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Donald Byrd

American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist (1932–2013)
Person Human Q362764

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
December 9, 1932
Date of death
February 4, 2013
Place of birth
Detroit
Place of death
Dover
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Ethnic group
African Americans[12]
Occupation
jazz trumpeter, music educator, jazz musician, composer, recording artist, trumpeter, musician, bandleader[13][14][15]
Employer
Rutgers University, Howard University[16][17]
Educated at
Wayne State University, Columbia University, Cass Technical High School, Teachers College, Manhattan School of Music[18][19][20][21][22]
Award received
Bessie Awards, NEA Jazz Masters[23][24]
Genre
jazz, funk, soul, rhythm and blues, Gypsy jazz[29][30][31][32][33]
Student of
Nadia Boulanger[40]
Birth name
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II[43]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[42]
Discography
Donald Byrd discography[37]
Family name
Byrd[38]
Given name
Donald[39]
Instrument
trumpet[41]
Member of
Kappa Alpha Psi, The Gigi Gryce - Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory, Donald Byrd & 125th Street, N.Y.C.[25][26][27]
Name in native language
Donald Byrd[44]
Place of burial
Westlawn Cemetery[10]
Record label
Blue Note, Columbia Records, Elektra[34][35][36]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 72
ISNI
0000000114363273
VIAF cluster ID
195495
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81011276
GND ID
11951947X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Donald Byrd (Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II).jpg ↗
All About Jazz musician ID
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AllMusic artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BlackPast.org ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
15394
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
87097990343009
Deezer artist ID
5116
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11951947X
Discogs artist ID
20956
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Donald-Byrd
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
donald-byrd
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
67201
Fandango person ID
92498
Film.ru person ID
donald-berd
Find a Grave memorial ID
104817295
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
87984
Grammy Awards artist ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Donald_Byrd
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Grove Music Online ID
A2227902
HAND ID
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IMDb ID
nm0126014
IdRef ID
156624834
J9U entity ID
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KANTO ID
000190641
Kinobox person ID
1080687
Laut.de artist ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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LyricsTranslate ID
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Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
13283
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000077254
Myspace ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16220651
NE.se ID
donald-byrd
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002159315
NNDB people ID
964/000119607
NUKAT ID
n2017180512
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:LXZ;=Ba
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811721150005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX870395
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071983090
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095539663
Pitchfork artist ID
33156-donald-byrd
RERO ID (legacy)
A003063100
RILM ID
102004
Radio France person ID
donald-byrd
Rate Your Music artist ID
donald_byrd
Rock's Backpages artist ID
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SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Songkick artist ID
549639
Spotify artist ID
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TMDB person ID
1858687
Tidal artist ID
10959
Union List of Artist Names ID
500352321
Universal Music France artist ID
20000065008
WhoSampled artist ID
Donald-Byrd
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 37
Fancy Free, Getting Down to Business, Harlem Blues, 2 Trumpets, A New Perspective, At the Half Note Cafe, Volume 2, Black Byrd, Blackjack +29 more
Genre 5
jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, Gypsy jazz
Educated at 4
Columbia University, Wayne State University, Manhattan School of Music, Teachers College
Occupation 4
composer, jazz musician, music educator, recording artist
Record label 3
Columbia Records, Elektra, Blue Note
Award received 2
NEA Jazz Masters, Bessie Awards
Employer 2
Rutgers University, Howard University
Mb:member of band 2
The Blackbyrds, The Gigi Gryce - Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Given name 1
Donald
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
trumpet
Place of birth 1
Detroit
Place of death 1
Dover
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Nadia Boulanger
Teachers 1
Nadia Boulanger
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Donald Byrd albums
← Mb:instrumental supporting musician 1
Kevin Toney
← Mb:teacher 1
Nadia Boulanger
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Summary

Donald Byrd was born on December 9, 1932[1], in Detroit[2]. He died on February 4, 2013[3], in Dover[4]. He worked as a jazz trumpeter[5], music educator[6], jazz musician[7], composer[8], and recording artist[9].

FAQs

Where was Donald Byrd born?

Donald Byrd's place of birth was Detroit[2].

Where did Donald Byrd die?

Donald Byrd passed away in Dover[4].

What did Donald Byrd do for work?

Donald Byrd worked as a jazz trumpeter[5], music educator[6], jazz musician[7], composer[8], and recording artist[9].

Where did Donald Byrd go to school?

Donald Byrd was educated at Wayne State University[18], Columbia University[19], Cass Technical High School[20], and Teachers College[21].

What awards did Donald Byrd receive?

Honors received include Bessie Awards[23] and NEA Jazz Masters[24].

Related Entities

Blue Note Columbia Records Elektra Nadia Boulanger United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [33] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [12] ↑ . BlackPast.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . complex.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . list of students of Frédéric Chopin. wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 5116
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  3. 18w ago · Eddo1982! · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → —
    "Removed claim: Start of work period: 1954"
  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0302039-Byrd-Donald-19322013
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0302039-Byrd-Donald-19322013, batch #259495"
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