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Jazz Musicians born on November 17

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Angiolo Tarocchi

arranger
born 1957

Ben Allison

bass, acoustic
born 1966

Chuck Andrus

bass
born 1928

Colin Vallon

piano
born 1980

Dan Hanrahan

guitar
born 1986

Daniel Besthorn

drums
born 1997

David Amram

multi-instrumentalist
born 1930

Dorian Wallace

composer / conductor
born 1985

Enzo Favata

saxophone, soprano
born 1956

Eva Scholten

vocals
born 1986

Ian Raymond Smit

guitar
born 1957

Ian Smit

guitar
born 1957

Jaime Valle

guitar

Joe Kennedy, Jr.

violin
born 1923

Johannes Zetterberg

bass, electric
born 1985

John Tatum

flugelhorn
born 1951

Juanita Faas

piano
born 1963

Julie Lyon

vocals

Lisle Ellis

bass
born 1951

Ninon Valder

flute
born 1976

Phil Parnell

piano
born 1955

Rebecca Dale

vocals
born 1976

Roswell Rudd

trombone
born 1935

Ruud Bergamin

saxophone, alto
born 1945

Tab Benoit

guitar, electric
born 1967

Vince Mendoza

composer / conductor
born 1961

Wayne Andre

trombone
born 1931

Zane Maertens

bass, electric
born 1977

Bernie Fenton

born 1921

Bob Drasnin

born 1927

George Masso

born 1926

Jack Owens

born 1904

Jimmy DeBerry

born 1911

Shorty Sherock

born 1915

Disclaimer: Though we have checked our dates, this listing may contain erroneous information. If you discover errors or omissions, please report it to us. Thank you.

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