Alex Jacobowitz

American classically-trained street performer
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Alex Jacobowitz

Summary

Alex Jacobowitz is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on May 19, 1960[3]. He worked as a street artist[4], marimba player[5], xylophonist[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alex Jacobowitz's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Alex Jacobowitz was born on May 19, 1960[3].
  • Alex Jacobowitz was born on January 1, 1960[9].
  • Alex Jacobowitz held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Alex Jacobowitz worked as a street artist[4].
  • Alex Jacobowitz worked as a marimba player[5].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's professions included xylophonist[6].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's professions included musician[7].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's field of work was klezmer[11].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's field of work was percussion instrument[12].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's religion is recorded as Orthodox Judaism[13].
  • Alex Jacobowitz is recorded as male[14].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's genre is tango[16].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's genre is flamenco[17].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's genre is klezmer[18].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's Commons category is recorded as Alex Jacobowitz[19].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's family name is recorded as Jacobowitz[20].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's given name is recorded as Alex[21].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's official website is recorded as http://www.alexjacobowitz.com/[22].
  • Alex Jacobowitz studied under Giora Feidman[23].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's instrument is recorded as marimba[24].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's instrument is recorded as xylophone[25].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[26].
  • Alex Jacobowitz's significant person is recorded as Gordon Stout[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alex Jacobowitz's place of birth was New York City[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 19, 1960[3] and January 1, 1960[9].

Education

Alex Jacobowitz studied under Giora Feidman[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include street artist[4], marimba player[5], xylophonist[6], and musician[7]. Fields of work include klezmer[11], a music genre[28] and percussion instrument[12], a family of musical instruments[29].

Personal Life

Alex Jacobowitz's religion is recorded as Orthodox Judaism[13].

Why It Matters

Alex Jacobowitz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Alex Jacobowitz born?

Alex Jacobowitz's place of birth was New York City[2].

What did Alex Jacobowitz do for work?

Alex Jacobowitz worked as street artist[4], marimba player[5], xylophonist[6], and musician[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Alex
    Field of work klezmer, percussion instrument
    Family name Jacobowitz
    Country of citizenship United States
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