# List of Steely Dan members

Steely Dan is an American jazz rock group founded by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals). The band's first lineup also included guitarists Denny Dias and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, drummer Jim Hodder and singer David Palmer. The band currently consists of Fagen (the sole consistent member since Becker's death in 2017) alongside touring members, backing vocalists Catherine Russell (who first joined in 1993) and Carolyn Leonhart, trumpeter Michael Leonhart (both since 1996), guitarist Jon Herington (since 1999), trombonist Jim Pugh (since 2000), saxophonists Roger Rosenberg (since 2000) and Walt Weiskopf (since 2002) drummer Keith Carlock (since 2003), bassist Freddie Washington (since 2006), backing vocalist La Tanya Hall (since 2014), and guitarist Adam Rogers (since 2022).

## History
### 1971–1993

Becker and Fagen met in 1967 at Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. As Fagen passed by a café, The Red Balloon, he heard Becker practicing the electric guitar. In an interview, Fagen recounted the experience: "I hear this guy practising, and it sounded very professional and contemporary. It sounded like, you know, like a black person, really." He introduced himself to Becker and asked, "Do you want to be in a band?" Discovering that they enjoyed similar music, the two began writing songs together.
Steely Dan was formed when Dias placed an ad in The Village Voice in the summer of 1970 that read: "Looking for keyboardist and bassist. Must have jazz chops! Assholes need not apply". Fagen and Becker responded to the advertisement, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Jim Hodder and David Palmer also joined, Palmer joined as a second lead vocalist because of Fagen's occasional stage fright, his reluctance to sing in front of an audience, and because the label believed that his voice was not "commercial" enough.
A rift began growing between Becker-Fagen and Steely Dan's other members (particularly Baxter and Hodder), who wanted to tour. Becker and Fagen disliked constant touring and wanted to concentrate solely on writing and recording. The other members gradually left the band, discouraged by this and by their diminishing roles in the studio. However, Dias remained with the group until 1980's Gaucho and Michael McDonald contributed vocals until the group's twenty-year hiatus after Gaucho. Baxter and McDonald went on to join The Doobie Brothers. Steely Dan's last tour performance was on July 5, 1974, a concert at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in California.
Steely Dan disbanded in June 1981. Becker moved to Maui, where he became an "avocado rancher and self-styled critic of the contemporary scene." He stopped using drugs, which he had used for most of his career. Meanwhile, Fagen released a solo album, The Nightfly (1982), which went platinum in both the U.S. and the UK and yielded the Top-20 hit "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)".

### 1993–present

Becker and Fagen reunited for an American tour to support Fagen's album Kamakiriad, which sold poorly despite a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. An album of the tour, called Alive in America, was recorded at various dates between August 19, 1993, and the September 19, 1994, personnel included pianist Warren Bernhardt, guitarists Georg Wadenius and Drew Zingg, bassist Tom Barney, saxophonists Cornelius Bumpus, Chris Potter and Bob Sheppard, percussionist/vibraphonist Bill Ware, backing vocalists Catherine Russell, Diane Garisto and Brenda White-King and drummers Dennis Chambers (1994 dates) and Peter Erskine (1993 dates). The duo continued to tour in 1996 with some shows in 1995, tour personnel included Tom Barney (bass), John Beasley (piano and keyboards), Ricky Lawson (drums), Wayne Krantz (guitar), Cornelius Bumpus (saxophone), Michael Leonhart (trumpet), Ari Ambrose (saxophone), Michelle Wiley (backing vocals) and Carolyn Leonhart (backing vocals). After this activity, Becker and Fagen returned to the studio to begin work on a new album.
In 2000, Steely Dan released their first studio album in 20 years: Two Against Nature. In the summer of 2000, they began another American tour, followed by an international tour later that year. The tour featured guitarist Jon Herington, who would go on to play with the band over the next two decades. Other musicians included saxophonists Ari Ambrose, Bob Sheppard, Chris Potter and Cornelius Bumpus, vocalists Carolyn Leonhart, Cynthia Calhoun and Victoria Cave, trombonist Jim Pugh, trumpeter Michael Leonhart, bassist Tom Barney, drummer Ricky Lawson and keyboardist Ted Baker. In June 2000 the band released Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party which documents a recording of a PBS In the Spotlight show recorded in January 2000, personnel included Ted Baker (piano), Jon Herington (guitar), Tom Barney (bass), Cornelius Bumpus and Chris Potter (saxophone), Michael Leonhart (trumpet), Jim Pugh (trombone), Ricky Lawson (drums) and Carolyn Leonhart, Cynthia Calhoun and Victoria Cave (vocals). In March 2001, Steely Dan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 2003, Steely Dan released Everything Must Go. In contrast to their earlier work, they had tried to write music that captured a live feel. Becker sang lead vocals on a Steely Dan studio album for the first time ("Slang of Ages" — he had sung lead on his own "Book of Liars" on Alive in America). Fewer session musicians played on Everything Must Go than had become typical of Steely Dan albums: Becker played bass on every track and lead guitar on five tracks; Fagen added piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizers, and percussion on top of his vocals; touring drummer Keith Carlock played on every track, the album also included touring members Ted Baker (keys), Jon Herington (guitar), Chris Potter (saxophone), Michael Leonhart (trumpet), Jim Pugh (trombone), Carolyn Leonhart, Cindy Mizelle and Catherine Russell (backing vocals). The tour for this album included Carolyn Leonhart, Cindy Mizelle and Cynthia Calhoun (vocals), Cornelius Bumpus (saxophone), Jim Pugh (trombone), Jon Herington (guitar), Keith Carlock (drums), Michael Leonhart (trumpet), Ted Baker (keyboards), Tom Barney (bass) and Walt Weiskopf (saxophone).
To complete his Nightfly trilogy, Fagen issued Morph the Cat in 2006, in that same year the band toured with former member Michael McDonald. The tour band included Jon Herington (guitar), Freddie Washington (bass), Keith Carlock (drums), Jeff Young (keyboards and backing vocals), Walt Weiskopf (saxophone), Michael Leonhart (trumpet), Jim Pugh (trombone), Roger Rosenberg (baritone sax), Carolyn Leonhart and Cindy Mizelle (backing vocals). The tour continued in 2007 as the Heavy Rollers tour with the same personnel, and into 2008, as the Think Fast tour, with the addition of Nelson Foltz on trumpet and Tawatha Agee on vocals. That year Becker released a second album, Circus Money.
The Rent Party tour started in June 2009 and featured Carolyn Leonhart, Catherine Russel and Tawatha Agee (vocals), Freddie Washington (bass), Jim Beard (keyboards), Jim Pugh (trombone), Jon Herrington (guitar), Keith Carlock (drums), Michael Leohart (trumpet), Roger Rosenberg and Walt Weiskopf (saxophone). In the same month the Left Bank Holiday tour also started and continued into July touring Europe, the tour included the same personnel as the Rent Party which started again later in July 2009 and concluded in November.
In July 2011, the Shuffle Diplomacy Tour started and included musicians Keith Carlock (drums); Jon Herington (guitar); Freddie Washington (bass); Jim Beard (keys); Michael Leonhart, Walt Weiskopf, Roger Rosenberg and Jim Pugh (horns); plus background singers Carolyn Leonhart, Cindy Mizelle, and Catherine Russell. The Mood Swings: 8 Miles to Pancake Day Tour began in July 2013 and featured an eight-night run at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Musicians included Carolyn Leonhart, Catherine Russell and La Tanya Hall (vocals), Freddie Washington (bass), Jim Pugh (trombone), Keith Carlock (drums), Michael Leonhart (trumpet and Roger Rosenberg and Walt Weiskopf (saxophone).
Jamalot Ever After, their 2014 United States tour, ran from July 2 in Portland, Oregon to September 20 in Port Chester, New York. Its band included Keith Carlock on drums, Freddie Washington on bass, Jim Beard on keyboards, Jon Herington on guitar, Michael Leonhart on trumpet and keys, Jim Pugh on trombone, Roger Rosenberg on baritone saxophone, Walt Weiskopf on saxophone and vocalists La Tanya Hall, Carolyn Leonhart, and Cindy Mizelle. 2015's Rockabye Gollie Angel Tour included opening act Elvis Costello and the Imposters and dates at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, it featured the same band as previous tours. The Dan Who Knew Too Much tour followed in 2016, with Steve Winwood opening. Steely Dan also performed at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with an accompanying orchestra, the tour band was the same.
Becker died from complications of esophageal cancer on September 3, 2017. In a note released to the media, Fagen remembered his longtime friend and bandmate, and promised to "keep the music we created together alive as long as I can with the Steely Dan band." After Becker's death, Steely Dan honored commitments to perform a short North American tour in October 2017 and three concert dates in the United Kingdom and Ireland for Bluesfest on a double bill with the Doobie Brothers. The band played its first concert following Becker's death in Thackerville, Oklahoma, on October 13. In tribute to Becker, they performed his solo song "Book of Liars", with Fagen singing the lead vocals, at several concerts on the tour. The backing band was retained.
In 2018, Steely Dan performed on a summer tour of the United States with The Doobie Brothers as co-headliners. The band also played a nine-show residency at the Beacon Theatre in New York City that October. the band included Jim Beard (keys), Freddie Washington (bass), Jon Herrington (guitar), and Keith Carlock (drums). In February 2019, the band embarked on a tour of Great Britain with Steve Winwood, the included Ari Ambrose, Roger Rosenberg and Walt Weiskopf (saxophone), Carolyn Leonhart, Catherine Russell, Jamie Leonhart, La Tanya Hall and Nicki Richards (vocals), Connor Kennedy of The Nightflyers (guitar, vocals), Freddie Washington (bass), Jim Beard (keys), Jim Pugh (trombone), Jon Herrington (guitar, electric sitar) and Keith Carlock (drums).
In July 2023, the Eagles announced Steely Dan would be the special guest of their The Long Farewell tour running from September to November 2023.
On March 2, 2024, long-time touring keyboardist Jim Beard died.

## Official members
### Current members

| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| | Donald Fagen | 1972–19811993–present | lead vocalskeyboards | all releases |

### Former members

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Walter Becker | 1972–19811993–2017 (until his death) | guitarbassbacking and occasional lead vocals | all releases to Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Denny Dias | 1972–1974 (studio contributions until 1977; guest 2015) | guitarbacking vocals | Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) Pretzel Logic (1974) Katy Lied (1975) The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) |
| Jeff "Skunk" Baxter | 1972–1974 | guitarbacking vocals | Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) Pretzel Logic (1974) |
| Jim Hodder | 1972–1974 (died 1990) | drumsbacking and lead vocals | Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) Pretzel Logic (1974) one track |
| David Palmer | 1972–1973 | backing and lead vocals | Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) |
| Royce Jones | 1973–1974 | backing vocalspercussion | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) |
| Michael McDonald | 1974, 1975 (studio contributions until 1980) | keyboardsbacking vocals | Katy Lied (1975) The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) |
| Jeff Porcaro | 1974 (studio contributions in 1974 and 1980) (died 1992) | drums | Pretzel Logic (1974) Katy Lied (1975) Gaucho (1980) |

## Touring members
### Current touring members

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Catherine Russell | 1993–19962008–20132018–present | backing vocalspercussion | Alive in America (1995) Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Carolyn Leonhart | 1996–present | backing vocals | Two Against Nature (2000) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Michael Leonhart | 1996–present | trumpethorn arrangementskeyboards | Two Against Nature (2000) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Jon Herington | 1999–present | guitarbacking vocalsmusical director | Two Against Nature (2000) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Jim Pugh | 2000–present | trombone | Two Against Nature (2000) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Roger Rosenberg | 2000–present | baritone saxophonebass clarinet | Two Against Nature (2000) Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Walt Weiskopf | 2002–present | tenor saxophone | Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Keith Carlock | 2003–present | drumspercussion | Two Against Nature (2000) Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Freddie Washington | 2006–present | bass | none to date |
| La Tanya Hall | 2014–present | backing vocals | none to date |
| Adam Rogers | 2022–present | guitar | none to date |

### Former touring members

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Gloria "Porky" Granola | 1973–1974 | backing vocals | none |
| Jenny "Bucky" Soule | 1973–1974 | backing vocals | none |
| Tom Barney | 1993–2003 | bass | Alive in America (1995) Two Against Nature (2000) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) |
| Cornelius Bumpus | 1993–2003 (died 2004) | tenor saxophone | Alive in America (1995) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) |
| Chris Potter | 1993–19942000–2003 | alto and tenor saxophone | Alive in America (1995) Two Against Nature (2000) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Bob Sheppard | 1993–19942000–2003 | soprano and tenor saxophone | Alive in America (1995) |
| Warren Bernhardt | 1993–1994 (died 2022) | piano | Alive in America (1995) |
| Georg Wadenius | 1993–1994 | guitar | Alive in America (1995) |
| Drew Zingg | 1993–1994 | guitar | Alive in America (1995) |
| Bill Ware | 1993–1994 | percussionvibraphone | Alive in America (1995) |
| Diane Garisto | 1993–1994 | backing vocals | Alive in America (1995) |
| Brenda White-King | 1993–1994 | backing vocals | Alive in America (1995) |
| Peter Erskine | 1993 | drums | Alive in America (1995) |
| Dennis Chambers | 1994 | drums | Alive in America (1995) |
| Ari Ambrose | 1996–20002018 | saxophone | none |
| Ricky Lawson | 1996–2000 (died 2013) | drums | Two Against Nature (2000) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) |
| Wayne Krantz | 1996 | guitar | none |
| Michelle Wiley | 1996 | backing vocals | none |
| John Beasley | 1996 | keyboardspiano | none |
| Ted Baker | 2000–2003 (died 2023) | keyboardspiano | Two Against Nature (2000) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Cynthia Calhoun | 2000–2003 | backing vocals | Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) |
| Victoria Cave | 2000 | backing vocals | Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) |
| Cindy Mizelle | 2003–20082011–2016 | backing vocals | Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Jeff Young | 2006–2008 (died 2023) | keyboardsbacking vocals | none |
| Jim Beard | 2008–2024 (until his death) | keyboards | none |
| Tawatha Agee | 2008–2009 | backing vocals | Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Nelson Foltz | 2008 | trumpet | none |
| Jamie Leonhart | 2018–2019 | backing vocals | none |
| Nicki Richards | 2018–2019 | backing vocals | none |
| Connor Kennedy | 2018–2019 | guitarvocals | none |

## Additional musicians
### Session

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Victor Feldman | 1972–1980 (died 1987) | percussionvibraphonemarimbaflapambakeyboardsFender Rhodes electric piano | all releases from Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) to Gaucho (1980) |
| Jerome Richardson | 19721973–1974 (died 2000) | tenor saxophone | Can't Buy a Thrill (1972)Pretzel Logic (1974) |
| Sherlie Matthews | 1972–19731974–1977 | backing vocals | Can't Buy a Thrill (1972)Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)Katy Lied (1975)The Royal Scam (1976)Aja (1977) |
| Myrna Matthews | 1972–19731974–1975 | backing vocals | Can't Buy a Thrill (1972)Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)Katy Lied (1975) |
| Clydie King | 19721975–1977 (died 2019) | backing vocals | Can't Buy a Thrill (1972)The Royal Scam (1976)Aja (1977) |
| Venetta Fields | 19721975–1977 | backing vocals | Can't Buy a Thrill (1972)The Royal Scam (1976)Aja (1977) |
| Snooky Young | 1972 (died 2011) | flugelhorn | Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) |
| Chuck Rainey | 1973–1980 | bass | Pretzel Logic (1974)Katy Lied (1975)The Royal Scam (1976)Aja (1977)Gaucho (1980) |
| Dean Parks | 1973–1977 | guitarbanjo | Pretzel Logic (1974)Katy Lied (1975)The Royal Scam (1976)Aja (1977) |
| Michael Omartian | 1973–19751976–1977 | pianokeyboardsrhythm arrangements | Pretzel Logic (1974)Katy Lied (1975)Aja (1977) |
| David Paich | 1973–1975 | pianokeyboards | Pretzel Logic (1974)Katy Lied (1975) |
| Wilton Felder | 1973–1975 (died 2015) | bass | Pretzel Logic (1974)Katy Lied (1975) |
| Plas Johnson | 1973–19741975–1977 | saxophoneflute | Pretzel Logic (1974)The Royal Scam (1976)Aja (1977) |
| Timothy B. Schmit | 1973–19741975–1977 | backing vocals | Pretzel Logic (1974)The Royal Scam (1976)Aja (1977) |
| Ben Benay | 1973–1974 | acoustic guitarguitar | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)Pretzel Logic (1974) |
| Ernie Watts | 1973–1974 | saxophone | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)Pretzel Logic (1974) |
| Lew McCreary | 1973–1974 | trombone | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)Pretzel Logic (1974) |
| Ollie Mitchell | 1973–1974 (died 2013) | trumpet | Pretzel Logic (1974) |
| Jim Gordon | 1973–1974 (died 2023) | drums | Pretzel Logic (1974) |
| Roger Nichols | 1973–1974 (died 2011) | gong | Pretzel Logic (1974) |
| Rick Derringer | 19731974–19751978–1980 | slide guitarguitar sologuitar | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)Katy Lied (1975)Gaucho (1980) |
| Bill Perkins | 19731974–19751976–1977 (died 2003) | saxophone | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)Katy Lied (1975)Aja (1977) |
| Patricia Hall | 1973 | backing vocals | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) |
| James Rolleston | 1973 | backing vocals | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) |
| Michael Fennelly | 1973 | backing vocals | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) |
| Lanny Morgan | 1973 | saxophone | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) |
| Johnny Rotella | 1973 (died 2014) | saxophone | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) |
| Ray Brown | 1973 (died 2002) | string bass | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) |
| Larry Carlton | 1974–1980 | guitarrhythm arrangements | Katy Lied (1975)The Royal Scam (1976)Aja (1977)Gaucho (1980) |
| Hugh McCracken | 1974–19751978–19801997–19992001–2003 (died 2013) | guitar | Katy Lied (1975) Gaucho (1980) Two Against Nature (2000) Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Hal Blaine | 1974–1975 (died 2019) | drums | Katy Lied (1975) |
| Phil Woods | 1974–1975 (died 2015) | alto saxophone | Katy Lied (1975) |
| Jimmie Haskell | 1974–1975 (died 2016) | horn arrangement | Katy Lied (1975) |
| Don Grolnick | 1975–1980 (died 1996) | keyboardselectric pianoClavinet | The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) |
| Paul Griffin | 1975–1980 (died 2000) | keyboardsFender Rhodes electric pianobacking vocalsrhythm arrangements | The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) |
| Rick Marotta | 1975–1980 | drums | The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) |
| Bernard Purdie | 1975–1980 | drums | The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) |
| Chuck Findley | 1975–1977 | trumpet | The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) |
| Jim Horn | 1975–1977 | saxophone | The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) |
| Dick "Slyde" Hyde | 1975–1977 (died 2019) | trombone | The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) |
| Gary Coleman | 1975–1976 | percussion | The Royal Scam (1976) |
| Bob Findley | 1975–1976 | trumpet | The Royal Scam (1976) |
| John Klemmer | 1975–1976 | saxophone | The Royal Scam (1976) |
| Tom Scott | 1976–1980 | tenor saxophoneLyriconalto saxophoneclarinet | Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) |
| Steve Khan | 1976–1980 | guitars | Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) |
| Steve Gadd | 1976–1980 | drumspercussion | Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) |
| Joe Sample | 1976–1980 (died 2014) | clavinetelectric piano | Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) |
| Wayne Shorter | 1976–1977 (died 2023) | tenor saxophone | Aja (1977) |
| Pete Christlieb | 1976–1977 | tenor saxophonesaxophoneflute | Aja (1977) |
| Jackie Kelso | 1976–1977 (died 2012) | saxophoneflute | Aja (1977) |
| Rebecca Louis | 1976–1977 | backing vocals | Aja (1977) |
| Lee Ritenour | 1976–1977 | guitars | Aja (1977) |
| Jay Graydon | 1976–1977 | guitar solo | Aja (1977) |
| Jim Keltner | 1976–1977 | drumspercussion | Aja (1977) |
| Lou McCreary | 1976–1977 | brass | Aja (1977) |
| Ed Greene | 1976–1977 | drums | Aja (1977) |
| Paul Humphrey | 1976–1977 (died 2014) | drums | Aja (1977) |
| Dave Tofani | 1978–19801997–1999 | tenor saxophone | Gaucho (1980) Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Wayne Andre | 1978–1980 (died 2003) | trombone | Gaucho (1980) |
| Ronnie Cuber | 1978–1980 (died 2022) | baritone saxophone | Gaucho (1980) |
| Michael Brecker | 1978–1980 (died 2007) | tenor saxophone | Gaucho (1980) |
| David Sanborn | 1978–1980 (died 2024) | alto saxophone | Gaucho (1980) |
| George Marge | 1978–1980 | bass clarinets | Gaucho (1980) |
| Walter Kane | 1978–1980 | bass clarinets | Gaucho (1980) |
| Randy Brecker | 1978–1980 | trumpetflugelhorn | Gaucho (1980) |
| Lesley Miller | 1978–1980 | backing vocals | Gaucho (1980) |
| Patti Austin | 1978–1980 | backing vocals | Gaucho (1980) |
| Toni Wine | 1978–1980 | backing vocals | Gaucho (1980) |
| Lani Groves | 1978–1980 | backing vocals | Gaucho (1980) |
| Diva Gray | 1978–1980 | backing vocals | Gaucho (1980) |
| Gordon Grody | 1978–1980 | backing vocals | Gaucho (1980) |
| Frank Floyd | 1978–1980 | backing vocals | Gaucho (1980) |
| Zack Sanders | 1978–1980 | backing vocals | Gaucho (1980) |
| Valerie Simpson | 1978–1980 | backing vocals | Gaucho (1980) |
| Rob Mounsey | 1978–1980 | horn arrangementpiano | Gaucho (1980) |
| Anthony Jackson | 1978–1980 | bass guitar | Gaucho (1980) |
| Hiram Bullock | 1978–1980 (died 2008) | guitar | Gaucho (1980) |
| Mark Knopfler | 1978–1980 | guitar solo | Gaucho (1980) |
| Pat Rebillot | 1978–1980 | electric piano | Gaucho (1980) |
| Nicholas Marrero | 1978–1980 | timbales | Gaucho (1980) |
| Errol "Crusher" Bennett | 1978–1980 | percussion | Gaucho (1980) |
| Ralph MacDonald | 1978–1980 (died 2011) | percussion | Gaucho (1980) |
| Gordon Gottlieb | 1997–19992001–2003 | percussion | Two Against Nature (2000) Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Michael Harvey | 1997–19992001–2003 | backing vocals | Two Against Nature (2000) Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Paul Jackson Jr. | 1997–1999 | guitar | Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Leroy Clouden | 1997–1999 | drums | Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Vinnie Colaiuta | 1997–1999 | drums | Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Sonny Emory | 1997–1999 | drums | Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Michael White | 1997–1999 | drums | Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Daniel Sadownick | 1997–1999 | percussiontimbales | Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Steve Shapiro | 1997–1999 | vibraphone | Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Amy Helm | 1997–1999 | whistle | Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Lawrence Feldman | 1997–1999 | clarinettenor saxophonealto saxophonesaxophone | Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Roy Hitchcock | 1997–1999 | clarinet | Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Lou Marini | 1997–1999 | alto saxophonetenor saxophone | Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Will Lee | 1997–1999 | percussion | Two Against Nature (2000) |
| Ada Dyer | 2001–2003 | backing vocals | Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Ken Hitchcock | 2001–2003 | clarinet | Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Tony Kadleck | 2001–2003 | trumpet | Everything Must Go (2003) |

### Guests

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Notes |
| Boz Scaggs | 1993 | guitar | Scaggs made a guest appearance with the band on the song "Black Friday" on September 23, 1993. |
| Brian May | 2001 | guitar | May played guitar on "Do It Again" with the band at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction on March 19, 2001. |
| Bill Charlap | 2003 | piano | Charlap made a guest appearance with the band at Jones Beach in 2003. He also played on two tracks on Everything Must Go (2003) |
| Steve Winwood | 201120162019 | organvocals | Winwood guested with the band in 2011, 2016, and 2019. |
| Elliot Randall | 20092019 | lead guitar | Randall, who had played on albums Can't Buy a Thrill, Katy Lied and The Royal Scam, made guest appearances in 2009 and 2019. |

## Line-ups

| Period | Members | Releases |
| 1972 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – bass, backing vocals Denny Dias – guitar, backing vocals Jeff Baxter – guitar, backing vocals Jim Hodder – drums, backing and lead vocals | none |
| 1972 – 1973 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead and backing vocals Walter Becker – bass, backing vocals Denny Dias – guitar, backing vocals Jeff Baxter – guitar, backing vocals Jim Hodder – drums, backing and lead vocals David Palmer – lead and backing vocals | Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) unspecified tracks |
| 1973 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – bass, backing vocals Denny Dias – guitar, backing vocals Jeff Baxter – guitar, backing vocals Jim Hodder – drums, backing vocals | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) unspecified tracks |
| 1973 – 1974 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – bass, guitar, backing vocals Denny Dias – guitar, backing vocals Jeff Baxter – guitar, backing vocals Jim Hodder – drums, backing vocals Royce Jones – backing vocals, percussion with: Gloria 'Porky' Granola – backing vocals (touring) Jenny 'Bucky' Soule – backing vocals (touring) | Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) unspecified tracks Pretzel Logic (1974) |
| 1974 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – bass, guitar, backing vocals Denny Dias – guitar, backing vocals Jeff Baxter – guitar, backing vocals Jim Hodder – drums, backing vocals Royce Jones – backing vocals, percussion Jeff Porcaro – drums Michael McDonald – keyboards, backing vocals with: Gloria 'Porky' Granola – backing vocals (touring) Jenny 'Bucky' Soule – backing vocals (touring) | none – live performances only |
| 1974 – 1981 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – guitar, bass, backing vocals with various session musicians, including: Denny Dias – guitar (session until 1977) Jeff Porcaro – drums (session in 1974 and 1980) Michael McDonald – backing vocals (session until 1980) | Katy Lied (1975) The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) |
| Band inactive 1981 – 1993 |||
| 1993 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – guitar, vocals with: Georg Wadenius – guitar Drew Zingg – guitar Tom Barney – bass Chris Potter – alto and tenor saxophone Bob Sheppard – soprano and tenor saxophone Warren Bernhardt – piano Bill Ware – percussion, vibraphone Catherine Russell – backing vocals, percussion Diane Garisto – backing vocals Brenda White-King – backing vocals Peter Erskine – drums | Alive in America (1995) three tracks |
| 1994 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – guitar, vocals with: Georg Wadenius – guitar Drew Zingg – guitar Tom Barney – bass Chris Potter – alto and tenor saxophone Bob Sheppard – soprano and tenor saxophone Warren Bernhardt – piano Bill Ware – percussion, vibraphone Catherine Russell – backing vocals, percussion Diane Garisto – backing vocals Brenda White-King – backing vocals Dennis Chambers – drums | Alive in America (1995) remaining tracks |
| 1996 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – guitar, vocals with: Tom Barney – bass Wayne Krantz – guitar John Beasley – piano, keyboards Cornelius Bumpus – saxophone Ari Ambrose – saxophone Michael Leonhart – trumpet Ricky Lawson – drums Michelle Wiley – backing vocals Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| January 2000 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – guitar, bass, vocals with: Tom Barney – bass Cornelius Bumpus – saxophone Michael Leonhart – trumpet Ricky Lawson – drums Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Ted Baker – keyboards, piano Chris Potter – saxophone Jim Pugh – trombone Cynthia Calhoun – backing vocals Victoria Cave – backing vocals | Two Against Nature (2000) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) |
| May – September 2000 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – guitar, vocals with: Tom Barney – bass Cornelius Bumpus – saxophone Michael Leonhart – trumpet Ricky Lawson – drums Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Ted Baker – keyboards, piano Chris Potter – saxophone Jim Pugh – trombone Cynthia Calhoun – backing vocals Victoria Cave – backing vocals Ari Ambrose – saxophone Bob Sheppard – saxophone | none – live performances only |
| July – October 2003 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – guitar, bass, vocals with: Tom Barney – bass Cornelius Bumpus – saxophone Michael Leonhart – trumpet Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Ted Baker – keyboards, piano Jim Pugh – trombone Cynthia Calhoun – backing vocals Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals Walt Weiskopf – saxophone Keith Carlock – drums | Everything Must Go (2003) |
| July 2006 – September 2007 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – guitar, vocals with: Michael Leonhart – trumpet Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Jim Pugh – trombone Cynthia Calhoun – backing vocals Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals Walt Weiskopf – saxophone Keith Carlock – drums Freddie Washington – bass Jeff Young – keyboards, backing vocals Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone | none – live performances only |
| June – November 2008 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – guitar, vocals with: Michael Leonhart – trumpet Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Jim Pugh – trombone Cynthia Calhoun – backing vocals Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals Walt Weiskopf – saxophone Keith Carlock – drums Freddie Washington – bass Jeff Young – keyboards, backing vocals Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone Nelson Foltz – trumpet Tawatha Agee – backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| June – November 2009 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – guitar, vocals with: Michael Leonhart – trumpet Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Jim Pugh – trombone Cynthia Calhoun – backing vocals Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals Walt Weiskopf – saxophone Keith Carlock – drums Freddie Washington – bass Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone Tawatha Agee – backing vocals Jim Beard – keyboards | none – live performances only |
| July – September 2011 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – guitar, vocals with: Michael Leonhart – trumpet Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Jim Pugh – trombone Cynthia Calhoun – backing vocals Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals Walt Weiskopf – saxophone Keith Carlock – drums Freddie Washington – bass Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone Jim Beard – keyboards Catherine Russell – backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| July 2013 – October 2017 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals Walter Becker – guitar, vocals with: Michael Leonhart – trumpet Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Jim Pugh – trombone Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals Walt Weiskopf – saxophone Keith Carlock – drums Freddie Washington – bass Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone Jim Beard – keyboards La Tanya Hall – backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| October 2017 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals with: Michael Leonhart – trumpet Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Jim Pugh – trombone Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals Walt Weiskopf – saxophone Keith Carlock – drums Freddie Washington – bass Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone Jim Beard – keyboards La Tanya Hall – backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| May – October 2018 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals with: Michael Leonhart – trumpet Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Jim Pugh – trombone Walt Weiskopf – saxophone Keith Carlock – drums Freddie Washington – bass Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone Jim Beard – keyboards La Tanya Hall – backing vocals Catherine Russell – backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| February – December 2019 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals with: Michael Leonhart – trumpet Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Jim Pugh – trombone Walt Weiskopf – saxophone Keith Carlock – drums Freddie Washington – bass Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone Jim Beard – keyboards La Tanya Hall – backing vocals Catherine Russell – backing vocals Ari Ambrose – saxophone Jamie Leonhart – backing vocals Nicki Richards – backing vocals Connor Kennedy – guitar, vocals | none – live performances only |
| October – November 2021 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals with: Michael Leonhart – trumpet Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Jim Pugh – trombone Walt Weiskopf – saxophone Keith Carlock – drums Freddie Washington – bass Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone Jim Beard – keyboards La Tanya Hall – backing vocals Catherine Russell – backing vocals Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| May 2022 – March 2024 | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals with: Michael Leonhart – trumpet Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Jim Pugh – trombone Walt Weiskopf – saxophone Keith Carlock – drums Freddie Washington – bass Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone Jim Beard – keyboards La Tanya Hall – backing vocals Catherine Russell – backing vocals Adam Rogers – guitar | none – live performances only |
| March 2024 – present | Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals with: Michael Leonhart – trumpet Carolyn Leonhart – backing vocals Jon Herington – guitar, backing vocals Jim Pugh – trombone Walt Weiskopf – saxophone Keith Carlock – drums Freddie Washington – bass Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone La Tanya Hall – backing vocals Catherine Russell – backing vocals Adam Rogers – guitar | none – live performances only |