Espen Rud

Norwegian jazz musician (drums), composer and music arranger
Person human Q25047
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Espen Rud

Summary

Espen Rud is a human[1]. His place of birth was Asker[2]. He was born on January 29, 1948[3]. He worked as a jazz musician[4] and composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Espen Rud's place of birth was Asker[2].
  • Espen Rud was born on January 29, 1948[3].
  • Espen Rud's father was Nils Johan Rud[7].
  • Espen Rud held citizenship in Norway[8].
  • Espen Rud worked as a jazz musician[4].
  • Espen Rud worked as a composer[5].
  • Espen Rud's education included a stint at Norwegian Academy of Music[9].
  • Espen Rud received the Spellemann Award for jazz record of the year[10].
  • Espen Rud received the Buddyprisen[11].
  • Espen Rud was a member of Min Bul[12].
  • Espen Rud is recorded as male[13].
  • Espen Rud's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Espen Rud's genre is jazz[15].
  • Espen Rud's record label is recorded as Curling Legs[16].
  • Espen Rud's family name is recorded as Rud[17].
  • Espen Rud's given name is recorded as Espen[18].
  • Espen Rud's instrument is recorded as drum kit[19].
  • Espen Rud's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[20].

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[21]

  • Country: NO[22]

  • Began / founded: 1948-01-29[23]

  • Genre(s): jazz[24]

  • Community tags: jazz[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c9b6985b-5afe-435b-86fb-147eeb994c6e[26]

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Origins and Family

Espen Rud's place of birth was Asker[2]. He was born on January 29, 1948[3]. His father was Nils Johan Rud[7].

Education

Espen Rud's education included a stint at Norwegian Academy of Music[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[4] and composer[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Spellemann Award for jazz record of the year[10], a music award[27], founded in 1973[28] and Buddyprisen[11], an award[29], in Norway[30], founded in 1956[31].

Why It Matters

Espen Rud ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Espen Rud born?

Espen Rud's place of birth was Asker[2].

Who were Espen Rud's parents?

Espen Rud's father was Nils Johan Rud[7].

What did Espen Rud do for work?

Espen Rud worked as jazz musician[4] and composer[5].

Where did Espen Rud go to school?

Espen Rud was educated at Norwegian Academy of Music[9].

What awards did Espen Rud receive?

Honors received include Spellemann Award for jazz record of the year[10] and Buddyprisen[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument drum kit
    Place of birth Asker
    Freebase id /m/0dmnwzs
    Library of congress authority id no98009393
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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