Ted Gioia

American jazz critic and music historian, writer
Person human Q769600
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Ted Gioia

Summary

Ted Gioia is a human[1]. Born in Palo Alto[2], he… he was born on October 21, 1957[3]. He worked as an author[4], jazz musician[5], pianist[6], music journalist[7], and musicologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (536 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ted Gioia's place of birth was Palo Alto[2].
  • Ted Gioia's place of birth was Hawthorne[10].
  • Ted Gioia was born on October 21, 1957[3].
  • Ted Gioia held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Ted Gioia worked as an author[4].
  • Ted Gioia's professions included jazz musician[5].
  • Ted Gioia worked as a pianist[6].
  • Ted Gioia's professions included music journalist[7].
  • Ted Gioia's professions included musicologist[8].
  • Ted Gioia worked as a musician[12].
  • Ted Gioia's field of work was jazz[13].
  • Ted Gioia's field of work was music[14].
  • Ted Gioia's field of work was traditional folk music[15].
  • Ted Gioia's field of work was music criticism[16].
  • Ted Gioia's education included a stint at Stanford University[17].
  • Ted Gioia is recorded as male[18].
  • Ted Gioia's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Ted Gioia's genre is jazz[20].
  • Ted Gioia's Commons category is recorded as Ted Gioia[21].
  • Ted Gioia's family name is recorded as Gioia[22].
  • Ted Gioia's given name is recorded as Ted[23].
  • Ted Gioia's official website is recorded as http://www.tedgioia.com[24].
  • Ted Gioia's instrument is recorded as piano[25].
  • Ted Gioia's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Ted Gioia's official blog URL is recorded as https://www.honest-broker.com/[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: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1957-10-21[30]

  • Genre(s): jazz[31]

  • Community tags: jazz[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a6a470b4-0197-4c83-ba0b-3a8fcad17c3e[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Palo Alto[2], a city of California[34], in United States[35], founded in 1894[36] and Hawthorne[10], a city in the United States[37], in United States[38], founded in 1922[39]. Ted Gioia was born on October 21, 1957[3].

Education

Ted Gioia was educated at Stanford University[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include author[4], jazz musician[5], pianist[6], music journalist[7], musicologist[8], and musician[12]. Fields of work include jazz[13], a music genre[40], founded in 1917[41]; music[14], a type of arts[42]; traditional folk music[15], a music genre[43]; and music criticism[16], an academic discipline[44].

Why It Matters

Ted Gioia ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (536 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45]

FAQs

Where was Ted Gioia born?

Ted Gioia's place of birth was Palo Alto[2].

What did Ted Gioia do for work?

Ted Gioia worked as author[4], jazz musician[5], pianist[6], music journalist[7], and musicologist[8].

Where did Ted Gioia go to school?

Ted Gioia was educated at Stanford University[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://www.tedgioia.com
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Given name Ted
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