Jack Brokensha
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Jack Brokensha was an Australian-born jazz vibraphonist and percussionist best known for his work as a session musician with Motown Records.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack Brokensha canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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jazz musician ⓘ percussionist ⓘ vibraphonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Funk Brothers
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Motown Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1926-01-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2010-10-28 ⓘ |
| employer | Motown Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Australian ⓘ |
| familyName | Brokensha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| givenName | Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
percussion
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vibraphone ⓘ |
| memberOf | Australian Jazz Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jack Brokensha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the Motown sound as a percussionist
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membership in the Australian Jazz Quartet ⓘ work as a session musician with Motown Records ⓘ |
| notableWork | recordings as a member of the Funk Brothers for Motown ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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musician ⓘ session musician ⓘ |
| performedWith | Australian Jazz Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeathCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Motown Records
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Savoy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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