Born on December 17
10 jazz musicians born on December 17, including Ikue Mori, James Booker, Ray Noble and Sy Oliver.
Ikue Mori
1953 · drummer, electronic musician and composer
James Booker
1939–1983 · American musician and singer (1939–1983)
Ray Noble
1903–1978 · English jazz and big band musician (1903–1978)
Sy Oliver
1910–1988 · American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and…
Vyacheslav Ganelin
1944 · Soviet-Lithuanian and Israeli improviser, pianist, composer
Sonny Red
1932–1981 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1932–1981)
Walter Booker
1933–2006 · American jazz double-bassist
Tommy Banks
1936–2018 · Canadian politician (1936–2018)
Louis Mitchell
1885–1957 · American musician (1885–1957)
John Ore
1933–2014 · American musician (1933–2014)
Died on December 17
Grover Washington Jr.
1943–1999 · American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999)
Don Ellis
1934–1978 · American jazz musician (1934-1978)
Stanley Cowell
1941–2020 · American musician (1941–2020)
Noble Sissle
1889–1975 · African-American jazz musician (1889–1975)
Kevin Mahogany
1958–2017 · American jazz singer (1958–2017)
Dick Heckstall-Smith
1934–2004 · English jazz and blues saxophonist (1934-2004)
Erskine Tate
1895–1978 · American musician (1895–1978)
Lina Romay
1919–2010 · Mexican-American singer and actress (1919–2010)
Albums released on December 17
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 17 December 2021 | Around the World Live João Gilberto |
| 17 December 1962 | Together with Love Eileen Farrell & André Previn |
| 17 December 1921 | First Impressions Fletcher Henderson |
| 17 December 2016 | Christmas With Jon Batiste Jon Batiste |
| 17 December 1970 | Come Bach to Me Rhoda Scott |
| 17 December 2021 | Hearing Aid Michael Snow |
| 17 December 2008 | THE HIT PARADE 夏木マリ |
| 17 December 2021 | 3 notti d'amore (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Remastered 2021) Piero Piccioni, Carlo Rustichelli & Giovanni Fusco |
| 17 December 1997 | Impropositions Mats Gustafsson |
| 17 December 2021 | A Journal for Jordan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Marcelo Zarvos |
| 17 December 2009 | Jazzitaliano Live 2009 Live Paolo Fresu |
| 17 December 2018 | Was it This Lifetime William Ackerman |
| 17 December 2002 | The Sims Online: Charter Edition Jerry Martin |
| 17 December 2008 | JTK Jazztronik |
| 17 December 2023 | Live Live Kollar, Cox, Truffaz & Raineri |