David Moss

American singer (born 1949)
Person human Q342949
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David Moss

Summary

David Moss is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on January 21, 1949[3]. He worked as a composer[4], jazz musician[5], singer[6], percussionist[7], and theatrical director[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • David Moss was born in New York City[2].
  • David Moss was born on January 21, 1949[3].
  • David Moss held citizenship in United States[10].
  • David Moss's professions included composer[4].
  • David Moss worked as a jazz musician[5].
  • David Moss's professions included singer[6].
  • David Moss worked as a percussionist[7].
  • David Moss's professions included theatrical director[8].
  • David Moss's professions included musician[11].
  • David Moss's education included a stint at Bennington College[12].
  • David Moss was educated at The Hartt School[13].
  • David Moss received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • David Moss is recorded as male[15].
  • David Moss's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • David Moss's record label is recorded as Moers Music[17].
  • David Moss's Commons category is recorded as David Moss (musician)[18].
  • David Moss's family name is recorded as Moss[19].
  • David Moss's given name is recorded as David[20].
  • David Moss's described at URL is recorded as https://v2.nl/people/david-moss/[21].
  • David Moss's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • David Moss's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb[23].
  • David Moss's described by source is recorded as V2 archive[24].
  • David Moss's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project[25].
  • David Moss's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[26].
  • David Moss's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[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: 1949-01-21[30]

  • Genre(s): avant-garde jazz, experimental rock, free improvisation, jazz, modern classical[31]

  • Community tags: a cappella, avant-garde jazz, experimental rock, free improvisation, jazz, modern classical[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 25caa3b5-3594-4401-a0a5-9a3a9b9cf7f8[33]

Body

Origins and Family

David Moss's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on January 21, 1949[3].

Education

Educated at Bennington College[12], a college[34], in United States[35], founded in 1932[36], headquartered in Bennington[37] and The Hartt School[13], a performing arts school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1920[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], jazz musician[5], singer[6], percussionist[7], theatrical director[8], and musician[11].

Recognition

David Moss received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

Why It Matters

David Moss ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was David Moss born?

David Moss was born in New York City[2].

What did David Moss do for work?

David Moss worked as composer[4], jazz musician[5], singer[6], percussionist[7], and theatrical director[8].

Where did David Moss go to school?

David Moss was educated at Bennington College[12] and The Hartt School[13].

What awards did David Moss receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name David
    On focus list of wikimedia project NADD Wikidata project
    Instance of human
    Sex or gender male
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