Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/April 17

Sam Noto, American trumpeter, turns 95.
Warren Chiasson, Australian vibraphonist, turns 91.
Han Bennink, Dutch drummer, turns 83.
Buster Williams, American bass player, turns 83.
Jan Hammer, Czech keyboardist, turns 77.
Liz Phair, American singer-songwriter, composer and actress, turns 58.
Redman, (born Reginald Noble) American actor and rapper, turns 55.
Frederik Magle, Danish organist, pianist, and composer, turns 48.
Seth Bernard, American singer-songwriter with Earthwork Music, a musical collective, turns 45.

Pete Shelley (April 17, 1955 –December 06, 2018), British singer-songwriter-guitarist for Buzzcocks , would have turned 70 this year.
Sipho Gumede (April 17, 1953 –July 26, 2004), South African bass player, would have turned 72 this year.
David Axelrod (April 17, 1936 –February 05, 2017), American composer and record producer, would have turned 89 this year.
Art Ellefson (1932 –2018), Canadian tenor saxophonist, would have turned 93.
Chris Barber (April 17, 1930 –March 02, 2021), Brit bandleader and trombonist, would have turned 95 this year.
Whitney Balliett (April 17, 1926 –February 01, 2007), American jazz critic, would have turned 99 this year.
Joe Romano (April 17, 1923 –November 26, 2008), American saxophonist, would have turned 102 this year.
Paul Smith (April 17, 1922 –June 29, 2013), American pianist, would have turned 103 this year.
Chief Bey (April 17, 1913 –April 18, 2004), (born James Bey) American folklorist, percussionist, and vocalist, would have turned 112 this year.

Russell Bowles (April 17, 1909 –July 15, 1991), American trombonist, would have turned 116 this year.
Johnny St. Cyr (April 17, 1890 –June 17, 1966), American banjoist and guitarist, would have turned 135 this year.