Eiji Kitamura

Japanese jazz clarinetist, composer, bandmaster (1929-)
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Eiji Kitamura

Summary

Eiji Kitamura is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tokyo[2]. He was born on April 8, 1929[3]. He worked as a clarinetist[4], jazz musician[5], composer[6], and bandleader[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Eiji Kitamura was born in Tokyo[2].
  • Eiji Kitamura was born on April 8, 1929[3].
  • Eiji Kitamura held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Eiji Kitamura's professions included clarinetist[4].
  • Eiji Kitamura worked as a jazz musician[5].
  • Eiji Kitamura worked as a composer[6].
  • Eiji Kitamura's professions included bandleader[7].
  • Eiji Kitamura's education included a stint at Keio University[10].
  • Eiji Kitamura received the Fumio Nanri Award[11].
  • Eiji Kitamura received the The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette[12].
  • Eiji Kitamura is recorded as male[13].
  • Eiji Kitamura's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Eiji Kitamura's genre is jazz[15].
  • Eiji Kitamura's record label is recorded as Concord Records[16].
  • Eiji Kitamura's Commons category is recorded as Eiji Kitamura[17].
  • Eiji Kitamura's family name is recorded as Kitamura[18].
  • Eiji Kitamura's given name is recorded as Eiji[19].
  • Eiji Kitamura's official website is recorded as http://eijikitamura.com/[20].
  • Eiji Kitamura's instrument is recorded as clarinet[21].
  • Eiji Kitamura's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[22].
  • Eiji Kitamura's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '北村英治'}[23].
  • Eiji Kitamura's name in kana is recorded as きたむら えいじ[24].
  • Eiji Kitamura's start of work period is recorded as 1951[25].

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[26]

  • Country: JP[27]

  • Began / founded: 1929-04-08[28]

  • Genre(s): jazz, swing[29]

  • Community tags: jazz, swing[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 233359be-23d3-4c0c-bfb8-405f52bf1538[31]

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Origins and Family

Eiji Kitamura was born in Tokyo[2]. He was born on April 8, 1929[3].

Education

Eiji Kitamura was educated at Keio University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include clarinetist[4], jazz musician[5], composer[6], and bandleader[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Fumio Nanri Award[11], a music award[32], in Japan[33] and The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette[12], a grade of an order[34], in Japan[35], founded in 2003[36].

Why It Matters

Eiji Kitamura ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

Where was Eiji Kitamura born?

Eiji Kitamura's place of birth was Tokyo[2].

What did Eiji Kitamura do for work?

Eiji Kitamura worked as clarinetist[4], jazz musician[5], composer[6], and bandleader[7].

Where did Eiji Kitamura go to school?

Eiji Kitamura was educated at Keio University[10].

What awards did Eiji Kitamura receive?

Honors received include Fumio Nanri Award[11] and The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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