Ike Quebec

American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1963)
Person human Q1382660
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Ike Quebec

Summary

Ike Quebec is a human[1]. His place of birth was Newark[2]. He was born on August 17, 1918[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on January 16, 1963[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6] and saxophonist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ike Quebec was born in Newark[2].
  • Ike Quebec passed away in New York City[4].
  • Ike Quebec was born on August 17, 1918[3].
  • Ike Quebec died on January 16, 1963[5].
  • Burial took place at New Jersey[9].
  • Ike Quebec held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Ike Quebec's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Ike Quebec's professions included saxophonist[7].
  • Ike Quebec is recorded as male[11].
  • Ike Quebec's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Ike Quebec's genre is jazz[13].
  • Ike Quebec's record label is recorded as Blue Note[14].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[15].
  • Ike Quebec's given name is recorded as Q19902018[16].
  • Ike Quebec's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[17].
  • Ike Quebec's instrument is recorded as saxophone[18].
  • Ike Quebec's start of work period is recorded as 1940[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: 1918-08-17[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1963-01-16[23]

  • Genre(s): bebop, hard bop, jazz, soul jazz, swing[24]

  • Community tags: bebop, hard bop, jazz, soul jazz, swing[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d2301fc2-4416-477d-a4ca-5c5d98d0a998[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Ike Quebec was born in Newark[2]. He was born on August 17, 1918[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6] and saxophonist[7].

Death and Burial

Ike Quebec died on January 16, 1963[5]. He passed away in New York City[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[15]. Burial took place at New Jersey[9].

Why It Matters

Ike Quebec ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Ike Quebec born?

Ike Quebec's place of birth was Newark[2].

Where did Ike Quebec die?

Ike Quebec died in New York City[4].

What did Ike Quebec do for work?

Ike Quebec worked as jazz musician[6] and saxophonist[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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.
  7. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ike Quebec. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ike-quebec
MLA “Ike Quebec.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ike-quebec.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ike-quebec_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ike Quebec}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ike-quebec}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Ike Quebec — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ike-quebec (retrieved 2026-04-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ike-quebec · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation jazz musician, saxophonist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31719|batch #31719]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (16)"
  2. 18d ago · Eddo1982! · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre
    Country of citizenship United States
    Genre jazz
    Instance of
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P2031]]: 1940"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.