Gigi Gryce

Summary

Gigi Gryce is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Pensacola^[2]. He was born on November 28, 1925^[3]. He died in Pensacola^[4]. He died on March 14, 1983^[5]. He worked as a jazz musician^[6], saxophonist^[7], bandleader^[8], conductor^[9], and composer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Gigi Gryce was born in Pensacola^[2].
• Gigi Gryce passed away in Pensacola^[4].
• Gigi Gryce was born on November 28, 1925^[3].
• Gigi Gryce was born on November 28, 1927^[12].
• Gigi Gryce died on March 14, 1983^[5].
• Gigi Gryce died on March 17, 1983^[13].
• Gigi Gryce held citizenship in United States^[14].
• Gigi Gryce's professions included jazz musician^[6].
• Gigi Gryce worked as a saxophonist^[7].
• Gigi Gryce worked as a bandleader^[8].
• Gigi Gryce's professions included conductor^[9].
• Gigi Gryce's professions included composer^[10].
• Gigi Gryce's professions included recording artist^[15].
• Gigi Gryce was educated at Boston Conservatory at Berklee^[16].
• Gigi Gryce was a member of Thelonious Monk Septet^[17].
• Gigi Gryce was a member of The Gigi Gryce - Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory^[18].
• Gigi Gryce was a member of Gigi Gryce and His Big Band^[19].
• Gigi Gryce was a member of Gigi Gryce Little Band^[20].
• Gigi Gryce was a member of Gigi Gryce Clifford Brown Sextet^[21].
• Gigi Gryce's religion is recorded as Islam^[22].
• Gigi Gryce is recorded as male^[23].
• Gigi Gryce's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Gigi Gryce's genre is jazz^[25].
• Gigi Gryce's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[26].
• Gigi Gryce's record label is recorded as Prestige^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1925-11-28^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1983-03-14^[31]

• Genre(s): bebop, hard bop, jazz^[32]

• Community tags: bebop, hard bop, jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: c0b57e55-c165-44c0-b2d7-f957fe27c77e^[34]

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Origins and Family

Gigi Gryce was born in Pensacola^[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 28, 1925^[3] and November 28, 1927^[12].

Education

Gigi Gryce was educated at Boston Conservatory at Berklee^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician^[6], saxophonist^[7], bandleader^[8], conductor^[9], composer^[10], and recording artist^[15].

Personal Life

Gigi Gryce's religion is recorded as Islam^[22].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 14, 1983^[5] and March 17, 1983^[13]. Gigi Gryce died in Pensacola^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[35].

Why It Matters

Gigi Gryce ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

Where was Gigi Gryce born?

Gigi Gryce's place of birth was Pensacola^[2].

Where did Gigi Gryce die?

Gigi Gryce died in Pensacola^[4].

What did Gigi Gryce do for work?

Gigi Gryce worked as jazz musician^[6], saxophonist^[7], bandleader^[8], conductor^[9], and composer^[10].

Where did Gigi Gryce go to school?

Gigi Gryce was educated at Boston Conservatory at Berklee^[16].