Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/April 17

• Sam Noto, American trumpeter, turns 96.
• Warren Chiasson, Australian vibraphonist, turns 92.
• Han Bennink, Dutch drummer, turns 84.
• Buster Williams, American bass player, turns 84.
• Jan Hammer, Czech keyboardist, turns 78.
• Liz Phair, American singer-songwriter, composer and actress, turns 59.
• Redman, (born Reginald Noble) American actor and rapper, turns 56.
• Frederik Magle, Danish organist, pianist, and composer, turns 49.
• Seth Bernard, American singer-songwriter with Earthwork Music, a musical collective, turns 46.

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• Pete Shelley (April 17, 1955 –December 06, 2018), British singer-songwriter-guitarist for Buzzcocks , would have turned 71 this year.
• Sipho Gumede (April 17, 1953 –July 26, 2004), South African bass player, would have turned 73 this year.
• David Axelrod (April 17, 1936 –February 05, 2017), American composer and record producer, would have turned 90 this year.
• Art Ellefson (1932 –2018), Canadian tenor saxophonist, would have turned 94.
• Chris Barber (April 17, 1930 –March 02, 2021), Brit bandleader and trombonist, would have turned 96 this year.
• Whitney Balliett (April 17, 1926 –February 01, 2007), American jazz critic, would have turned 100 this year.
• Joe Romano (April 17, 1923 –November 26, 2008), American saxophonist, would have turned 103 this year.
• Paul Smith (April 17, 1922 –June 29, 2013), American pianist, would have turned 104 this year.
• Chief Bey (April 17, 1913 –April 18, 2004), (born James Bey) American folklorist, percussionist, and vocalist, would have turned 113 this year.

• Russell Bowles (April 17, 1909 –July 15, 1991), American trombonist, would have turned 117 this year.
• Johnny St. Cyr (April 17, 1890 –June 17, 1966), American banjoist and guitarist, would have turned 136 this year.