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Scott Yanow

American jazz writer (born 1954)
Person human Q743133

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
January 4, 1957
Place of birth
New York, New York City[8]
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
music critic, journalist, radio personality, non-fiction writer, music journalist
Field of work
jazz[10]
Educated at
University of San Francisco[11]
Genre
jazz[13]
Official website
www.scottyanow.com[16]
Family name
Yanow[14]
Given name
Scott[15]
Has written for
AllMusic[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Scott Yanow de Yanow he סקוט יאנאו he סקוט ינאו ja スコット・ヤナウ ja スコット・ヤノー ru Скотт Яноу ru Яноу, Скотт zh 斯科特·亚诺
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000114363660
VIAF cluster ID
230651
Library of Congress authority ID
n99008401
GND ID
130688061
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001078311
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14439780m
CANTIC ID
981060029078706706
Discogs artist ID
1807581
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_130688061
Freebase ID
/m/0bbck0
IdRef ID
078170451
MusicBrainz artist ID
337f3ddc-27c4-4788-8014-1ff0a845c903
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NL CR AUT ID
mzk2005278200
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007441910205171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
216197945
SBN author ID
LIGV000143
UOM ID
46170
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJghvbG9bR4QVhQd9xtkDq
Yale LUX ID
person/400c3364-21e3-4101-bfb8-d077c719bf30

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
journalist, radio personality, music critic, music journalist, non-fiction writer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of San Francisco
Field of work 1
jazz
Genre 1
jazz
Given name 1
Scott
Has written for 1
AllMusic
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
New York
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Scott Yanow was born on January 4, 1957[1], in New York[2]. He has worked as a music critic[3], journalist[4], radio personality[5], non-fiction writer[6], and music journalist[7].

FAQs

Where was Scott Yanow born?

Scott Yanow was born in New York[2].

What did Scott Yanow do for work?

Scott Yanow worked as a music critic[3], journalist[4], radio personality[5], non-fiction writer[6], and music journalist[7].

Where did Scott Yanow go to school?

Scott Yanow was educated at University of San Francisco[11].

Related Entities

New York United States University of San Francisco

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → New York, New York City
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  3. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 11
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  4. 26w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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