John Abercrombie

American jazz guitarist (1944–2017)
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John Abercrombie

Summary

John Abercrombie is a human[1]. His place of birth was Port Chester[2]. He was born on December 16, 1944[3]. He passed away in Cortland[4]. He died on August 22, 2017[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], jazz guitarist[7], composer[8], mandolinist[9], and recording artist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month, #7,142 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Port Chester[2], John Abercrombie…
  • John Abercrombie died in Cortland[4].
  • John Abercrombie was born on December 16, 1944[3].
  • John Abercrombie died on August 22, 2017[5].
  • John Abercrombie held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was John Abercrombie's native language[13].
  • John Abercrombie worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • John Abercrombie's professions included jazz guitarist[7].
  • John Abercrombie's professions included composer[8].
  • John Abercrombie's professions included mandolinist[9].
  • John Abercrombie worked as a recording artist[10].
  • John Abercrombie worked as a guitarist[14].
  • John Abercrombie's field of work was music[15].
  • John Abercrombie's field of work was jazz[16].
  • John Abercrombie was educated at Berklee College of Music[17].
  • John Abercrombie was educated at University of North Texas College of Music[18].
  • John Abercrombie was a member of Lonnie Smith Trio[19].
  • John Abercrombie is recorded as male[20].
  • John Abercrombie's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • John Abercrombie's genre is contemporary jazz[22].
  • John Abercrombie's genre is jazz fusion[23].
  • John Abercrombie's record label is recorded as ECM Records[24].
  • John Abercrombie's record label is recorded as Alessa Records[25].
  • John Abercrombie's discography is recorded as John Abercrombie discography[26].
  • John Abercrombie's Commons category is recorded as John Abercrombie (guitarist)[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1944-12-16[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2017-08-22[31]

  • Genre(s): avant-garde jazz, contemporary jazz, free jazz, jazz, jazz fusion[32]

  • Community tags: avant-garde jazz, contemporary jazz, free jazz, jazz, jazz and blues, jazz fusion[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 80c75300-9cf2-4daf-bb23-5fe15964e671[34]

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Origins and Family

John Abercrombie's place of birth was Port Chester[2]. He was born on December 16, 1944[3]. English was his native language[13].

Education

Educated at Berklee College of Music[17], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1945[37], headquartered in Boston[38] and University of North Texas College of Music[18], a conservatory[39], in United States[40], founded in 1890[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], jazz guitarist[7], composer[8], mandolinist[9], recording artist[10], and guitarist[14]. Fields of work include music[15], a type of arts[42] and jazz[16], a music genre[43], founded in 1917[44].

Death and Burial

John Abercrombie died on August 22, 2017[5]. He died in Cortland[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[45].

Why It Matters

John Abercrombie ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month, #7,142 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46]

FAQs

Where was John Abercrombie born?

John Abercrombie's place of birth was Port Chester[2].

Where did John Abercrombie die?

John Abercrombie died in Cortland[4].

What did John Abercrombie do for work?

John Abercrombie worked as jazz musician[6], jazz guitarist[7], composer[8], mandolinist[9], and recording artist[10].

Where did John Abercrombie go to school?

John Abercrombie was educated at Berklee College of Music[17] and University of North Texas College of Music[18].

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  26. [5] . John Abercrombie, influential jazz guitarist of the ’70s fusion scene, dies at 72. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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