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Rez Abbasi

American fusion and jazz guitarist, music producer, and composer
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Rez Abbasi

Summary

Rez Abbasi is a human[1]. He was born in Karachi[2]. He was born on August 27, 1965[3]. He worked as a composer[4], music educator[5], jazz musician[6], and jazz guitarist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Rez Abbasi was born in Karachi[2].
  • Rez Abbasi was born on August 27, 1965[3].
  • Rez Abbasi held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Rez Abbasi's professions included composer[4].
  • Rez Abbasi worked as a music educator[5].
  • Rez Abbasi's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Rez Abbasi worked as a jazz guitarist[7].
  • Rez Abbasi received the Guggenheim Fellowship[10].
  • Rez Abbasi is recorded as male[11].
  • Rez Abbasi's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Rez Abbasi's genre is jazz[13].
  • Rez Abbasi's record label is recorded as Enja Records[14].
  • Rez Abbasi's family name is recorded as Abbasi[15].
  • Rez Abbasi's official website is recorded as http://www.reztone.com[16].
  • Rez Abbasi's work location is recorded as Los Angeles[17].
  • Rez Abbasi's work location is recorded as New York City[18].
  • Rez Abbasi's instrument is recorded as guitar[19].
  • Rez Abbasi's start of work period is recorded as 1990[20].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1965-08-27[23]

  • Genre(s): jazz[24]

  • Community tags: jazz[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 10af8691-7d04-43d9-ae8a-f10513c2fb36[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Rez Abbasi was born in Karachi[2]. He was born on August 27, 1965[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], music educator[5], jazz musician[6], and jazz guitarist[7].

Recognition

Rez Abbasi received the Guggenheim Fellowship[10].

Why It Matters

Rez Abbasi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was Rez Abbasi born?

Born in Karachi[2], Rez Abbasi…

What did Rez Abbasi do for work?

Rez Abbasi worked as composer[4], music educator[5], jazz musician[6], and jazz guitarist[7].

What awards did Rez Abbasi receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10].

Related Entities

Los Angeles New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . gf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Musik-Sammler.de. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → guitar
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