Jazz Musicians Born on September 17

Theo Loevendie 1930 · Dutch composer

Jeff Ballard 1963 · American jazz drummer

Perry Robinson 1938–2018 · American musician (1938–2018) Jack McDuff 1926–2001 · American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001) Ralph Sharon 1923–2015 · British-American jazz pianist Hubert Rostaing 1918–1990 · French musician (1918-1990) Sil Austin 1929–2001 · American jazz saxophonist (1929–2001)

Died on September 17

Herbie Fields 1919–1958 · American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1919–1958)

Harold Mabern 1936–2019 · American pianist (1936-2019)

Omer Simeon 1902–1959 · American jazz clarinetist (1902–1959) Dodo Marmarosa 1925–2002 · American musician (1925–2002)

Bernie McGann 1937–2013 · Australian saxophonist (1937–2013) Jimmie Smith 1938–2024 · American jazz drummer

Albums released on September 17

Date	Album	Artist
17 September 1979	Joe’s Garage: Act I Frank Zappa	Frank Zappa CBS
17 September 1987	London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II Zappa; London Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano	Zappa; London Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano Barking Pumpkin Records
17 September 2012	Copland: Quiet City, Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson / Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Capricorn Concerto / Gershwin: Summertime Copland, Barber, Gershwin; Orchestra of the Swan, David Curtis, April Fredrick	Copland, Barber, Gershwin; Orchestra of the Swan, David Curtis, April Fredrick
17 September 1996	A Dave Brubeck Christmas Dave Brubeck	Dave Brubeck
17 September 1996	Blues Alley Count Basie	Count Basie
17 September 2013	The White Dawn Henry Mancini	Henry Mancini
17 September 2002	Ask a Woman Who Knows Natalie Cole	Natalie Cole
17 September 2002	All I Got Al Jarreau	Al Jarreau
17 September 2007	Moon Flowers The Collection: 1952-54 Peggy Lee	Peggy Lee
17 September 1979	Rise Herb Alpert	Herb Alpert
17 September 1962	Rapture Johnny Mathis	Johnny Mathis
17 September 1979	Mathis Magic Johnny Mathis	Johnny Mathis
17 September 2002	Paradise Kenny G	Kenny G
17 September 1996	My People Joe Zawinul	Joe Zawinul
17 September 2002	Faces & Places Joe Zawinul	Joe Zawinul
17 September 2010	Officium Novum Jan Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble	Jan Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble
17 September 2021	Catch the Wind Herb Alpert	Herb Alpert
17 September 2007	Trees Outside the Academy Thurston Moore	Thurston Moore
17 September 1984	The Magazine Rickie Lee Jones	Rickie Lee Jones
17 September 2008	The Dragons of Eden Buckethead / Travis Dickerson / Brain	Buckethead / Travis Dickerson / Brain
17 September 2008	Albino Slug Buckethead	Buckethead
17 September 2019	The Urbane Jazz of Roy Eldridge and Benny Carter Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter	Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter
17 September 1979	Hot Freda Payne	Freda Payne
17 September 2008	Rio Till Brönner	Till Brönner
17 September 2002	Cedars of Avalon Larry Coryell	Larry Coryell
17 September 1996	Soulful Strut Grover Washington, Jr.	Grover Washington, Jr.
17 September 1998	Timeless Tales (For Changing Times) Joshua Redman	Joshua Redman
17 September 2021	Songs From Other Places Stacey Kent / Art Hirahara	Stacey Kent / Art Hirahara
17 September 2013	Pushing the World Away Kenny Garrett	Kenny Garrett
17 September 1990	Hambledon Hill Gordon Haskell	Gordon Haskell