Phil Minton

British jazz/free-improvising vocalist and trumpeter (born 1940)
Person human Q2085688
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Phil Minton

Summary

Phil Minton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Torquay[2]. He was born on November 2, 1940[3]. He worked as a singer[4], trumpeter[5], jazz musician[6], performing artist[7], and composer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Torquay[2], Phil Minton…
  • Phil Minton was born on November 2, 1940[3].
  • Phil Minton held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Phil Minton's professions included singer[4].
  • Phil Minton worked as a trumpeter[5].
  • Phil Minton's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Phil Minton's professions included performing artist[7].
  • Phil Minton's professions included composer[8].
  • Phil Minton's professions included musician[11].
  • Phil Minton is recorded as male[12].
  • Phil Minton's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Phil Minton's genre is jazz[14].
  • Phil Minton's genre is free jazz[15].
  • Phil Minton's record label is recorded as Emanem Records[16].
  • Phil Minton's Commons category is recorded as Phil Minton[17].
  • Phil Minton's voice type is recorded as baritone[18].
  • Phil Minton's family name is recorded as Minton[19].
  • Phil Minton's given name is recorded as Phil[20].
  • Phil Minton's official website is recorded as http://www.philminton.co.uk/[21].
  • Phil Minton's instrument is recorded as trumpet[22].
  • Phil Minton's instrument is recorded as voice[23].
  • Phil Minton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Phil Minton's start of work period is recorded as 1969[25].
  • Phil Minton's has works in the collection is recorded as Groninger Museum[26].
  • Phil Minton's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1940-11-02[30]

  • Genre(s): experimental, free improvisation, free jazz, jazz[31]

  • Community tags: experimental, free improvisation, free jazz, jazz[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8fb5b702-e404-4330-ab40-b0c8ffd3d294[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Phil Minton was born in Torquay[2]. He was born on November 2, 1940[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], trumpeter[5], jazz musician[6], performing artist[7], composer[8], and musician[11].

Why It Matters

Phil Minton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Phil Minton born?

Phil Minton was born in Torquay[2].

What did Phil Minton do for work?

Phil Minton worked as singer[4], trumpeter[5], jazz musician[6], performing artist[7], and composer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 14d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → British jazz/free-improvising vocalist and trumpeter (born 1940)
    Kinobaza person id → phil-minton
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10166]]: phil-minton, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  2. 23d ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7763]]: [[Q73555012]], Add copyright status based on life sign"
  3. 25d ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Groninger Museum
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6379]]: [[Q1542668]], groninger museum ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/c5a6d992c4b|details]])"
  4. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 20B3-528E-664E-BA2E-443A
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46469|batch #46469]]: HAND ID (8)"
  5. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → trumpet, voice
    Place of birth → Torquay
    Genre → —
    Citizenship → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32080|batch #32080]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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