John Lewis
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John Lewis was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and musical director best known as the leader of the Modern Jazz Quartet and a key figure in the development of cool jazz.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American jazz musician
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz pianist ⓘ musical director ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Charlie Parker
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Connie Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ J. J. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Milt Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Percy Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Stitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-05-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-03-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Manhattan School of Music
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University of New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Aaron Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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cool jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ third stream ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| memberOf | Modern Jazz Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
cool jazz movement
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third stream movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
key figure in the development of cool jazz
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pioneer of integrating classical music elements into jazz ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Concorde
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Django NERFINISHED ⓘ Fontessa NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden Striker NERFINISHED ⓘ Vendome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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composer ⓘ music educator ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | La Grange, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| positionHeld |
leader of the Modern Jazz Quartet
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musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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Columbia Records ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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