1917 in jazz
In 1917 in jazz standards such as "Indiana" and "Tiger Rag" appeared.
Musicians born in this year included Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and Thelonious Monk.
Standards
Births
Unless stated otherwise, the musicians listed below were American.
Avery Parrish, jazz pianist and songwriter
Bea Wain, Big Band-era vocalist
Bill Finegan, bandleader, pianist, arranger, and composer
Billy Butterfield, band leader, jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and cornetist
Billy Maxted, jazz pianist
Boots Mussulli,
Buddy Rich,
Buster Harding,
Charlie Munro,
Charlie Shavers,
Curley Russell,
Dave Lambert (American jazz vocalist),
Dean Martin,
Denzil Best,
Dizzy Gillespie, jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer
Ella Fitzgerald, vocalist
Floyd Smith (musician),
Fred Beckett,
Helen Forrest,
Henri Salvador,
Howard Rumsey,
J. C. Heard,
Jimmy Butts,
Jimmy Hamilton,
Jimmy Maxwell (trumpeter),
Joe Comfort,
Joe Dixon (musician), jazz reed player
John Adriano Acea, jazz pianist
