James P. Johnson

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composer human jazz musician pianist stride pianist

James P. Johnson was an influential American pianist and composer, widely regarded as a pioneer of the stride piano style and a key figure in the transition from ragtime to jazz.

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James P. Johnson canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
stride pianist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1950s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1910 ⓘ
associatedWith Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan ⓘ
surface form: Harlem, New York City
birthDate 1894-02-01 ⓘ
birthPlace New Brunswick, New Jersey ⓘ
surface form: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
composed Carolina Shout ⓘ
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) ⓘ
Snowy Morning Blues ⓘ
The Charleston ⓘ
Yamekraw: A Negro Rhapsody ⓘ
You’ve Got to Be Modernistic ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1955-11-17 ⓘ
deathPlace New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
ethnicity Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Johnson ⓘ
fullName James Price Johnson ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
ragtime ⓘ
stride ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
influenced Art Tatum ⓘ
Count Basie ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
Fats Waller ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
knownFor transition from ragtime to jazz ⓘ
movement Harlem Renaissance ⓘ
nickname Jimmie ⓘ
Jimmy ⓘ
notableStudent Fats Waller ⓘ
notableWork Carolina Shout ⓘ
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) ⓘ
Snowy Morning Blues ⓘ
The Charleston ⓘ
You’ve Got to Be Modernistic ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
pioneerOf stride piano ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Okeh Records ⓘ
Victor Talking Machine Company ⓘ
style stride piano ⓘ

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From Spirituals to Swing concerts → featuredPerformer → James P. Johnson ⓘ
Commodore Records → associatedWith → James P. Johnson ⓘ
Commodore Records → notableArtist → James P. Johnson ⓘ
Fats Waller → influencedBy → James P. Johnson ⓘ