Andrew White

American musician (1942-2020)
Person human Q508721
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Andrew White

Summary

Andrew White is a human[1]. His place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on September 6, 1942[3]. He passed away in Washington, D.C.[4]. He died on November 11, 2020[5]. He worked as a saxophonist[6], bassist[7], composer[8], oboist[9], and jazz musician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Andrew White's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Andrew White died in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • Andrew White was born on September 6, 1942[3].
  • Andrew White died on November 11, 2020[5].
  • Andrew White is buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery[12].
  • Andrew White held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Andrew White is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].
  • Andrew White's professions included saxophonist[6].
  • Andrew White's professions included bassist[7].
  • Andrew White's professions included composer[8].
  • Andrew White worked as an oboist[9].
  • Andrew White's professions included jazz musician[10].
  • Andrew White worked as a non-fiction writer[15].
  • Andrew White was educated at Conservatoire de Paris[16].
  • Andrew White's education included a stint at Howard University[17].
  • Andrew White is recorded as male[18].
  • Andrew White's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Andrew White's genre is jazz[20].
  • Andrew White's genre is hard bop[21].
  • Andrew White's genre is avant-garde music[22].
  • Andrew White's record label is recorded as CandyRat Records[23].
  • Andrew White's record label is recorded as CIMP[24].
  • Andrew White's record label is recorded as Riverside[25].
  • Andrew White's Commons category is recorded as Andrew White (saxophonist)[26].
  • Andrew White's family name is recorded as White[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1942-09-06[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-11-11[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3bc8a7bd-419d-49b7-b7c7-0841744b0730[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Washington, D.C.[2], Andrew White… he was born on September 6, 1942[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].

Education

Educated at Conservatoire de Paris[16], a grande école[33], in France[34], founded in 1795[35], headquartered in 19th arrondissement of Paris[36] and Howard University[17], a private university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1867[39], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include saxophonist[6], bassist[7], composer[8], oboist[9], jazz musician[10], and non-fiction writer[15].

Death and Burial

Andrew White died on November 11, 2020[5]. He passed away in Washington, D.C.[4]. He is buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Andrew White ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Andrew White born?

Andrew White's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2].

Where did Andrew White die?

Andrew White passed away in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did Andrew White do for work?

Andrew White worked as saxophonist[6], bassist[7], composer[8], oboist[9], and jazz musician[10].

Where did Andrew White go to school?

Andrew White was educated at Conservatoire de Paris[16] and Howard University[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . wbgo.org. wbgo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Andrew
    Ethnic group African Americans
    Family name White
    Country of citizenship United States
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