Jack DeJohnette
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Jack DeJohnette is an influential American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer known for his innovative work in avant-garde jazz, fusion, and his long association with Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack DeJohnette canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8188569 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack DeJohnette Context triple: [Bitches Brew, featuredMusician, Jack DeJohnette]
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A.
Peter Erskine
Peter Erskine is an American jazz drummer renowned for his work with Weather Report, Steps Ahead, and numerous leading jazz and fusion artists.
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B.
Dave Holland
Dave Holland is an acclaimed English jazz bassist, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative work in both avant-garde and mainstream jazz since the late 1960s.
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C.
Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller is an acclaimed American jazz bassist, composer, and producer known for his influential work in jazz fusion and collaborations with artists like Miles Davis and Luther Vandross.
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D.
Tony Clark
Tony Clark is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who became the influential executive director of the MLB Players Association.
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E.
Carter Beauford
Carter Beauford is an American drummer and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, renowned for his complex, ambidextrous playing style and jazz-influenced rock performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack DeJohnette Target entity description: Jack DeJohnette is an influential American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer known for his innovative work in avant-garde jazz, fusion, and his long association with Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett.
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A.
Peter Erskine
Peter Erskine is an American jazz drummer renowned for his work with Weather Report, Steps Ahead, and numerous leading jazz and fusion artists.
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B.
Dave Holland
Dave Holland is an acclaimed English jazz bassist, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative work in both avant-garde and mainstream jazz since the late 1960s.
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C.
Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller is an acclaimed American jazz bassist, composer, and producer known for his influential work in jazz fusion and collaborations with artists like Miles Davis and Luther Vandross.
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D.
Tony Clark
Tony Clark is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who became the influential executive director of the MLB Players Association.
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E.
Carter Beauford
Carter Beauford is an American drummer and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, renowned for his complex, ambidextrous playing style and jazz-influenced rock performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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drummer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Evans
NERFINISHED
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Charles Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Chico Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ John Abercrombie NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Jarrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Jarrett Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Edition (Jack DeJohnette band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
NERFINISHED
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NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-08-09 ⓘ |
| familyName | DeJohnette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde jazz
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jazz ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ post-bop ⓘ |
| givenName | Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
drums
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keyboards ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Keith Jarrett Standards Trio
NERFINISHED
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Miles Davis band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde jazz
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jazz fusion ⓘ |
| name | Jack DeJohnette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
long-term collaboration with Keith Jarrett beginning in the 1970s
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performed on Miles Davis album "Bitches Brew" ⓘ performed on Miles Davis album "Live-Evil" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "New Directions"
NERFINISHED
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album "Oneness" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Parallel Realities" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Special Edition" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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drummer ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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ECM Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York State, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack DeJohnette Description of subject: Jack DeJohnette is an influential American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer known for his innovative work in avant-garde jazz, fusion, and his long association with Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Radio Music Society