Steve Gadd

American jazz drummer, percussionist and session musician (born 1945)
Person Human Q454031

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
April 9, 1945
Place of birth
Rochester
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Official website
www.drstevegadd.com[21]
Birth name
Stephen Kendall Gadd[23]
Different from
Steven Gadd[25]
Family name
Gadd[18]
Instrument
drum kit[22]
Member of
Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Chuck Mangione Quartet, The Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band[12][13]
Name in native language
Steve Gadd[24]
Social media followers
42k (42k–45k, n=4)[27][28][29][30]
Start of work period
1968[26]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 52
VIAF cluster ID
85775039
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79008026
GND ID
128781874
All About Jazz musician ID
6900
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000038004
Apple Music artist ID
4054304
BIBSYS ID
3058415
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13894234n
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
gadd-steve
Carnegie Hall agent ID
17527
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128781874
Discogs artist ID
258118
FAST ID
30425
Facebook username
drstevegadd
Film.ru person ID
steve-gadd
Freebase ID
/m/05p45r
GTAA ID
257665
Grammy Awards artist ID
steve-gadd/19717
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Steve_Gadd
Grove Music Online ID
A2228290, J160900
IMDb ID
nm0300514
IdRef ID
080826601
J9U entity ID
987007330138105171
KANTO ID
000190434
Kinobox person ID
860145
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
10072
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
57559, 198478
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000080821
Myspace ID
drstevegadd
NE.se ID
steve-gadd
NL CR AUT ID
xx0072902
NUKAT ID
n2018134242
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX6568652
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071292780
Obálky knih ID
xx0072902
Rate Your Music artist ID
steve_gadd
SVKKL authority ID
0355183-Gadd-Steve-1945
SecondHandSongs artist ID
59414
Shazam artist ID
4054304
Songkick artist ID
168120
Spotify artist ID
42zoEf7IcpDSvdQjcrSpHl
TMDB person ID
230254
VGMdb artist ID
23893
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtmrdyqVmY4WhvPb7B773
X (Twitter) username
DrSteveGadd
ČSFD person ID
214583

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Summary

Steve Gadd was born on April 9, 1945[1], in Rochester[2]. He has worked as a drummer[3], session musician[4], jazz musician[5], and musician[6].

Why It Matters

Steve Gadd has been cited as an influence by Rina[31], a singer[32], b. 1991[33], of Japan[34].

FAQs

Where was Steve Gadd born?

Steve Gadd's place of birth was Rochester[2].

What did Steve Gadd do for work?

Steve Gadd worked as a drummer[3], session musician[4], jazz musician[5], and musician[6].

Where did Steve Gadd go to school?

Steve Gadd was educated at Eastman School of Music[8], Manhattan School of Music[9], and Eastridge High School[10].

What awards did Steve Gadd receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the Eastman School of Music[11].

Who did Steve Gadd influence?

Steve Gadd has been cited as an influence by Rina[31].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . esm.rochester.edu. esm.rochester.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65763: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim references: Date of birth: 9 April 1945, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 1C0B-17BB-61DF-2EB2-E25A
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  4. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0355183-Gadd-Steve-1945
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0355183-Gadd-Steve-1945, batch #259496"
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