Joe Pass

American jazz guitarist
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Summary

Joe Pass was born on January 13, 1929[1], in New Brunswick[2]. He died on May 23, 1994[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a guitarist[5], composer[6], jazz musician[7], jazz guitarist[8], and recording artist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,590 views/month, #6,907 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Occupation: musician[12]
  • Member of: Joe Pass Quartet[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Genre: jazz[15]
  • Record label: Pacific Jazz Records[16], ACT Music[17], Pablo[18], Fantasy[19]
  • Discography: Joe Pass discography[20]
  • Commons category: Joe Pass[21]
  • Cause of death: liver cancer[22]
  • Family name: Passalaqua[23]
  • Given name: Joseph[24], Anthony[25], Jacobi[26]
  • Pseudonym: Joe Pass[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Joe Pass[28]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[29]
  • Instrument: guitar[30]
  • Birth name: Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua[31]
  • Name in native language: Joe Passalaqua[32]

Why It Matters

Joe Pass has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Joe Pass born?

Joe Pass's place of birth was New Brunswick[2].

Where did Joe Pass die?

Joe Pass passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Joe Pass do for work?

Joe Pass worked as a guitarist[5], composer[6], jazz musician[7], jazz guitarist[8], and recording artist[9].

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. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 12d ago · Moebeus · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Joe Pass Quartet
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  3. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 7w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → jazz
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