Don Shirley
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Don Shirley was a virtuoso American jazz and classical pianist and composer known for his refined musicianship and for being portrayed in the film "Green Book."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don Shirley canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical musician
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Don Shirley Trio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Lip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-01-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-04-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Catholic University of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Shirley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Donald Walbridge Shirley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ jazz ⓘ swing music ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn | film "Green Book" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being portrayed in the film "Green Book"
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fusion of classical and jazz styles ⓘ refined musicianship ⓘ virtuoso piano technique ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Don Shirley Trio recordings
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album "Don Shirley Plays Gershwin" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Don Shirley" (1955) NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Piano Perspectives" ⓘ album "The Gospel According to Don Shirley" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Water Boy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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pianist ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Carnegie Hall
NERFINISHED
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Chicago Symphony Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pensacola, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| portrayedBy | Mahershala Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | artist-in-residence at the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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Cadence Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbia Records ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
|
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| subjectOf | film "Green Book" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Don Shirley (Green Book character)