Carl Fontana

American musician (1928–2003)
Person human Q1037824
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Carl Fontana

Summary

Carl Fontana is a human[1]. His place of birth was Monroe[2]. He was born on July 18, 1928[3]. He passed away in Las Vegas[4]. He died on October 9, 2003[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Monroe[2], Carl Fontana…
  • Carl Fontana died in Las Vegas[4].
  • Carl Fontana was born on July 18, 1928[3].
  • Carl Fontana died on October 9, 2003[5].
  • Carl Fontana held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Carl Fontana's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Carl Fontana was educated at Louisiana State University[9].
  • Carl Fontana is recorded as male[10].
  • Carl Fontana's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Carl Fontana's genre is jazz[12].
  • Carl Fontana's record label is recorded as Concord Records[13].
  • Carl Fontana's Commons category is recorded as Carl Fontana[14].
  • The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease[15].
  • Carl Fontana's family name is recorded as Fontana[16].
  • Carl Fontana's given name is recorded as Carl[17].
  • Carl Fontana's medical condition is recorded as Alzheimer's disease[18].
  • Carl Fontana's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Carl Fontana's instrument is recorded as trombone[20].
  • Carl Fontana's start of work period is recorded as 1951[21].

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[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1928-07-18[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2003-10-10[25]

  • Genre(s): cool jazz, jazz, swing[26]

  • Community tags: cool jazz, jazz, swing[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 30d16aa7-ce3f-430c-855b-01cf3a5e9b17[28]

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Origins and Family

Born in Monroe[2], Carl Fontana… he was born on July 18, 1928[3].

Education

Carl Fontana's education included a stint at Louisiana State University[9].

Career and Affiliations

Carl Fontana's professions included jazz musician[6].

Death and Burial

Carl Fontana died on October 9, 2003[5]. He died in Las Vegas[4]. The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease[15].

Why It Matters

Carl Fontana ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Carl Fontana born?

Born in Monroe[2], Carl Fontana…

Where did Carl Fontana die?

Carl Fontana died in Las Vegas[4].

What did Carl Fontana do for work?

Carl Fontana worked as jazz musician[6].

Where did Carl Fontana go to school?

Carl Fontana was educated at Louisiana State University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument trombone
    Manner of death natural causes
    Educated at
    Place of death Las Vegas
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