962-2001)
- Martin Bärenz (* 1956)
- Jeffrey Beecher (* 1982)
- Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889)
- Helmut Branny (* 1957)
- David Brito (* 1980)
- Youen Cadiou (* 1975)
- Simon Carrington (born 1942)
- Antonio Dall'Occa (1763-1846)
- Hans-Heinz Daweke (1926–1996)
- Domenico Dragonetti (1763-1846)
- Jurek Dybał (* 1977)
- John Eckhardt (* 1974)
- Wolfgang Fernow (* 1952)
- Theodor Albin Findeisen (1881–1936)
- Hans Fryba (1899–1986)
- Bogusław Furtok (* 1967)
- Maciej Garbowski (* 1981)
- Yuri Goloubev (* 1972)
- Wolfgang Güttler (* 1945)
- Barry Guy (born 1947)
- Erich Hartmann (1920-2020)
- František Hertl (1906–1973)
- Christine Hoock
- Georg Hörtnagel (1927-2020)
- Josef Hrabě (1816–1870)
- Jiří Hudec (* 1953)
- Bjørn Ianke (1948-2002)
- Rinat Ibragimow (* 1960)
- Petru Iuga (* 1974)
- Gary Karr (* 1941)
- Ivan Kitanović (* 1976)
- Detmar Kurig (* 1966)
- Sergej Kussewitzki (1874–1951), also conductor and composer
- Thomas Lähns (* 1981)
- Esko Laine (* 1961)
- Chris Laurence (* 1949)
- Bruce Lawrence (1926 / 27-2015)
- Dorin Marc (* 1958)
- Duncan McTier (born 1954)
- Edgar Meyer (* 1960)
- Adolf Mišek (1875–1955)
- August Müller (1808–1867)
- Édouard Nanny (1872–1942)
- Buell Neidlinger (1936-2018)
- Josef Niederhammer (* 1954)
- Onur Özkaya (* 1980)
- Božo Paradžik (* 1969)
- Tae-bun Park (* 1971)
- Roman Patkoló (* 1982)
- Aladár Pege (1939-2006)
- Friedrich Pischelberger (1741-1813)
- Alfred Planyavsky (1924-2013)
- Alois Posch
- František Pošta (1919–1991)
- François Rabbath (* 1931)
- Gerd Reinke (* 1941)
- Daniele Roccato (* 1969)
- Rick Rozie (* ≈1944)
- Edicson Ruiz (* 1985)
- Anton Schachenhofer (* 1962)
- Stefan Schäfer (* 1963)
- Mini Schulz (* 1966)
- Stefano Scodanibbio (1956–2012)
- Konrad Siebach (1912–1995)
- Bartosz Sikorski (* 1974)
- Franz Simandl (1840-1912)
- Johannes Matthias Sperger (1750-1812)
- Klaus Stoll (* 1943)
- Ludwig Streicher (1920–2003)
- Håkon Thelin (* 1976)
- Klaus Trumpf (* 1940)
- Guy Tuneh (born 1977)
- Bertram Turetzky (* 1933)
- Herbert Ward (1921-1994)
- Tadeusz Wielecki (* 1954)
- Friedrich Witt (1930-2015)
- Michael Barry Wolf (* 1954)
- Dave Young (born 1940)
- Dieter Zahn (* 1940)
- Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679–1745)
- Rainer Zepperitz (1930-2009)
- Daxun Zhang (* 1981)
- Frederick Zimmermann (1906–1967)
jazz
A.
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik (1927-1993)
- Joshua Abrams (* 1973)
- Marc Abrams (* 1958)
- Placide Adams (1929-2003)
- Philippe Aerts (* 1964)
- Oscar Alem (1941-2017)
- Ben Allison (born 1966)
- Trigger Alpert (1916-2013)
- Adolphus Alsbrook (1912–1988)
- Maarten Altena (* 1943)
- Nicolai Amrehn (* 1991)
- Arild Andersen (* 1945)
- Thomas Winther Andersen (* 1969)
- Jay Anderson (born 1955)
- David Andres (* 1984)
- Giorgos Antoniou (* 1970)
- Tony Archer (born 1938)
- Reza Askari (* 1986)
- Nico Assumpção (1954-2001)
- Zeca Assumpção (* 1945)
- Lisle Atkinson (1940-2019)
- Jürgen Attig (* 1961)
- Jean-Jacques Avenel (1948-2014)
B.
- Harry Babasin (1921–1988)
- Roy Babbington (born 1940)
- Decebal Badila (* 1968)
- Buddy Banks (bassist) (1927-2005)
- Mladen Baraković (* 1950)
- Dave Baron (* 1988)
- Dallas Bartley (1916–1979)
- Matthias Bauer (musician) (* 1959)
- Skip Beckwith (1939-2019)
- Jacek Bednarek (1944–1990)
- Detlev Beier (1957-2016)
- Roberto Bellatalla (* 1954)
- Chuck Berghofer (* 1937)
- Dan Berglund (* 1963)
- Marc Bertaux (* 1949)
- Johan Berthling (* 1973)
- Hendrik Bertram (* 1968)
- Carlos Bica (* 1958)
- Michael Bisio (* 1955)
- Alex Blake (born 1951)
- Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
- Peter Bockius (* 1941)
- Jesper Bodilsen (* 1970)
- Jimmy Bond (1933-2012)
- Henk Bosch van Drakestein (1928–1993)
- Raffaele Bossard (* 1982)
- Bob Bowen (1965-2010)
- Adrie Braat (* 1955)
- Thomas Bramerie (* 1965)
- Wellman Braud (1891-1966)
- Romy Brauteseth (* 1989)
- David Brito (* 1980)
- Ray Brown (1926-2002), also a cellist
- Steve Brown (1890-1965)
- Manfred Bründl (* 1959)
- Jerry Bruno (1920-2020)
- Janot Buchem (1946-2014)
- Monty Budwig (1929-1992)
- Belden Bullock (born 1957)
- Bobby Burri (born 1949)
- Sigi Busch (* 1943)
- Joe Gene Byrd (1933-2012)
C.
- Youen Cadiou (* 1975)
- Red Callender (1916-1992)
- Pablo Martín Caminero (* 1974)
- Dick van der Capellen (1919–2011)
- Paulo Cardoso (1953-2018)
- Ron Carter (born 1937)
- Paul Chambers (1935-1969)
- Joan Chamorro (born 1962)
- Frédéric Chiffoleau (* 1975)
- Emile Christian (1895–1973)
- Peter Cischeck (* 1957)
- Alexander Claffy (* 1992)
- Stanley Clarke (born 1951)
- John Clayton (born 1952)
- Rob Clutton (born 1966)
- Avishai Cohen (* 1970)
- Greg Cohen (born 1953)
- Javier Colina (* 1960)
- Shane Cooper (born 1985)
- Curtis Counce (1926-1963)
- Joshua Crumbly (* 1991)
- Stephan Crump (* 1972)
- Jim Crutcher (1934-2018)
D.
- Palle Danielsson (* 1946)
- Nils Davidsen (* 1966)
- Kenny Davis (born 1961)
- Richard Davis (* 1930)
- Dario Deidda (* 1968)
- George DeLancey (* 1988)
- Sascha Delbrouck (* 1969)
- Marc Demuth (* 1978)
- Antonia Dering (* 1989)
- Wolfram Derschmidt (* 1964)
- Christian Diener (* 1964)
- Wayne Dockery (1941-2018)
- Dwayne Dolphin (born 1963)
- Arnold Dooyeweerd (* 1946)
- Dezron Douglas (* 1981)
- Mark Dresser (* 1952)
- Paul Dubois (1924-2016)
- Trevor Dunn (* 1968)
- Benoît Dunoyer de Segonzac (* 1962)
- George Duvivier (1920–1985)
E.
- Kyle Eastwood (born 1968)
- Norman Edge (1934-2018)
- János Egri (* 1966)
- Matthias Eichhorn (* 1978)
- Tibor Elekes (* 1960)
- Reinier Elizarde (* 1982)
- Harald Eller (* 1956)
- Rudi Engel (* 1957)
- Hendrika Entzian (* 1984)
- Julian Euell (1929-2019)
- Finn von Eyben (* 1944)
F.
- Tony Falanga (* ≈1970)
- Sven Faller (* 1969)
- Charles Fambrough (1950-2011)
- Malachi Favors (1937-2004)
- Clemens van der Feen (* 1980)
- Johannes Felscher (* 1983)
- Frank Fields (1914-2005)
- Johannes Fink (* 1964)
- Arnold Fishkin (1919-1999)
- Nicolas Fiszman (* 1964)
- Joachim Florent (* 1979)
- Bill Folwell (1939-2019)
- Michael Formanek (* 1958)
- Pops Foster (1892-1969)
- Henry Franklin (* 1940)
- David Friesen (* 1942)
G
- Henning Gailing (* 1965)
- Maciej Garbowski (* 1981)
- Renaud Garcia-Fons (* 1962)
- Paula Gardiner (* ≈1963)
- Ed Garland (1895-1980)
- Jimmy Garrison (1934-1976)
- Victor Gaskin (1934-2012)
- Michel Gaudry (1928-2019)
- Ivan Gélugne (* 1976)
- James Genus (* 1966)
- Russell George (* 1932)
- Bruce Gertz (* 1952)
- Steve Gilmore (born 1943)
- Pedro Giraudo (* 1977)
- Dominique Girod (* 1975)
- Fabian Gisler (* 1977)
- Rainer Glas (* 1954)
- Mark Godfrey (* ≈1988)
- Tom Götze (* 1968)
- Lincoln Goines (born 1953)
- Judith Goldbach (* 1981)
- Žiga Golob (* 1973)
- Yuri Goloubev (* 1972)
- Eddie Gomez (* 1944)
- Andy Gonzalez (1951-2020)
- Dodo Goya (1939-2017)
- Sebastian Gramss (* 1966), also cellist
- Jack Gregg (born 1938)
- Larry Grenadier (* 1966)
- Henry Grimes (1935-2020), also a violinist
- Barry Guy (born 1947)
H
- Charlie Haden (1937-2014)
- Russell Hall (* ≈1995)
- Ratzo Harris (* 1955)
- Ali Haurand (1943-2018)
- Oli Hayhurst (* ≈1975)
- John Heard (born 1938)
- Percy Heath (1923-2005)
- Spike Heatley (born 1933)
- Mark Helias (* 1950)
- David Helm (* 1990)
- Jon Hamar (* 1975)
- Shifty Henry (1921-1958)
- Romy Herzberg (* 1951)
- Florian Herzog (* 1989)
- Maike Hilbig (* 1981)
- Milt Hinton (1910-2000)
- Maximilian Hirning (* ≈1989)
- Devin Hoff
- Dave Holland (* 1946)
- Major Holley (1924-1990)
- Kurt Holzkämper (* 1971)
- Arne Huber (* 1977)
- Luděk Hulan (1929–1979)
I.
- Yoshio Ikeda (* 1942)
- Dieter Ilg (* 1961)
- Paul Imm (* 1956)
- Peter Ind (* 1928)
- Walter Iooss (1914–1987)
- Dennis Irwin (1951-2008)
J
- Chubby Jackson (1918-2003)
- James Jamerson (1936-1983)
- Michael Janisch (* 1979)
- Jan Jankeje (* 1950)
- Hervé Jeanne (* 1972)
- Chris Jennings (* 1978)
- J.-F. Jenny-Clark (1944-1998)
- Alphonso Johnson (* 1951)
- Bill Johnson (1874–1972)
- Marc Johnson (born 1953)
- Leonard Jones (born 1943)
- Sam Jones (1924-1981)
- Wilbert de Joode (* 1955)
- Anders Jormin (* 1957)
- Papa John Joseph (1877-1965)
- Berit Jung (* ≈1980)
K
- Victor Kaihatu (1939-2014)
- Kai Kanthak (* 1955)
- Christian von Kaphengst (* 1966)
- Jürgen Karg (* ≈1941)
- Mike Karn (* 1966)
- Shinichi Kato (* 1958)
- Peter Tico Keller (* 1942)
- Tom Kennedy (* 1960)
- Kent Kessler (* 1957)
- Giorgi Kiknadze (* 1982)
- Roger Kintopf (* 1998)
- John Kirby (1908-1952)
- Petros Klampanis (* 1981)
- Paul Kleber (* 1973)
- Jerker Kluge (* 1974)
- Rocky Knauer (born 1951)
- Ransom Knowling (1912-1967), also tuba player
- Kenneth Dahl Knudsen (* 1984)
- Klaus Koch (1936-2000)
- Kristin Korb (* 1969)
- Alois Kott (* 1950)
- Peter Kowald (1944–2002)
- Boris Kozlov (* 1967)
- Egon Kracht (* 1966)
- Lukas Kranzelbinder (* 1988)
- Fritz Krisse (* 1957)
- Eva Kruse (* 1978)
- Gerhard Kubach (* 1955)
- Hans Peter Künzle (* 1951)
- Andreas Kurz (* 1979)
L.
- Hélène Labarrière (* 1963)
- Chris Lachotta (1959-2016)
- Thomas Lähns (* 1981)
- Scott LaFaro (1936–1961)
- Robert Landfermann (* 1982)
- Lloyd Lambert (1928–1995)
- Hajo Lange (1935-2001)
- Niko Langenhuijsen (* 1951)
- Sal La Rocca (* 1961)
- Chris Laurence (* 1949)
- Bruce Lawrence (1926 / 27-2015)
- Joëlle Léandre (* 1951)
- Bill Lee (* 1928)
- Jani Lehmann (* 1948)
- Calvin Lennig (* 1993)
- Günter Lenz (* 1938)
- Jack Lesberg (1920-2005)
- Herbie Lewis (1941-2007)
- Stefan Lievestro (* 1964)
- Ivar Lindell (1940-2020)
- Lucas Lindholm (* 1943)
- John Lindsay (1894-1950)
- Joel Locher (* 1982)
- Brandon Lopez (* 1988)
- Arnold Loyacano (1889–1962)
- Matthew Lux (* 1973)
M.
- Ivor Malherbe (* 1962)
- Dieter Manderscheid (* 1956)
- Musa Manzini (* 1971)
- Chink Martin (1889-1981)
- Ron Mathewson (born 1944)
- Christian McBride (* 1972)
- Ron McClure (born 1941)
- Mary Ann McSweeney (born 1962)
- Pierre Michelot (1928-2005)
- Harry Miller (1941-1983)
- Sam Minaie (born 1983)
- Charles Mingus (1922–1979)
- Red Mitchell (1927-1992)
- Bogdan Mizerski (* 1955)
- Charnett Moffett (* 1967)
- Monk Montgomery (1921-1982)
- Glen Moore (born 1941)
- Lasse Mørck (* 1989)
- Patrice Moret (* 1972)
- Al Morgan (1908-1974)
- Wolfgang Mörike (* 1965)
- George Morrow (1925-1992)
- Basil Moses (1941-2011)
- Miles Mosley (* 1980)
- George Mraz (* 1944)
- Bernhard Mrohs (* 1949)
- Marc Muellbauer (* 1968)
- Sani van Mullem (* 1977)
- Misha Mullov-Abbado (* ≈1990)
N
- Helmut Nadolski (* 1942)
- Kengo Nakamura (* 1965)
- Jamil Nasser (1932-2010)
- Buell Neidlinger (1936-2018)
- Clyde Newcombe (≈1910–?)
- Buschi Niebergall (1938–1990)
- Victor Ntoni (1947-2013)
O
- Tilman Oberbeck (* 1992)
- Aidan O'Donnell (* ≈1980)
- Antoine Ogay (* 1958)
- Darek Oleszkiewicz (* 1963)
- Eivind Opsvik (* 1973)
- Milt Orent (1918-1975)
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946-2005)
- Ulla Oster (* 1956)
- Ruud Ouwehand (* 1958)
P
- Walter Page (1900–1957)
- Bert Palinckx (* 1962)
- Marco Panascia (* 1972)
- William Parker (born 1952)
- Matthew Parrish (* 1969)
- John Patitucci (* 1959)
- Alcide Pavageau (1888–1969)
- Mario Pavone (* 1940)
- Gary Peacock (* 1935)
- Jimmi Roger Pedersen (* 1965)
- Guy Pedersen (1930-2005)
- Aladár Pege (1939-2006)
- Matt Penman (born 1974)
- Louis Petrucciani (* 1958)
- Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960), also cellist
- Michael Pfeuti (* 1959), also classic
- Ulrich Phillipp (* 1956)
- Barre Phillips (born 1934)
- Dudley Phillips (* 1960)
- Milan Pilar (* 1934)
- Vic Pitt (born 1941)
- Martin Pizzarelli (* 1963)
- Lonnie Plaxico (* 1960)
- Michel Poffet (* 1956)
- Géraud Portal (* 1987)
- Raphael Preuschl (* 1977)
- Carlitos del Puerto (* 1975)
- Carlos del Puerto (* 1951)
- Colin Purbrook (1936-1999)
R.
- Johnny Răducanu (1931-2011)
- Harish Raghavan (* 1982)
- Chuck Rainey (born 1940)
- Christian Ramond (* 1962)
- Morten Ramsbøl (* 1970)
- Kevin Ray (* ≈1975)
- Morris Rayman (1913-1994)
- Alison Rayner (born 1952)
- Rufus Reid (* 1944)
- Vitold Rek (* 1955)
- Jim Richardson (born 1941)
- Mike Richmond (born 1948)
- Lyle Ritz (1930-2017)
- Reuben Rogers (* 1974)
- Rick Rosato (* 1988)
- Tim Roth (* ≈1988)
- Carmen Rothwell (* 1992)
- Rick Rozie (* ≈1944)
S.
- Tetsu Saitō (1955-2019)
- Ameen Saleem (* 1979)
- Pekka Sarmanto (* 1945)
- Johannes Schaedlich (* 1957)
- Benny Schäfer (* 1980)
- Hans Schätzke (* 1938)
- Holger Scheidt (* 1979)
- Markus Schieferdecker (* 1972)
- Joschi Schneeberger (* 1957)
- Bob Scholer (born 1942)
- Jacques Schols (1935-2016)
- Ed Schuller (* 1955)
- Mini Schulz (* 1966)
- Dominik Schürmann (* 1971)
- Koos Serierse (1936-2017)
- Timo Shanko (* 1968)
- Avery Sharpe (born 1954)
- Paul Sikivie (* 1983)
- Pierre Sim (1929-2020)
- John Simmons (1918–1979)
- Andy Simpkins (1932-1999)
- Sirone (1940-2009)
- Chris Smildiger (1929-2010)
- Brice Soniano (* 1979)
- Esperanza Spalding (* 1984)
- Nimrod Speaks (* ≈1985)
- Thomas Stahr (* ≈1966)
- Scott Steed (1957-2020)
- Barry Stephenson (* 1987)
- Ludwig Stimmler (1940-2003)
- Ben Street
- Ted Sturgis (1913-1995)
- Bronisław Suchanek (* 1948)
- Christian Meaas Svendsen (* 1988)
- Steve Swallow (* 1940) 1960s
- Mátyás Szandai (* 1977)
T
- Simon Tailleu (* 1983)
- Frank Tate (* 1943)
- Ares Tavolazzi (* 1948)
- Gianfranco Tedeschi
- Thelma Terry (1901-1966)
- Henri Texier (* 1945)
- Danny Thompson (* 1939)
- Yves Torchinsky (* 1957)
- Christopher Tordini (* 1984)
- Brian Torff (born 1954)
- Lloyd Trotman (1923-2007)
- Peter Trunk (1936–1973)
- Herbie Tsoaeli (* 1964)
- Ben Tucker (1930-2013)
U
- František Uhlíř (* 1950)
- Paul G. Ulrich (* 1959)
- Jiří Urbánek (1944-2009)
V
- Jeroen de Valk (* 1958)
- Nenad Vasilić (* 1975)
- Rémi Vignolo (* 1972)
- Jean-Philippe Viret (* 1959)
- Miroslav Vitouš (* 1947)
- Tjitze Vogel (* 1958)
- Peter Vuust (* 1961)
W.
- Jean-Philippe Wadle (* 1980)
- Ellen Andrea Wang (* 1986)
- Herbert Ward (1921-1994)
- Eberhard Weber (* 1940)
- Tilo Wedell (* ≈1937)
- Bastian Weinig (* 1992)
- Harvey Weston (born 1940)
- Rodney Whitaker (* 1968)
- Neville Whitehead (* ≈1946)
- Buster Williams (born 1942)
- Martin Wind (* 1968)
- Peter Witte (1930-2007)
- David Wong (* 1982)
- Chris Wood (* 1969)
- Jimmy Woode (1929-2005)
- Reggie Workman (born 1937)
- Sabine Worthmann (* 1959)
- Lisa-Rebecca Wulff (* 1990)
Y
- Dave Young (born 1940)
- Eldee Young (1936-2007)
Z
- Chester Zardis (1900-1990)
- Yoni Zelnik (* 1975)
- Martin Zenker (* 1970)
- Torbjörn Zetterberg (* 1976)
- Itiberê Zwarg (* 1950)
Ensembles of double bass players in jazz
- Los Angeles Bass Violin Choir: Red Callender , John Heard , Herbie Lewis , Andy Simpkins , Herbert D. Smith , Frederick D. Tinsley , Bertram Turetzky
- The New York Bass Violin Choir: Lisle Atkinson , Ron Carter , Richard Davis , Michael Fleming , Milt Hinton , Sam Jones , Bill Lee
- L'Orchestre de contrebasses: Renaud Garcia-Fons , Christian Gentet , Xavier Lugué , Olivier Moret , Etienne Roumanet , Yves Torchinsky , Jean-Philippe Viret
- Superbass: Ray Brown , John Clayton , Christian McBride
New improvisation music
- Maarten Altena (* 1943)
- Akira Andō (* 1955)
- Matthias Bauer (* 1959)
- Robert Black (born 1956)
- Olie Brice (born 1981)
- Kent Carter (* 1939)
- Mark Dresser (* 1952)
- Benjamin Duboc (* 1969)
- Shayna Dulberger (* 1983)
- John Eckhardt (* 1974)
- John Edwards (born 1964)
- Finn von Eyben (* 1944)
- Simon H. Fell (* 1959)
- Wolfgang Fernow (* 1952)
- Alexander Frangenheim (* 1959)
- Johannes Frisch ( Kammerflimmer Kollektief )
- Me Gerber (* 1957)
- Dominique Girod (* 1975)
- Sebastian Gramss (* 1966)
- Andy Guhl (* 1952)
- Wolfgang Güttler (* 1945)
- Barry Guy (born 1947)
- Anton Hatwich
- Devin Hoff
- Peter Jacquemyn (* 1963)
- Kent Kessler (* 1957)
- Peter Kowald (1944–2002)
- Klaus Kürvers (* 1950)
- Dominic Lash (* 1980)
- Joëlle Léandre (* 1951)
- Adam Linson (* 1975)
- Olivier Magnenat (1950–2011)
- Torsten Müller (* 1957)
- Adrian Myhr (* 1984)
- William Parker (born 1952)
- Ulrich Phillipp (* 1956)
- Barre Phillips (born 1934)
- Bernd Preinfalk (* 1966)
- Reuben Radding (* 1966)
- Jason Roebke (* 1974)
- Tetsu Saitō (1955-2019)
- Stefano Scodanibbio (1956–2012)
- Damon Smith (born 1972)
- Daniel Studer (* 1961)
- Gianfranco Tedeschi
- Bertram Turetzky (* 1933)
- Christian Weber (* 1972)
- Albert Wildeman (* ≈1988)
- Joe Williamson (born 1970)
- Christoph Winckel (* 1950)
- Georg Wolf (* ≈1955)
- Torbjörn Zetterberg (* 1976)
blues
- Jack Bruce (1943-2014)
- Willie Dixon (1915-1992)
- Ransom Knowling (1912-1967)
- Fiddlin 'Joe Martin (1900-1975)
- Larry Taylor (1942-2019)
Rhythm & Blues
- Adolphus Alsbrook (1912–1988)
- Dallas Bartley (1916–1979)
- Billy Diamond (1916-2011)
- Frank Fields (1914-2005)
- Spike Heatley (born 1933)
- Shifty Henry (1921-1958)
- Ransom Knowling (1912-1967)
- Lloyd Lambert (1928–1995)
- Chuck Rainey (born 1940)
- Bill Sinegal (1928-2014)
- Lloyd Trotman (1923-2007)
- Ike Turner (1931-2007)
- Andrew White (born 1942)
- Eldee Young (1936-2007)
Rock 'n' Roll and Rockabilly
- Didi Beck ( Boppin'B )
- Bill Black (1926-1965)
- Travlin 'Mike Blisters ( Ray & the Rockets )
- Dorsey Burnette (1932-1979)
- Holly Burnette ( Ray & the Rockets )
- Michael Frick (* 1971)
- Marshall Grant (1928-2011)
- Carsten Harbeck ( Ray & the Rockets )
- Michael Lahmann ( Ray & the Rockets )
- Puck Lensing (* 1975)
- Jack Neal
- Clayton Perkins
- Lee Rocker ( Stray Cats )
- Marcus Van Story (* unknown .; † 1992)
Folk and rock music
- Thierry Amar
- John Deacon (born 1951)
- Colin Edwin (born 1970)
- Tony Garnier (* 1956)
- John Giblin (born 1952)
- Jeffrey Hammond (born 1946)
- Devin Hoff
- Edgar Meyer (* 1960)
- Danny Miranda (born 1964)
- Sting (born 1951)
- Danny Thompson (* 1939)
- Sissy Voss ( Coppelius )
- Rob Wasserman (1952-2016)
- Stefan Wulff ( Ougenweide )
- Chris Wyse (* 1969)
- Yu ~ ki ( Malice Mizer )
Folk music
- Walter Alder (* 1952)
- Carlo Brunner (* 1955)
- Urs Mangold (* 1954)
- Dominik Marty (1936-2005)
- Philipp Mettler (* 1975)
- Ueli Mooser (* 1944)
- Turi Schellenberg (* 1940)
- Peter Zinsli (1934–2011)
Dance and popular music
- Markus Fritsch (* 1963)