Chris Cutler

English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist
Person human Q1077158
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Summary

Chris Cutler was born on January 4, 1947[1], in Washington, D.C.[2]. He has worked as a composer[3], songwriter[4], musicologist[5], music theorist[6], and percussionist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (481 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Occupation: businessperson[10], drummer[11], musician[12]
  • Member of: Henry Now[13], p53[14], Henry Cow[15], Art Bears[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Genre: jazz[18], experimental music[19], free improvisation[20]
  • Record label: Recommended Records[21]
  • Commons category: Chris Cutler[22]
  • Family name: Cutler[23]
  • Given name: Chris[24]
  • Official website: http://www.ccutler.com/[25]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chris Cutler[26]
  • Instrument: drum kit[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28]
  • P14750: EE87-FA75-2BE1-FFF6-77C1[29]

Why It Matters

Chris Cutler has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Chris Cutler born?

Chris Cutler's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2].

What did Chris Cutler do for work?

Chris Cutler worked as a composer[3], songwriter[4], musicologist[5], music theorist[6], and percussionist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . AllMusic. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . theglassblogismine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . Discogs. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . Discogs. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . AllMusic. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Henry Now, p53, Henry Cow +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'pl']
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → EE87-FA75-2BE1-FFF6-77C1
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  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instrument → drum kit
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Family name → Cutler
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