Guest artists
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This page was last updated 13 Jan. 2025. To send additions/corrections go to the contact page.
Here you find those musicians that only appear on one or two albums. They are listed in order of appearance within a section.
Bill Frisell
guitar
Brian Blade
drums
Regina Carter
violin
Wikipedia entry
Regina Carter's official website
Regina Carter also played on The Duke album
Mitchell Sink
vocals on 'Far Away'
Regina Carter
violin
Wikipedia entry
Regina Carter's official website
Regina Carter also joined The Duke Tour
Christian McBride
bass
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson
drums
Steve Vai
guitar on 'Isfahan'
Wikipedia entry
Steve Vai's official website
Steve Vai also played on Symphony No. 1
Sharon Jones
vocals on 'I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues'
Sussan Deyhim
vocals on 'Caravan'
Wikipedia entry
Sussan Deyhim's official website
Sussan Deyhim was already a guest vocalist on Night And Day II
Ethel
string quartet consisting of
• Mary Rowell, violin
• Todd Reynolds, violin
• Ralph Farris, viola
• Dorothy Lawson, cello
Mary Rowell has played on several of Joe Jackson's albums before.
Sussan Deyhim
vocals on 'Why'
Dale De Vere
vocals on 'Glamour And Pain'
Marianne Faithfull
vocals on 'Love Got Lost'
Wikipedia entry
Marianne Faithfull's official website
Marianne Faithfull fan site
Terence Blanchard
trumpet
Robin Eubanks
trombone
Steve Vai
guitar
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
violin on 'Prelude' and 'Song Of Daedalus'
Suzanne Vega
vocals on 'Angel'
Dawn Upshaw
vocals on 'Angel' and 'Tuzla'
Brad Roberts
vocals on 'A Bud And A Slice'
Kenny Aronoff
drums on 'Right'
Jane Siberry
vocals on 'The Bridge'
Cameron Carpenter
vocals on 'Ever After' (under his original name Taylor Carpenter)
Máire Brennan
vocals on 'The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy'
Renée Fleming
vocals on 'Lullaby'
Drew Barfield
lead vocals on 'Sentimental Thing'
Los Pacaminos (of which Drew is a member)
Ellen Foley
backing vocals on 'Cha Cha Loco', 'Go For It' and 'Heart Of Ice'