Billy Harper

American musician
Person human Q863114
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Summary

Billy Harper was born on January 17, 1943[1], in Houston[2]. He has worked as a music educator[3], jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], composer[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (460 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Field of work: jazz[10], saxophone performance[11]
  • Employer: Rutgers University[12]
  • Educated at: University of North Texas College of Music[13]
  • Member of: Grachan Moncur III Octet[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Genre: jazz[16]
  • Record label: Black Saint[17]
  • Commons category: Billy Harper[18]
  • Residence: Westbeth Artists Community[19]
  • Family name: Harper[20]
  • Given name: Billy[21]
  • Instrument: saxophone[22], flute[23], tenor saxophone[24]

Why It Matters

Billy Harper has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Billy Harper born?

Billy Harper's place of birth was Houston[2].

What did Billy Harper do for work?

Billy Harper worked as a music educator[3], jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

Where did Billy Harper go to school?

Billy Harper was educated at University of North Texas College of Music[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . latimes.com. latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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