Jazz Nekrolog 2017

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This is a list of well-known personalities from the field of jazz who died in 2017 . As in the general Nekrolog 2017, the entries are made in descending order and alphabetically for the same date.

Larry Coryell
April 2, 1943 - February 19, 2017

January

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
January 28th Guitar Gable American blues musician 79 [1]
January 27th Lucien Malson French journalist and author 90 [2]
January 27th Lundi Tyamara South African gospel singer 38 [3]
January 26th Nina Trott British violinist 66 [4]
January 23 Bill Dunmore American trumpeter 100 [5]
22nd of January Ed Berger American college professor, writer, producer, and photographer 67 [6]
22nd of January Jean Karakos French producer 77 [7]
22nd of January Jaki love time German drummer 78 [8th]
January 20th Edwin Coleman American college professor and bassist 84 [9]
January 20th Chuck Stewart American photographer 89 [10]
January 19th Roger Williams British trombonist 62 [11]
January 16 William E. Donoghue American blues researcher [12]
January 16 Helmut "Herb" Runge German trumpeter and big band leader 79 [13]
January 16 Charles "Bobo" Shaw American drummer 69 [14]
January 16 Bessemer "Bess" Taylor American percussionist 75 [15]
15. January Terry Cryer British photographer 82 [16]
15. January Bill Horvitz American guitarist 69 [17]
15. January Tom Jacobsen American jazz historian and author 81 [18]
15. January Thandi Klaasen South African singer 86 [19]
January 14th John Boudreaux American drummer 80 [20]
January 12th Junie Morrison American funk musician 62 [21]
11th January Tommy Allsup American rockabilly and western swing guitarist 85 [22]
10. January Buddy Greco American singer and pianist 90 [23]
January 8th Buddy Bregman American director, producer, composer and arranger 86 [24]
January 8th Rod Mason British trumpeter 76 [25]
January 7th Nat Hentoff American journalist, historian, and critic 91 [26]
6th January Benny Soanes Indian drummer 70 [27]
January 4th Elliot Meadow British music critic, producer and broadcaster 71 [28]
January 2nd Jim Makarounis American jazz club owner (Jimmy Mak's) 53 [29]
January 2nd Debby Moore American singer 91 [30]
January 1st Memo Morales Venezuelan singer 79 [31]

February

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
27th of February Hideo Ikeezumi Japanese music producer (PSF Records) 67 [32]
February 26th Eric Miller American music producer 75 [33]
February 25 Don Payne American bass player 84 [34]
February 25 Fernando Toussaint Mexican drummer and producer 62 [35]
February 24th Fumio Karashima Japanese pianist 68 [36]
February 23 Horace Parlan American-Danish pianist 86 [37]
February 23 Martti Pohjalainen Finnish musician, composer and songwriter 82 [38]
February 23 Leon Ware American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer 77 [39]
21st of February Mili Bermejo Argentine-Mexican-American singer, composer and lecturer 65 [40]
21st of February Rudy Lawless American drummer 84 [41]
21st of February Pit Müller German trumpeter 74 [42] , [43]
21st of February Mattathias Pearson American bass player 77 [44]
20. February Nicolai Munch-Hansen Danish bass player 39 [45]
20. February Walter Quintus German composer, sound engineer and producer 67
19th of February Larry Coryell American guitarist 73 [46]
19th of February Karl "Charly" Petry German clarinetist 95 [47]
February 18 Clyde Stubblefield American drummer 73 [48]
February 16 Maurice Vander French pianist 87 [49]
February 15th Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr Canadian saxophonist and composer 81 [50]
13th February Christine Jones Austrian singer 72 [51]
13th February Michael Naura German pianist, editor and publicist 82 [52]
February 12th Al Jarreau American singer 76 [53]
February 11th Barbara Carroll American pianist and singer 92 [54]
February 10th Tony Davis British jazz, skiffle and folk musician 86 [55]
February 10th Léo Petit French jazz and entertainment musician 93 [56]
February 9 Jürgen Engesser German saxophonist 56 [57]
February 9 Michael McGovern American trumpeter 64 [58]
February 8 Rod Clarke American curator (Museum of Traditional Jazz) 92 [59]
February 7th Svend Asmussen Danish violinist 100 [60]
February 5th David Axelrod American musician, arranger and producer 83 [61]
February 5th Stephan Diez German fusion musician 63 [62]
February 5th Bob Rigter Dutch saxophonist 82 [63]
February 5th Charlie Sims American jazz club owner (Donna's Bar & Grill) 81 [64]
3 February William M. Seymour American pianist and university professor 86 [65]
February 2nd Dick Culver American woodwind 88 [66]
February 2nd Patricia Myers American journalist and jazz promoter (Jazz in AZ) [67]

March

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
March 31 Hal Posey American trumpeter [68]
March 30 Pentti Ilmons Finnish saxophonist and composer 74 [69]
March 30 Fausto Mesolella Italian guitarist, composer and arranger 64 [70]
27th of March Arthur Blythe American saxophonist and composer 76 [71]
27th of March TNT Tribble American R&B musician 96 [72]
26th of March Jimmy Dotson American blues musician 82 [73]
25th March Bob Erdos American music producer (Stomp Off Records) 86 [74]
25th March Dodo Goya Italian bass player 78 [75]
March 24th Avo Uvezian Armenian-American pianist and cigar manufacturer 91 [76]
March 24th Karl Hodina Austrian musician and painter 81 [77]
March 23 Ekkehard Jost German musicologist and baritone saxophonist 79 [78]
March 22 Dorsey Boyce Baron American music producer 77 [79]
March, 20th Buck Hill American saxophonist 90 [80]
March, 20th Tony Terran American jazz trumpeter 90 [81]
19th March Terry Deane American saxophonist 44 [82]
March 18th Bill Bell American pianist, arranger and music educator 80 [83]
March 18th Don Hunstein American photographer 88 [84]
17. March Robert "P-Nut" Johnson American radio singer 70 [85]
March 16 James Cotton American blues musician 81 [86]
March, 15 Czesław Gawlik Polish pianist and arranger 86 [87]
March, 15 Aloysius "Lucky" Gordon Jamaican-British singer 85 [88]
the 14th of March George LeBlanc Broussard American trombonist and university professor 73 [89]
the 14th of March John Fisher Canadian blues guitarist 69 [90]
March 13th Philippe Adler French writer and music journalist 80 [91]
March 13th Tommy LiPuma American music producer 80 [92]
March 10th Pierre Bouteillier French radio presenter (TSF Jazz) 82 [93]
March 10th Cheikh Tidiane Tall Senegalese guitarist, arranger and producer ≈70 [94]
8th of March Dave Valentin American flautist 64 [95]
7th March Gonzalo Villar Spanish jazz promoter 58 [96]
4th of March Jean-Christophe Averty French director and television maker 88 [97]
4th of March Paul Nossiter American woodwind 86 [98]
3 March Paul Abler American guitarist and film composer 59 [99]
3 March Misha Mengelberg Dutch pianist and composer 81 [100]
3 March Adolf Georg Klapproth German trombonist and clarinetist 88 [101]
3 March Lyle Ritz American bass player and ukulele player 87 [102]
3 March Fred Weintraub American music organizer 88 [103]
2nd March Lucho Macedo Peruvian pianist and composer 87 [104]

April

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
April, 30th Rino Zurzolo Italian bass player 58 [105]
April 29 Bill Carmichael American saxophonist ≈84 [106]
April 29 Mestre Kamosso Angolan musician 90 [107]
April 28 John Shifflett American bass player 64 [108]
26th of April Andreas von der Meden German actor, dubbing and radio play speaker as well as jazz musician 74 [109]
April 25 Calep Emphrey Jr. American blues drummer 67 [110]
April 25 Ger Van Voorden Dutch saxophonist 69 [111]
April 22 Rolf Bänninger Swiss drummer 78 [112]
April 21 Ann Sneed American music organizer 87 [113]
April 21 Jean Tordo French clarinetist and saxophonist 89 [114]
20th of April Donna Fuller American singer 85 [115]
20th of April Anselmo Vidal American percussionist 82 [116]
April 18 Walter Blanton American trumpeter 72 [117]
April 18 Barkley L. Hendricks American artist and photographer 72 [118]
April 18 Charles Small American trombonist and composer 90 [119]
April 15th Allan Holdsworth British guitarist 70 [120]
12. April Ray Chamberlain American guitarist and bassist 87 [121]
12. April Peggy Hayama japanese singer 82 [122]
11 April Toby Smith British acid jazz musician and producer 46 [123]
10th of April Linda Hopkins American blues and gospel singer 92 [124]
9th April Knut Borge Norwegian journalist and entertainer 67 [125]
9th April Otis Hayes American pianist, composer and music teacher 79 [126]
9th April Stan Robinson British saxophonist ≈80 [127]
April 8th Kim Plainfield American drummer 63 [128]
April 5th Hugh Brodie American saxophonist 84 [129]
2nd of April Gary Elton American trumpeter 80 [130]
April 1st Delmar Brown American keyboardist 63 [131]
April 1st Lonnie Brooks American blues musician 83 [132]
April 1st Bob Cunningham American bass player 82 [133]
April 1st Bob Herrman American drummer 90 [134]

May

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
31. May Bennett Morgan American concert and tour agent 85 [135]
31. May Bern Nothing American jazz guitarist 69 [136]
30th May Jim Pickley American pianist and university professor 63 [137]
May 29th David Lewiston British musicologist and producer 88 [138]
May 27th Expedito Baracho Brazilian singer and composer 82 [139]
23. May Irio De Paula Brazilian jazz guitarist and composer 78 [140]
May 22 Mickey Roker American drummer 84 [141]
May 22 Jürgen Thormann German drummer and organizer 77 [142]
May 21 Gijs Hendriks Dutch saxophonist 79 [143]
May 21 John Messner American trombonist 82 [144]
May 18 Skeets McWilliams American guitarist 92 [145]
May 16 Don Coates American pianist 82 [146]
May 14th Tom McClung American pianist 60 [147]
May 13th Jan Arnet Czech-American bass player and band leader 83 [148]
12th of May Bill Dowdy American drummer 83 [149]
12th of May Samuel Tshiyembe South African guitarist 86 [150]
May 11th William Brohn American bassist, composer, orchestra conductor and arranger 86 [151]
May 11th Klaus von Woyski German painter and musician 86 [152]
8th of May Dave Pell American saxophonist, band leader, arranger, composer and producer 92 [153]
May 6th Ann-Mari Froier Swedish singer and pianist 92 [154]
May 6th Pierino Munari Italian drummer 89 [155]
May 3rd Heinz von Moisy German jazz musician 81 [156]
2.May AR Penck German artist (also musician) 77 [157]

June

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
30th July Charlie Tagawa American banjo player 81 [158]
June 29th Spencer Starnes American bass player 64 [159]
June 29th ? Alain Tercinet French journalist and music critic 82 [160]
June 28th Phil Cohran American trumpeter 90 [161]
June 28th Spencer Starnes American bass player 64 [162]
June 27th Geri Allen American pianist 60 [163]
June 24th Clarence Bell American pianist 73 [164]
23rd June Zabba Lindner German drummer and composer 67 [165]
23rd June Sandi Russell American singer and writer 71 [166]
June 22 Willy Donni Belgian guitarist 81 [167]
June 21st Erich Becht German pianist, arranger and orchestra leader 91 [168]
June 21st Eddie Olivares Sr. American trumpeter and music organizer 86 [169]
June 21st Ralph Williams American saxophonist and composer 79 [170]
20th June Eddie Diehl American guitarist 81 [171]
18th of June Tsunehide Matsuki Japanese guitarist 68 [172]
18th of June Chris Murrell American singer 61 [173]
17th of June Rod Hamer British trumpeter and pianist ≈76
17th of June Sonny Knight American soul singer 69 [174]
17th of June Thara Memory American trumpeter 68 [175]
15th June Harry Prime American singer 97 [176]
14th June Melvin Carter Jr. American organist 93 [177]
June 13th Christian Bonnet French saxophonist, writer and producer 72 [178]
June 12 James "Jim" Young American Jazz Club Owner ( Strictly Taboo ) 72 [179]
June 11th Corneliu Stroe Romanian drummer and percussionist 67 [180]
6th of June Michel Delorme French jazz critic 83 [181]
8th June Ernesto "Tito" Puentes cuban trumpeter 88 [182]
6th of June Paul Zukofsky American violinist 73 [183]
June 5th Thomas Phleps German musicologist 61 [184]
June 5th Skipp Pearson American saxophonist 79 [185]

July

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
July 31 Chuck Loeb American guitarist 61 [186]
30th July Charlie Tagawa American banjo player 81 [187]
July 28th Larry Slezak American saxophonist 71 [188]
July 26th Tom McIntosh American trombonist and arranger 90 [189]
July 26th Joe Thomas American saxophonist and flautist 85 [190]
21 July Errol Dyers South African guitarist 65 [191]
21 July Clem Moorman American singer, pianist and actor 101 [192]
21 July Paapa Yankson Ghanaian highlife singer 73 [193]
July 19 Graham Wood Australian pianist and composer 46 [194]
July 19 Kèmo Kouyaté Guinean pianist and multi-instrumentalist 71 [195]
July 18th Miguel Camacho Colombian journalist and graphic designer 62 [196]
July 18th Gárri Shírman Russian saxophonist 97
16th of July Regis Gizavo Madagascar accordionist, composer and singer 58 [197]
15th of July Roberta "Bobbie" Morrison American drummer 91 [198]
July 13th Egil Kapstad Norwegian pianist, arranger and composer 76 [199]
July 12 Joe Fields American music producer 88 [200]
July 12 Ray Phiri South African singer and guitarist 70 [201]
July 11th Steve Getz American music producer 68 [202]
10th of July Arnold "Spider" Rondinelli American drummer 82 [203]
5th July Milivoje Marković Serbian saxophonist and clarinetist 78 [204]
5th July Herman Openeer Dutch jazz researcher 82 [205]
July 4th Maria d'Apparecida Brazilian singer ≈81 [206]
July 4th John Blackwell American drummer 43 [207]
July 4th Melvyn "Deacon" Jones American blues musician 73 [208]
July 4th Jeff Tower American trombonist and music teacher 63 [209]
3rd of July Johnny Mekoa South African trumpeter 72 [210]
3rd of July Rudy Rotta Italian blues musician 66 [211]
2nd July Abel Sinometsi Sithole South African singer 83 [212]

August

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
August 31 Janne Carlsson Swedish actor and drummer 80 [213]
August 30th Phyllis Croom American writer and documentary filmmaker 50 [214]
August 30th Skip Procopius Canadian jazz rock musician 73 [215]
29th August Larry Elgart American saxophonist and band leader 95 [216]
August 28th Bob Christopher American bass player 82 [217]
August 27 Tim Luntzel American bass player 44 [218]
26th of August Wilson the Neves Brazilian drummer, singer and composer 81 [219]
August 24th Susan Steward British author, curator and broadcaster 70 [220]
August 22nd John Abercrombie American guitarist 72 [221]
August 22nd Fejat Sejdić Romanian trumpeter and band leader 76 [222]
August 19th Bea Wain American singer 100 [223]
August 19th Eddie Caine American saxophonist 92 [224]
18th of August Wladimir Andrejewitsch Wittich Russian musician 77 [225]
August 16 Mike Hennessey British music journalist and pianist 89 [226]
15th of August Hans Carling Swedish musician, arranger and composer 75 [227]
15th of August Gordon Newton canvas American trumpeter 83 [228]
15th of August Paul Oliver British architectural historian and blues researcher 90 [229]
13 August James Young scottish sousaphone player 84 [230]
August 14th Benard Ighner American singer, songwriter and producer 72 [231]
August 11th Daisy Peterson Sweeney Canadian music educator and sister of Oscar Peterson 97 [232]
August 10 Guy Prévost French drummer [233]
8th August Marián Varga Slovak musician and composer 70 [234]
8th August Janet Seidel Australian singer and pianist 62 [235]
4th of August Luiz Melodia Brazilian singer, songwriter and actor 66 [236]
4th of August Thomas Zawaira (Bla Thomas) Zimbabwean singer ? [237]
August 2nd Daniel light American composer 60 [238]
August 1st Eddie Pazant American saxophonist and flautist 79 [239]

September

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
September 29th Gustl Lütjens German guitarist 65 [240]
September 29th Lou Marino American drummer 80 [241]
September 27th Helen Southern American singer 95 [242]
September 27th CeDell Davis American blues musician 90 [243]
September 27th Joy Fleming German singer 72 [244]
25th of September Jackie Flavelle Irish bass player 78 [245]
September 22 Mike Carr British pianist and organist 79 [246]
September 22 Uku Kuut Estonian R&B and radio musician 51 [247]
September 22 Harry Pendleton British promoter 93 [248]
21st September Barry Levitt American pianist, arranger, composer and producer 70 [249]
September 18 Pete Turner American photographer 83 [250]
17th of September Richard "Rick" Centalonza American woodwind 71 [251]
17th of September Laudir de Oliveira Brazilian percussionist and producer 77 [252]
16th September Jacky Micaelli french singer 62 [253]
September 15th Jean Aussanaire French saxophonist ≈56 [254]
12th September Frank Capp American drummer and band leader 86 [255]
12th September Sarah McLawler American singer 91 [256]
September 11 Dave Spier American trumpeter 52 [257]
September 10 Jeannot Rabeson Malagasy pianist and band leader 81 [258]
the 9th of September Nicholas "Nick" DeNucci American pianist 94 [259]
the 9th of September Michael Friedman American pianist and singer 41 [260]
September 8th Andy Manndorff Austrian guitarist 60 [261]
7th of September John Jack British music producer and promoter 84 [262]
7th of September Soares Katumbela Botswana DJ, jazz promoter and drummer 55 [263]
7th of September Koos Serierse Dutch bass player 80 [264]
5th September Leo Cuypers Dutch pianist 69 [265]
5th September Roberta Mandel American pianist, arranger and composer 96 [266]
September 1 Morris Ellis American trombonist and band leader 88 [267]

October

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
October 31 Papi Oviedo Cuban Tres player 79 [268]
30th of October Theo Bophela South African pianist 86 [269]
October 29th Muhal Richard Abrams American pianist, clarinetist and composer 87 [270]
October 29th Lew Gluckin American trumpeter and arranger 87 [271]
October 29th Frank Holder Guiana singer and percussionist 92 [272]
October 27 Ernie Acquisto American musician 97 [273]
October 27 Alaeddin eagle nest Austrian bassoonist 77 [274]
October 27 Dick Noel American singer 90 [275]
October 24th Fred Staton American saxophonist 102 [276]
October 24th Fats dominoes American pianist and singer 89 [277]
October 22nd Atle hammer Norwegian trumpeter and flugelhorn player 85 [278]
October 21 Morty ghost American clarinetist 89 [279]
the 20th of October Boris Lindqvist Swedish singer 75 [280]
October 18 Tim Bell American saxophonist and university professor 75 [281]
October 18 Phil Miller British rock jazz guitarist 68 [282]
October, 16th Gottfried Boettger German pianist 67 [283]
October 14th Richard Adam Czech singer 86 [284]
October 12th Andy McGhee American saxophonist, writer, and university professor 89 [285]
8th October Grady Tate American singer and drummer 85 [286]
October 7th Daniel Pezzotti Swiss cellist 55 [287]
October 6th Thelma Anderson American jazz promoter and festival organizer 89 [288]
October 6th Lou Gare British saxophonist 78 [289]
5th October Margaret Harmon American bass player 79 [290]
5th October Lorna Pinckney American poet and reciter 43 [291]
5th October Siggi Seyffer German clarinetist 79 [292]
4th of October Patrick Hartert Luxembourgish musician 53 [293]
4th of October Jerry Ross American songwriter and producer 84 [294]
October 3 Fritz Ewald German music organizer 78 [295]
October 3 Patrick "Petz" Hartert Luxembourgish pianist and clarinetist 53 [296]
October 1 Walter Badenschneider German clarinetist and saxophonist 79 [297]
October 1 Joe Hanchrow American tuba player and bass player 82 [298]

November

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
November 29th Charles Duvelle French ethnomusicologist 80 [299]
November 27th Robert Popwell American guitarist 66 [300]
November 26th Oscar Alem Argentine pianist, bassist and composer 76 [301]
November 26th Alexander Evans American saxophonist 65 [302]
25. November Keith Stackhouse Australian pianist [303]
November 23 Jerry Gillotti American promoter 80 [304]
22nd of November George Avakian American music producer 98 [305]
22nd of November John Coates Jr. American pianist 79 [306]
22nd of November Jon Hendricks American singer 96 [307]
22nd of November Larry Reed American pianist, saxophonist and singer 83 [308]
November 19th John Alexander American saxophonist and clarinetist 69 [309]
November 19th Della Reese American actress and singer 86 [310]
November 18 Ben Riley American drummer 84 [311]
November 17th Boulo Valcourt Haitian guitarist, singer, composer and arranger 71 [312]
November 16 Al Neil Canadian pianist 93 [313]
15th of November Luis Bacalov Argentine pianist and film composer 84 [314]
15th of November David Cayer American university professor 89 [315]
15th of November Alfredo Radoszynski Argentinian music producer and label operator 91 [316]
15th of November Ruth Williams American singer 92 [317]
November 13th Helen Borgers American radio presenter 60 [318]
November 11th Bobby Matos American percussionist 76 [319]
November 11th Charles Winslow American pianist 61 [320]
November 7th Paul Buckmaster British musician, composer and arranger 71 [321]
November 7th Wendell Eugene American trombonist 94 [322]
November 6th Rudy Onderwyzer American jazz club owner ( Shelly's Manne-Hole ) 88 [323]
November 5th Ted Sommer American drummer, composer and arranger 93 [324]
November 3rd Roger Blàvia Spanish percussionist and drummer 54 [325]
November 1st Myra Love New Zealand singer of Maori descent [326]

December

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
December 31 Andy Whittington American pianist 45 [327]
December 28th George Kidd Scottish trombonist 78 [328]
December 28th Melton Mustafa American trumpeter 70 [329]
December 27th Curly Seckler American bluegrass musician 96 [330]
25 December Russ Bowman American pianist 83 [331]
25 December Robbie Malinga South African musician and producer 47 [332]
24th of December Joseph Cipriano American woodwind 91 [333]
23rd of December Eddie Katindig ( Eddie K ) Filipino vibraphonist and saxophonist [334]
December 22 Khabane Thiam Senegalese guitarist and festival director 65 [335]
21st December Dominic Frontiere American composer, accordionist and arranger 86 [336]
21st December Halvard Kausland Norwegian guitarist 72 [337]
21st December Roswell Rudd American trombonist 82 [338]
December 22 Claus Jürgen Möller German clarinetist 80 [339]
20th of December Alan Joseph American guitarist 62 [340]
19. December Leo Welch American blues musician 85 [341]
December 17th Harold Cardwell American drummer 77 [342]
December 17th Kevin Mahogany American singer 59 [343]
December 16 Ralph Carney American saxophonist 61 [344]
December 16 July Fábián Hungarian singer 37 [345]
December 16 Keely Smith American singer 89 [346]
December 16 Z'EV (Stefan Joel Weisser) American percussionist and artist 66 [347]
15th December Yves Belin French artist and musician 76 [348]
15th December John Critchinson British pianist 82 [349]
15th December Chris Gillespie American pianist and singer 52 [350]
13th December Bill Carney American drummer and producer 92 [351]
13th December Willie Pickens American pianist 86 [352]
13th December Billy Wallace American pianist ≈88 [353]
11th December Diane Miller Canadian singer 72 [354]
10th of December Kenny Harris British drummer 90 [355]
10th of December Brian Klarman American pianist 64 [356]
9th of December Leon Rhodes American country and western swing guitarist 85 [357]
December 8th Vincent Nguini Cameroonian guitarist 65 [358]
December 7th Sunny Murray American drummer 81 [359]
December 4th Michael Bennett American clarinetist 74 [360]
2. December Mundell Lowe American guitarist 95 [361]
December 1 Mario Escalera American saxophonist 77 [362]
December 1 Carol Renee American singer 80 [363]
December 1 Jeter Thompson American pianist 87 [364]

Date unknown

Surname Profession / known by Age receipt
2017 Eddie Pazant American saxophonist 77 [365]
Death announced December 21st Bill Barnace British musician 90 [366]
Death announced December 11th Billy Dennison Froehner American musician 91 [367]
Death announced December 6th John Buckingham American tuba player [368]
Death announced December 1st Sydney Morris British saxophonist 97 [369]
Death announced November 22nd René Gervat French saxophonist and clarinetist 82 [370]
Death announced November 20th Mel Martin American saxophonist ≈75 [371]
Death announced November 18th Sol Schlinger American saxophonist 91 [372]
Death announced October 30th John Butler British pianist and piano tuner 81 [373]
Death announced October 5th John Murtaugh American saxophonist and arranger [374]
Death announced October 4th Wilfried "Rimsky" Eichhorn German saxophonist 78
Death announced October 4th Koos Serierse Dutch double bass player 81
Death announced September 10th Karan Joseph Indian pianist 29 [375]
Death announced September 10th Koos Serierse Dutch bass player 80 [376]
Death announced in September 2017 Joel Perry American guitarist ≈64 [377]
Death announced August 28th Tony Hardwick American trumpeter 79 [378]
Death announced August 23 Hans Carling Swedish trumpeter 75 [379]
Death announced August 18th Thomas Fitterling German drummer, music teacher and critic 70 [380]
Death announced August 10th Toni Rabold German trumpeter 83
Death announced July 25th Regis Gizavo Malagasy accordionist and singer 68
Death announced July 6th Dave Moore American bass player [381]
Death announced July 6th Leon "Red" Schwartz American trumpeter [382]
Death announced June 13th Paul Karting Dutch photographer and author
Death announced May 31st Hannes Anrig Swiss jazz sponsor 75
Death announced May 27th Jimmy Dale Canadian pianist 81 [383]
Death announced May 21st Jimmy Hayes American soul singer 74 [384]
Death announced May 19th Charles Eble American composer, sound engineer and producer 65 [385]
Death announced May 3rd Dick Meldonian American saxophonist 87 [386]
Death announced in April Ian Cruickshank British guitarist ≈70 [387]
Death announced April 25th Arlis Jones American jazz club owner [388]
Death announced April 3rd Sid Jekowsky American flautist [389]
Death announced March 31st Tony Augarde British publishing manager and drummer 80 [390]
Death announced March 28th Jim Czak American sound engineer and pianist
Death announced on March 26th Steve Schwartz American broadcaster 74 [391]
Death announced March 17th Günter Bochow German trumpeter 75 [392]
Death announced March 16 Roy Fisher British poet and pianist 86 [393]
Death announced March 16 Gérard Terronès French music producer ≈80 [394]
Death announced February 22nd Benny Barth American drummer 86 [395]
Death announced February 15th Lynne Roberts American singer 80
Death announced February 14th Martha Arras American singer 80 [396]
Death announced February 2nd Peggy Lawrence American accordionist [397]
Death announced February 1st Theo Zwicky Swiss collector of jazz photographs and films 89 [398]
Death announced January 20th Paul Feyaerts Belgian jazz club manager (Cafe Dambert) 70 [399]
Death announced January 18th Amy Tabbinor British club owner (Cellar Club) 78 [400]
Death announced January 13th Riza Arshad Indonesian pianist and keyboard player 53 [401]
Death announced January 11th Junie Morrison American bass player 62 [402]

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Walter Quintus died - as was not known until the beginning of March - on February 20 at the age of only 67 years. (No longer available online.) In: Kulturradio .de. Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg , March 12, 2017, formerly in the original ; accessed on March 20, 2017 (page no longer available online. However, when you enter the title, the message appears as a headline in Google's search results.).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.kulturradio.de  
  2. ↑ Twitter message from June 19, 2017
  3. ↑ cf. ru: Ширман, Гарри Аронович
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h Communication from the Jazz Institute Darmstadt