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Alex Riel

Danish musician (1940–2024)
Person human Q1374501

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
September 13, 1940
Date of death
June 9, 2024
Place of birth
Copenhagen
Place of death
Liseleje
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[11]
Occupation
jazz musician, drummer, composer, music arranger, record producer, rock musician[12]
Spouse
Ane Riel[10]
Genre
jazz, rock music, free jazz[19][20][21]
Official website
www.alexriel.dk[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Danish[28]
Copyright representative
Koda[30]
Family name
Riel[22]
Given name
Alex, Poul[23][24]
Instrument
drum kit, percussion instrument[26][27]
Member of
Kansas City Stompers, The Savage Rose, The Bill Evans Trio, DR Big Band, Brongl[13][14][15][16][17]
P14750
8BE0-1DE4-FEC3-5EB4-2B65
Start of work period
1962[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alex Riel da Alex Poul Riel ko 알렉스 릴 nl Alex Poul Riel nl Alex P. Riel
🔖 Identifiers · 62
ISNI
0000000055129697, 0000000372387526
VIAF cluster ID
197437
Library of Congress authority ID
n91043149
GND ID
134497732
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alex Riel photo by Gorm Valentin A1.jpg ↗
Album of the Year artist ID
115694
All About Jazz musician ID
12477
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000519780
Apple Music artist ID
137457430
BIBSYS ID
62232
Bandsintown artist ID
484384
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13899008r
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11498220
CiNii Research ID
1140000791605264384
DBC author ID
87097968867452
Danish National Filmography person ID
1940
Danskefilm person ID
9214
Deezer artist ID
98508
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134497732
Discogs artist ID
323935
Europeana entity
agent/base/66042
Facebook username
100062987240790
Filmweb.pl person ID
1942496
Freebase ID
/m/033fv7
Genius artist ID
Alex-riel
Genius artist numeric ID
1809886
Gravsted.dk ID
alexriel
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Alex_Riel
Grove Music Online ID
J380100
IMDb ID
nm1675416
IPI name number
00022442229
IdRef ID
156724286
Kinobox person ID
1191617
Kinorium person ID
5846561
Last.fm ID
Alex+Riel
Lex ID
Alex_Riel
MUBI person ID
592737
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
12546
MusicBrainz artist ID
4a936f26-3d71-4309-a954-c86b972d2241
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
261059
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000058283
Myspace ID
alexriel
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA15601886
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007396590705171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CMhx;=CA
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100421456
Prabook ID
2561834
RERO ID (legacy)
A003745907
RILM ID
45913
Rate Your Music artist ID
alex_riel
SBN author ID
LO1V332948
SNAC ARK ID
w6196mx2
SecondHandSongs artist ID
25726
Setlist.fm artist ID
3d3356b
Songkick artist ID
532540
Spotify artist ID
0kPEyoVCAET0GwNPmjmpyH
Stats.fm artist ID
716223
TMDB person ID
3622472
TheTVDB person ID
8874566
WhoSampled artist ID
Alex-Riel
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxxhftPMrkwxH6HhcXGHC
Yale LUX ID
person/79b53b9e-8f14-48e1-9e4c-706de71a77f4

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Occupation 6
composer, musician, record producer, drummer, music arranger, jazz musician
Genre 3
jazz, rock music, free jazz
Mb:member of band 3
The Savage Rose, Santa Cruz, The Bill Evans Trio
Given name 2
Alex, Poul
Instrument 2
drum kit, percussion instrument
Member of 2
The Savage Rose, DR Big Band
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Denmark
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Danish
Place of birth 1
Copenhagen
Place of death 1
Liseleje
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Ane Riel
Spouses 1
Ane Riel
← Cast member 1
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Summary

Alex Riel was born on September 13, 1940[1], in Copenhagen[2]. He died on June 9, 2024[3], in Liseleje[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5], drummer[6], composer[7], music arranger[8], and record producer[9].

FAQs

Where was Alex Riel born?

Alex Riel's place of birth was Copenhagen[2].

Where did Alex Riel die?

Alex Riel died in Liseleje[4].

Who was Alex Riel married to?

Alex Riel's spouses include Ane Riel[10].

What did Alex Riel do for work?

Alex Riel worked as a jazz musician[5], drummer[6], composer[7], music arranger[8], and record producer[9].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Denmark

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . forfatterweb.dk. forfatterweb.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . id.oclc.org. Retrieved . id.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . allmusic.com. Retrieved . allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . music.metason.net. Retrieved . music.metason.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . music.metason.net. Retrieved . music.metason.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . music.metason.net. Retrieved . music.metason.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . music.metason.net. Retrieved . music.metason.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . music.metason.net. Retrieved . music.metason.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . B.T.. Retrieved . bt.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . discogs.com. Retrieved . discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 10w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 8BE0-1DE4-FEC3-5EB4-2B65
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Riel
    Member of → Kansas City Stompers, The Savage Rose, The Bill Evans Trio +2
    Genre → jazz, rock music, free jazz
    Place of birth → Copenhagen
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