Ben Webster

Summary

Ben Webster is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kansas City^[2]. He was born on March 27, 1909^[3]. He passed away in Amsterdam^[4]. He died on September 20, 1973^[5]. He worked as a saxophonist^[6], composer^[7], and jazz musician^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (514 views/month, #7,079 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Ben Webster was born in Kansas City^[2].
• Ben Webster died in Amsterdam^[4].
• Ben Webster was born on March 27, 1909^[3].
• Ben Webster died on September 20, 1973^[5].
• Ben Webster is buried at Assistens Cemetery^[10].
• Ben Webster held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Ben Webster is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].
• Ben Webster worked as a saxophonist^[6].
• Ben Webster's professions included composer^[7].
• Ben Webster's professions included jazz musician^[8].
• Ben Webster was a member of The Ben Webster Quintet^[13].
• Ben Webster is recorded as male^[14].
• Ben Webster's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Ben Webster's genre is jazz^[16].
• Ben Webster's record label is recorded as Blue Note^[17].
• Ben Webster's discography is recorded as Ben Webster discography^[18].
• Ben Webster's Commons category is recorded as Ben Webster^[19].
• Ben Webster's family name is recorded as Webster^[20].
• Ben Webster's given name is recorded as Ben^[21].
• Ben Webster studied under Pete Johnson^[22].
• Ben Webster studied under Budd Johnson^[23].
• Ben Webster's instrument is recorded as saxophone^[24].
• Ben Webster's described by source is recorded as Contemporary Black Biography^[25].
• Ben Webster's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[26].
• Ben Webster's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1909-03-27^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1973-09-20^[31]

• Genre(s): easy listening, jazz, swing^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, easy listening, jazz, swing^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: e28c0b26-3bdb-45dc-b4f5-f309c7c35ec4^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Ben Webster's place of birth was Kansas City^[2]. He was born on March 27, 1909^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].

Education

Studied under Pete Johnson^[22], a pianist^[35], 1904–1967^[36], of United States^[37] and Budd Johnson^[23], a clarinetist^[38], 1910–1984^[39], of United States^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include saxophonist^[6], composer^[7], and jazz musician^[8].

Death and Burial

Ben Webster died on September 20, 1973^[5]. He passed away in Amsterdam^[4]. He is buried at Assistens Cemetery^[10].

Why It Matters

Ben Webster ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (514 views/month, #7,079 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Ben Webster born?

Ben Webster's place of birth was Kansas City^[2].

Where did Ben Webster die?

Ben Webster died in Amsterdam^[4].

What did Ben Webster do for work?

Ben Webster worked as saxophonist^[6], composer^[7], and jazz musician^[8].