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Orrin Keepnews

American record producer (1923–2015)
Person Human Q352028

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
March 2, 1923
Date of death
March 1, 2015
Place of birth
The Bronx
Place of death
El Cerrito
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
record producer, music journalist, composer, essayist, music publicist
Field of work
jazz[12]
Educated at
Columbia University[13]
Award received
Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Award for Best Album Notes, Grammy Award for Best Album Notes, Grammy Award for Best Historical Album, NEA Jazz Masters[14][15][16][17]
Child
Peter Keepnews[10]
Genre
jazz[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Family name
Keepnews[26]
Given name
Orrin[27]
Military branch
United States Army Air Forces[20]
Participated in conflict
World War II[25]
Record label
Riverside, Fantasy, Milestone, Landmark Records[21][22][23][24]
Start of work period
1952[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Orrin Keepnews de Keepnews ja オリン・キープニュース ru Кипньюс, Оррин ru Оррин Кипньюз ru Оррин Кипньюс
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
000000010901399X
VIAF cluster ID
52169488
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81071421
GND ID
1068085649
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000894236
Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
163738346
DDB person (GND) ID
1068085649
Discogs artist ID
254946
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Orrin-Keepnews
Europeana entity
agent/base/83244
FAST ID
1448974
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Freebase ID
/m/0b_8bx
Grammy Awards artist ID
orrin-keepnews, orrin-keepnews/9214
Grove Music Online ID
J243700
HAND ID
B43B-4FA8-4559-0F80-CA93
IMDb ID
nm0444804
J9U entity ID
987007276749605171
KBR person ID
14347628
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
a0000002455929
NUKAT ID
n2005116800
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810556791905606
National Library of Portugal ID
1615484
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5670870
National Virtual Library of India ID
469641
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069923345
Rate Your Music artist ID
orrin_keepnews
SBN author ID
UBOV515155
SVKKL authority ID
0363276-Keepnews-Orrin-19232015
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxWPmryb3Dfg6kqrpM3wC
Yale LUX ID
person/17d5424d-d876-412d-b078-de18f5bdae0a

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🔗 Connections
← Producer 25
Sunday at the Village Vanguard, Brilliant Corners, Portrait in Jazz, Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Chet, Explorations, How My Heart Sings!, Monk's Music +17 more
Mb:label founder 7
Riverside, Riverside, Milestone, Milestone, Landmark Records, Landmark Records, Landmark Records
Occupation 4
composer, record producer, essayist, music journalist
Record label 3
Fantasy, Riverside, Milestone
Award received 2
NEA Jazz Masters, Grammy Trustees Award
Founded entities 2
Riverside, Milestone
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Columbia University
Field of work 1
jazz
Genre 1
jazz
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
United States Army Air Forces
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
The Bronx
Place of death 1
El Cerrito
Sex or gender 1
male
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews
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Summary

Orrin Keepnews was born on March 2, 1923[1], in The Bronx[2]. He died on March 1, 2015[3], in El Cerrito[4]. He worked as a record producer[5], music journalist[6], composer[7], essayist[8], and music publicist[9].

FAQs

Where was Orrin Keepnews born?

Orrin Keepnews's place of birth was The Bronx[2].

Where did Orrin Keepnews die?

Orrin Keepnews passed away in El Cerrito[4].

What did Orrin Keepnews do for work?

Orrin Keepnews worked as a record producer[5], music journalist[6], composer[7], essayist[8], and music publicist[9].

Where did Orrin Keepnews go to school?

Orrin Keepnews was educated at Columbia University[13].

What awards did Orrin Keepnews receive?

Honors received include Grammy Trustees Award[14], Grammy Award for Best Album Notes[15], and Grammy Award for Best Historical Album[16].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → B43B-4FA8-4559-0F80-CA93
    "Created claim: HAND ID: B43B-4FA8-4559-0F80-CA93, batch #269215"
  2. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0363276-Keepnews-Orrin-19232015
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0363276-Keepnews-Orrin-19232015, batch #259495"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Orrin
    Field of work → jazz
    Family name → Keepnews
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32085: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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