Doug Riley

jazz musician (1945-2007)
Person human Q1251842
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Doug Riley

Summary

Doug Riley is a human[1]. Born in Toronto[2], he… he was born on April 24, 1945[3]. He died on August 27, 2007[4]. He worked as a composer[5], pianist[6], and jazz musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Toronto[2], Doug Riley…
  • Doug Riley was born on April 24, 1945[3].
  • Doug Riley died on August 27, 2007[4].
  • Doug Riley held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Doug Riley worked as a composer[5].
  • Doug Riley's professions included pianist[6].
  • Doug Riley's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Doug Riley's education included a stint at University of Toronto[10].
  • Doug Riley was educated at The Royal Conservatory of Music[11].
  • Doug Riley received the Member of the Order of Canada[12].
  • Doug Riley is recorded as male[13].
  • Doug Riley's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Doug Riley's genre is jazz[15].
  • Doug Riley's archives at is recorded as University of Toronto Music Library[16].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[17].
  • Doug Riley's family name is recorded as Q16882085[18].
  • Doug Riley's given name is recorded as Doug[19].
  • Doug Riley's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Doug Riley's instrument is recorded as piano[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: CA[23]

  • Began / founded: 1945-04-24[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2007-08-27[25]

  • Genre(s): jazz[26]

  • Community tags: jazz[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 594c5f93-afca-4c05-8b58-a3fe7e9a0ac1[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Toronto[2], Doug Riley… he was born on April 24, 1945[3].

Education

Educated at University of Toronto[10], a public research university[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1827[31], headquartered in Toronto[32] and The Royal Conservatory of Music[11], a conservatory[33], in Canada[34], founded in 1886[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[5], pianist[6], and jazz musician[7].

Recognition

Doug Riley received the Member of the Order of Canada[12].

Death and Burial

Doug Riley died on August 27, 2007[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[17].

Why It Matters

Doug Riley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Doug Riley born?

Doug Riley's place of birth was Toronto[2].

What did Doug Riley do for work?

Doug Riley worked as composer[5], pianist[6], and jazz musician[7].

Where did Doug Riley go to school?

Doug Riley was educated at University of Toronto[10] and The Royal Conservatory of Music[11].

What awards did Doug Riley receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Canada[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Classical Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cbc.ca. Provenance: 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Educated at University of Toronto, The Royal Conservatory of Music
    Country of citizenship Canada
    Allmusic artist id mn0000819379
    Occupation composer, pianist, jazz musician
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