Ben Allison

American jazz musician
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Ben Allison

Summary

Ben Allison is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Haven[2]. He was born on November 17, 1966[3]. He worked as a jazz musician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,156 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Ben Allison's place of birth was New Haven[2].
  • Ben Allison was born on November 17, 1966[3].
  • Ben Allison held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Ben Allison worked as a jazz musician[4].
  • Among Ben Allison's employers was The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music[7].
  • Ben Allison's education included a stint at Wilbur Cross High School[8].
  • Ben Allison received the Paul Acket Award[9].
  • Ben Allison was a member of Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel[10].
  • Ben Allison is recorded as male[11].
  • Ben Allison's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Ben Allison's genre is jazz[13].
  • Ben Allison's record label is recorded as Palmetto Records[14].
  • Ben Allison's discography is recorded as Ben Allison discography[15].
  • Ben Allison's Commons category is recorded as Ben Allison[16].
  • Ben Allison's family name is recorded as Allison[17].
  • Ben Allison's given name is recorded as Ben[18].
  • Ben Allison's instrument is recorded as double bass[19].

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[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1966-11-17[22]

  • Genre(s): jazz, post-bop[23]

  • Community tags: jazz, post-bop[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c4e2ed4c-48ef-4d5f-b175-20ef36f0b97c[25]

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Origins and Family

Born in New Haven[2], Ben Allison… he was born on November 17, 1966[3].

Education

Ben Allison was educated at Wilbur Cross High School[8].

Career and Affiliations

Ben Allison's professions included jazz musician[4]. Among his employers was The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music[7].

Recognition

Ben Allison received the Paul Acket Award[9].

Why It Matters

Ben Allison ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,156 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Ben Allison born?

Born in New Haven[2], Ben Allison…

What did Ben Allison do for work?

Ben Allison worked as jazz musician[4].

Where did Ben Allison go to school?

Ben Allison was educated at Wilbur Cross High School[8].

What awards did Ben Allison receive?

Honors received include Paul Acket Award[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . newschool.edu. newschool.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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