Stax Music Academy
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Stax Music Academy is a music education program in Memphis that trains young musicians in the legacy and style of classic soul music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stax Music Academy canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T642734 — 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: Stax Music Academy Context triple: [Stax Museum of American Soul Music, associatedWith, Stax Music Academy]
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A.
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B.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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C.
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D.
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E.
The Green Book
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- 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: Stax Music Academy Target entity description: Stax Music Academy is a music education program in Memphis that trains young musicians in the legacy and style of classic soul music.
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A.
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk is a 1974 novel by James Baldwin that portrays a young Black couple’s love and struggle for justice in Harlem amid systemic racism and wrongful imprisonment.
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B.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 drama film adaptation of August Wilson's play, depicting tensions within a 1920s blues band and featuring one of Chadwick Boseman's most acclaimed final performances.
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C.
The King of the Blues
The King of the Blues is the honorific nickname of legendary American blues guitarist and singer B.B. King, renowned for his expressive playing style and influence on modern blues music.
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D.
Good Times
Good Times is a 1970s American sitcom that follows the struggles and resilience of a Black family living in a Chicago housing project, known for its social commentary and memorable characters.
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E.
The Green Book
The Green Book is Muammar Gaddafi’s political manifesto outlining his idiosyncratic “Third International Theory,” which rejects both capitalism and communism and proposes a system of direct popular rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music education program
ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ youth music academy ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Stax Museum of American Soul Music ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Soulsville Foundation
ⓘ
Stax Records ⓘ |
| city | Memphis ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalFocus |
African American musical heritage
ⓘ
Memphis music history ⓘ |
| educationalFocus |
ensemble performance
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music business ⓘ music performance ⓘ music theory ⓘ songwriting ⓘ |
| focusesOnGenre |
classic Memphis soul
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| goal |
character development through music
ⓘ
college readiness for music and arts programs ⓘ leadership development for youth ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
community performances
ⓘ
recording projects ⓘ student concerts ⓘ touring ensembles ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
classrooms
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recording facilities ⓘ rehearsal spaces ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis
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surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mission |
to educate and inspire young people through the legacy of Stax Records and soul music
ⓘ
to preserve and promote the legacy of Memphis soul music ⓘ |
| name | Stax Music Academy self-link ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Soulsville, USA ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ |
| offersProgramType |
after-school programs
ⓘ
master classes ⓘ performance ensembles ⓘ summer music programs ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Memphis metropolitan area
ⓘ
Mid-South ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-South region
|
| targetAudience |
high school students
ⓘ
middle school students ⓘ young musicians ⓘ |
| teachesStyle |
Stax Records
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surface form:
Stax Records performance style
classic soul vocal techniques ⓘ soul band ensemble playing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stax Music Academy Description of subject: Stax Music Academy is a music education program in Memphis that trains young musicians in the legacy and style of classic soul music.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.