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Joe Locke

American musician
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Summary

Joe Locke was born on March 18, 1959[1], in Palo Alto[2]. He has worked as a composer[3], jazz musician[4], and musician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (762 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Genre: jazz[9]
  • Record label: Motéma Music[10]
  • Commons category: Joe Locke[11]
  • Family name: Locke[12]
  • Given name: Joe[13]
  • Official website: https://joelocke.com/[14]
  • Instrument: vibraphone[15]
  • Start of work period: 1975[16]

Why It Matters

Joe Locke has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was Joe Locke born?

Joe Locke's place of birth was Palo Alto[2].

What did Joe Locke do for work?

Joe Locke worked as a composer[3], jazz musician[4], and musician[5].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Joe
    Family name → Locke
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Website → —
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