Hal Crook

American jazz musician
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Hal Crook

Summary

Hal Crook is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1950[2]. He worked as a music educator[3], jazz musician[4], university teacher[5], and composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Hal Crook was born on January 1, 1950[2].
  • Hal Crook held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Hal Crook worked as a music educator[3].
  • Hal Crook worked as a jazz musician[4].
  • Hal Crook's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Hal Crook's professions included composer[6].
  • Hal Crook was employed by Berklee College of Music[9].
  • Among Hal Crook's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[10].
  • Among Hal Crook's employers was University of California, San Diego[11].
  • Hal Crook was educated at Berklee College of Music[12].
  • Hal Crook is recorded as male[13].
  • Hal Crook's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Hal Crook's genre is jazz[15].
  • Hal Crook's record label is recorded as Ropeadope Records[16].
  • Hal Crook's family name is recorded as Crook[17].
  • Hal Crook's given name is recorded as Hal[18].
  • Hal Crook's instrument is recorded as trombone[19].

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[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1950-07-28[22]

  • Genre(s): jazz[23]

  • Community tags: jazz, trombonist[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 48f54247-1eb7-498d-bad9-427a15e6b22b[25]

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Origins and Family

Hal Crook was born on January 1, 1950[2].

Education

Hal Crook's education included a stint at Berklee College of Music[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include music educator[3], jazz musician[4], university teacher[5], and composer[6]. Employers include Berklee College of Music[9], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1945[28], headquartered in Boston[29]; University of California, Los Angeles[10], a public research university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1919[32], headquartered in Los Angeles[33]; and University of California, San Diego[11], a public university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1960[36].

Why It Matters

Hal Crook ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Hal Crook do for work?

Hal Crook worked as music educator[3], jazz musician[4], university teacher[5], and composer[6].

Where did Hal Crook go to school?

Hal Crook was educated at Berklee College of Music[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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