Jan Akkerman

Summary

Jan Akkerman is a human^[1]. He was born in Amsterdam^[2]. He was born on December 24, 1946^[3]. He worked as a guitarist^[4], jazz musician^[5], songwriter^[6], lutenist^[7], and recording artist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (807 views/month, #7,068 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Amsterdam^[2], Jan Akkerman…
• Jan Akkerman was born on December 24, 1946^[3].
• Jan Akkerman held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[10].
• Jan Akkerman's professions included guitarist^[4].
• Jan Akkerman worked as a jazz musician^[5].
• Jan Akkerman worked as a songwriter^[6].
• Jan Akkerman worked as a lutenist^[7].
• Jan Akkerman's professions included recording artist^[8].
• Jan Akkerman received the Golden Harp^[11].
• Jan Akkerman received the Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[12].
• Jan Akkerman was a member of Focus^[13].
• Jan Akkerman was a member of Johnny and his Cellar Rockers^[14].
• Jan Akkerman was a member of Brainbox^[15].
• Jan Akkerman was a member of ZZ en de Maskers^[16].
• Jan Akkerman is recorded as male^[17].
• Jan Akkerman's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Jan Akkerman's genre is progressive rock^[19].
• Jan Akkerman's genre is blues rock^[20].
• Jan Akkerman's genre is jazz fusion^[21].
• Jan Akkerman's genre is jazz^[22].
• Jan Akkerman's record label is recorded as Harvest^[23].
• Jan Akkerman's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[24].
• Jan Akkerman's discography is recorded as Jan Akkerman discography^[25].
• Jan Akkerman's Commons category is recorded as Jan Akkerman^[26].
• Jan Akkerman's family name is recorded as Akkerman^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1946-12-24^[30]

• Genre(s): blues, jazz fusion, jazz rock, progressive rock, rock^[31]

• Community tags: blues, jazz fusion, jazz rock, progressive rock, rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: e36f6749-cf76-469e-9dd9-f9195c326928^[33]

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Origins and Family

Jan Akkerman was born in Amsterdam^[2]. He was born on December 24, 1946^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist^[4], jazz musician^[5], songwriter^[6], lutenist^[7], and recording artist^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Golden Harp^[11], a music award^[34], in Netherlands^[35], founded in 1962^[36] and Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[12], a grade of an order^[37], in Netherlands^[38], founded in 1892^[39].

Why It Matters

Jan Akkerman ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (807 views/month, #7,068 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40]

FAQs

Where was Jan Akkerman born?

Jan Akkerman was born in Amsterdam^[2].

What did Jan Akkerman do for work?

Jan Akkerman worked as guitarist^[4], jazz musician^[5], songwriter^[6], lutenist^[7], and recording artist^[8].

What awards did Jan Akkerman receive?

Honors received include Golden Harp^[11] and Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[12].