Bobby Hutcherson

American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016)

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30 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[19]
Date of birth: January 27, 1941, January 17, 1941^[10]
Date of death: August 15, 2016
Place of birth: Los Angeles
Place of death: Montara
Country of citizenship: United States^[11]
Ethnic group: African Americans^[12]
Occupation: composer, jazz vibraphonist, recording artist, marimba player, jazz musician, animator, vibraphonist^[13]^[14]
Field of work: jazz^[15]
Educated at: John Muir High School^[16]
Award received: NEA Jazz Masters^[17]
Genre: jazz fusion, swing^[20]^[21]
Cause of death: pulmonary emphysema^[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[33]
Birth name: Robert Hutcherson^[34]
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights
Described by source: Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[32]
Discography: Bobby Hutcherson discography^[25]
End of work period: 2016^[37]
Family name: Hutcherson^[27]
Given name: Robert^[28]
Has works in the collection: Eye Filmmuseum
Instrument: vibraphone, marimba^[30]^[31]

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Manner of death: natural causes^[29]
Member of: Timeless All Stars^[18]
Name in native language: Bobby Hutcherson^[35]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: NADD Wikidata project^[38]
Record label: Blue Note, Atlantic Records, Columbia Records^[22]^[23]^[24]
Start of work period: 1961^[36]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 65

ISNI: 0000000114505729
VIAF cluster ID: 85517308
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n81149294
GND ID: 134413393
All About Jazz musician ID: 7844
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000081231
Apple Music artist ID: 58090
BIBSYS ID: 2133963
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13895429v
CANTIC ID: 981058509171006706
Carnegie Hall agent ID: 19851
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791848866944

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DR music artist ID: 23286
Deezer artist ID: 11940
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 134413393
Discogs artist ID: 29968
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Bobby-Hutcherson
Europeana entity: agent/base/65316
FAST ID: 84388
Fandango person ID: 304567
Film.ru person ID: bobbi-hatcherson
Find a Grave memorial ID: 168588779
Freebase ID: /m/02sxtt
GTAA ID: 261070
Grammy Awards artist ID: bobby-hutcherson/3089
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID: 14139
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Bobby_Hutcherson
Grove Music Online ID: A2235192
HAND ID: 9FCB-06C0-678F-9735-A37A
IMDb ID: nm0404201
IdRef ID: 156956993, 137145314
J9U entity ID: 987007330038405171
KANTO ID: 000207589
Kinobox person ID: 77405
Last.fm ID: Bobby+Hutcherson
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID: 13250
MusicBrainz artist ID: edbe5d7f-9511-4dfe-847a-8fe19080caaf
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000019135
Myspace ID: bobbyhutcherson
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA09387599
NE.se ID: bobby-hutcherson
NL CR AUT ID: xx0034985
NUKAT ID: n2019014265
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810698276005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 070751706
Obálky knih ID: xx0034985
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095951886
Prabook ID: 179216
RERO ID (legacy): A003392202
Radio France person ID: bobby-hutcherson
Rate Your Music artist ID: bobby_hutcherson
SBN author ID: MODV257697
SVKKL authority ID: 0305883-Hutcherson-Bobby-19412016
SecondHandSongs artist ID: 11792
Shazam artist ID: 58090
Songkick artist ID: 231832
Spotify artist ID: 3uO6HG2JwyP744sg4PMmg5
TMDB person ID: 579098
Tidal artist ID: 11090
Universal Music France artist ID: 20000058742
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058509171006706
WikiTree person ID: Hutcherson-621
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJpjj3pqQjGxyFdJPQKmVC
Yale LUX ID: person/d0f22607-d79c-48da-b5da-a3a2c969d315
ČSFD person ID: 270141

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🔗 Connections

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Happenings, Components, Enjoy the View, Farewell Keystone, Highway One, Knucklebean, Acoustic Masters II, Ambos Mundos +23 more

Occupation 4

composer, animator, jazz musician, recording artist

Record label 3

Columbia Records, Atlantic Records, Blue Note

Genre 2

swing, jazz fusion

Instrument 2

marimba, vibraphone

Award received 1

NEA Jazz Masters

Cause of death 1

pulmonary emphysema

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Ethnic group 1

African Americans

Family name 1

Hutcherson

Field of work 1

jazz

Given name 1

Robert

Has works in the collection 1

Eye Filmmuseum

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of birth 1

Los Angeles

Place of death 1

Montara

Sex or gender 1

male

← Cast member 1

Round Midnight

← FactGrid item ID 1

Michael Pius Erdl

← Performer 1

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Summary

Bobby Hutcherson was born on January 27, 1941^[1], in Los Angeles^[2]. He died on August 15, 2016^[3], in Montara^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5], jazz vibraphonist^[6], recording artist^[7], marimba player^[8], and jazz musician^[9].

FAQs

Where was Bobby Hutcherson born?

Bobby Hutcherson's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2].

Where did Bobby Hutcherson die?

Bobby Hutcherson died in Montara^[4].

What did Bobby Hutcherson do for work?

Bobby Hutcherson worked as a composer^[5], jazz vibraphonist^[6], recording artist^[7], marimba player^[8], and jazz musician^[9].

Where did Bobby Hutcherson go to school?

Bobby Hutcherson was educated at John Muir High School^[16].

What awards did Bobby Hutcherson receive?

Honors received include NEA Jazz Masters^[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — place of birth (P19): Los Angeles. Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. Retrieved 2026-10-17. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — place of death (P20): Montara. The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-04-22. ww2.kqed.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — educated at (P69): John Muir High School. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — field of work (P101): jazz. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — occupation (P106): composer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — occupation (P106): jazz vibraphonist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — occupation (P106): recording artist. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — occupation (P106): marimba player. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — occupation (P106): jazz musician. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-15. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — occupation (P106): animator. catalogue of Eye Film Museum. Retrieved 2024-10-30. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — occupation (P106): vibraphonist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — genre (P136): jazz fusion. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — genre (P136): swing. Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved 2020-09-29. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — award received (P166): NEA Jazz Masters. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — ethnic group (P172): African Americans. Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — record label (P264): Blue Note. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — record label (P264): Atlantic Records. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — record label (P264): Columbia Records. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — discography (P358): Bobby Hutcherson discography. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — member of (P463): Timeless All Stars. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — cause of death (P509): pulmonary emphysema. nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — date of birth (P569): January 27, 1941. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-04. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — date of birth (P569): January 17, 1941. Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 2019-11-17. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — date of death (P570): August 15, 2016. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2017-10-09. francemusique.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — family name (P734): Hutcherson. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — given name (P735): Robert. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — instrument (P1303): vibraphone. Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved 2020-09-29. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — instrument (P1303): marimba. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — described by source (P1343): Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. IdRef. Retrieved 2020-05-11. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — birth name (P1477): Robert Hutcherson. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — name in native language (P1559): Bobby Hutcherson. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — start of work period (P2031): 1961. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — end of work period (P2032): 2016. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Bobby Hutcherson — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): NADD Wikidata project. Retrieved 2024-10-30. wikidata.org.

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Tidal artist ID → 11090

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HAND ID → 9FCB-06C0-678F-9735-A37A

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Occupation → composer, jazz vibraphonist, recording artist +1

SVKKL authority ID → 0305883-Hutcherson-Bobby-19412016

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