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The Skymasters

Dutch Jazz orchestra
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The Skymasters

Summary

The Skymasters is a musical group[1].

Key Facts

  • The Skymasters is in the country of Kingdom of the Netherlands[2].
  • The Skymasters's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Skymasters's founder is recorded as Willy Schobben[4].
  • The Skymasters's founder is recorded as Bep Rowold[5].
  • The Skymasters's founder is recorded as Pi Scheffer[6].
  • The Skymasters's genre is big band music[7].
  • The Skymasters's Commons category is recorded as The Skymasters[8].
  • The Skymasters's country of origin is recorded as Netherlands[9].
  • 1946 marks the founding of The Skymasters[10].
  • The Skymasters was dissolved in 1997[11].

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[12]

  • Country: NL[13]

  • Began / founded: 1946[14]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1997[15]

  • Genre(s): big band, swing[16]

  • Community tags: big band, swing[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7f3b23a6-ba01-405f-b562-d4aeece8e664[18]

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Founding

Founders include Willy Schobben[4], Bep Rowold[5], and Pi Scheffer[6]. 1946 marks the founding of The Skymasters[10].

Dissolution

The Skymasters was dissolved in 1997[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Mcampany-emco · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist id → 360602
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1997-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Inception → +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country → Kingdom of the Netherlands
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