1917 in jazz

1917 in jazz
Hanley and MacDonald's "Indiana" (1917) is one of the most popular pre-1920s standards.
Decade	Pre-1920 in jazz
Music	1917 in music
Standards	List of pre-1920 jazz standards
See also	1916 in jazz – 1918 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1917.

Musicians born in this year included Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and Thelonious Monk.

Unless stated otherwise, the musicians listed below were American.