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Curtis Amy

American musician (1929-2002)
Person Human Q364841

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
October 11, 1929
Date of death
June 5, 2002
Place of birth
Houston
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
clarinetist, jazz musician, saxophonist, composer, musician
Genre
jazz, hard bop[13][14]
Given name
Curtis[16]
Instrument
saxophone, flute, clarinet[17][18][19]
Oral history at
UCLA Center for Oral History Research[20]
Place of burial
Inglewood Park Cemetery[10]
Record label
Verve Records[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Curtis Amy ar كورتيس إيمي es Edward Curtis Amy fa کورتیس ایمی fr Curtis Amy fr Curtis Edward Amy ja カーティス・エイミー ja カーティス・エイミィ
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000114960633
VIAF cluster ID
100316099
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n95113819
GND ID
135446368
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000142566
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13931826w
CANTIC ID
981058515971806706
CiNii Research ID
1140000791757356288
Deezer artist ID
1504951
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
135446368
Discogs artist ID
252838
Europeana entity
agent/base/154706
Show all 26 identifiers +14
FAST ID
1524790
Find a Grave memorial ID
8561539
Freebase ID
/m/0690s2
GTAA ID
76975
Grove Music Online ID
J011300
MusicBrainz artist ID
c9683280-3c11-4de3-83e8-745d5b368928
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000074088
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA18108619
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5408585
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095409951
Prabook ID
2522142
Tidal artist ID
4039835
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJf4djRGW8hJK6RMWFTrbd
Yale LUX ID
person/117a9a0a-65fb-4286-854e-c823a1c9a44d

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
composer, saxophonist, clarinetist, jazz musician
Instrument 3
flute, saxophone, clarinet
Mb:performer of 3
Groovin' Blue, Katanga!, The Blues Message
Genre 2
jazz, hard bop
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Houston
Place of burial 1
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Record label 1
Verve Records
Sex or gender 1
male
← Mb:married 1
Merry Clayton
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Summary

Curtis Amy was born on October 11, 1929[1], in Houston[2]. He died on June 5, 2002[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a clarinetist[5], jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], composer[8], and musician[9].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1929-10-11[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2002-06-05[24]

  • Genre(s): cool jazz, hard bop, jazz, soul jazz[25]

  • Community tags: cool jazz, hard bop, jazz, soul jazz[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c9683280-3c11-4de3-83e8-745d5b368928[27]

FAQs

Where was Curtis Amy born?

Curtis Amy was born in Houston[2].

Where did Curtis Amy die?

Curtis Amy passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Curtis Amy do for work?

Curtis Amy worked as a clarinetist[5], jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], composer[8], and musician[9].

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States Verve Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . oralhistory.library.ucla.edu. Retrieved . oralhistory.library.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 11d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 1504951
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63225: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part2.: im"
  3. 11d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 4039835
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63222: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part3.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → clarinetist, jazz musician, saxophonist +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32085: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  5. 27w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Houston
    Oral history at → UCLA Center for Oral History Research
    Place of death → Los Angeles
    Genre → jazz, hard bop
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981058515971806706, batch #257405"
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