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Musicians born on April 17

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Buster Williams

bass, acoustic

born 1942

Carine Bonnefoy

piano

born 1974

CeU

vocals

born 1980

Charles Nathan

trumpet

born 1921

Chieli Minucci & Special EFX

guitar

Chris Barber

trombone

born 1930

Christian Winther

saxophone, tenor

Cody McCorry

bass

born 1992

Daren Burns

bass

born 1971

David Laborier

guitar

born 1975

Han Bennink

drums

born 1942

Hazen Wang（王浩臻）

guitar, electric

born 2007

James Last

band / ensemble / orchestra

born 1929

Jan Hammer

keyboards

born 1948

Javier Girotto

saxophone

born 1965

Johnny St. Cyr

banjo

born 1890

Judy Wexler

vocals

Julia Bomfim

violin

born 1991

Kevin Morrissette

Kevin Morrissette

keyboards

born 1959

Lars Hansen

guitar, electric

born 1991

Lizzie Thomas

vocals

Mark Sherman

vibraphone

born 1957

Mary Petrich

saxophone, tenor

Merlin Breij

composer / conductor

born 1994

Michael Sutton

vocals

born 1984

Mr Lob

turntable

born 1969

Nastassia Moore

vocals

born 1985

Nello Biasini

drums

born 1991

NOTIFY

arranger

born 1980

Paul Smith

drums

born 1922

Sam Sadigursky

clarinet

born 1979

Steve Hobbs

vibraphone

born 1956

Tuur Moens

drums

born 1985

Warren Chiasson

vibraphone

born 1934

Wendy Kirkland

piano

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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