Gary Giddins
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Gary Giddins is an American jazz critic, author, and historian best known for his long-running work at The Village Voice and his influential books on jazz and popular music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz critic
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music historian ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism
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Peabody Award ⓘ Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Grinnell College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | The Village Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jazz history
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music criticism ⓘ popular music studies ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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popular music ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
biographies of musicians
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critical essays on jazz ⓘ historical overviews of American popular music ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAbout |
Bing Crosby
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Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ jazz history ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of jazz critics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
books on Bing Crosby
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books on jazz history ⓘ columns in The Village Voice ⓘ jazz criticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableRole | leading American jazz critic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams
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Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Natural Selection: Gary Giddins on Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Riding on a Blue Note NERFINISHED ⓘ Visions of Jazz: The First Century NERFINISHED ⓘ Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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historian ⓘ jazz critic ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| writesFor |
books
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magazines ⓘ newspapers ⓘ |
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Jazz (TV series)