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James Gelfand

Canadian musician
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James Gelfand

Summary

James Gelfand is a human[1]. Born in Montreal[2], he… he was born on April 3, 1959[3]. He worked as a jazz musician[4], composer[5], and pianist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • James Gelfand's place of birth was Montreal[2].
  • James Gelfand was born on April 3, 1959[3].
  • James Gelfand held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • James Gelfand worked as a jazz musician[4].
  • James Gelfand's professions included composer[5].
  • James Gelfand worked as a pianist[6].
  • James Gelfand is recorded as male[9].
  • James Gelfand's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • James Gelfand's genre is jazz[11].
  • James Gelfand's family name is recorded as Gelfand[12].
  • James Gelfand's given name is recorded as James[13].
  • James Gelfand's official website is recorded as http://www.jamesgelfand.com[14].
  • James Gelfand's instrument is recorded as piano[15].
  • James Gelfand's start of work period is recorded as 1989[16].

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[17]

  • Country: CA[18]

  • Began / founded: 1959-04-03[19]

  • Genre(s): jazz[20]

  • Community tags: jazz[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8f93505a-5139-4b67-891a-0f905d3aaba9[22]

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Origins and Family

Born in Montreal[2], James Gelfand… he was born on April 3, 1959[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[4], composer[5], and pianist[6].

Why It Matters

James Gelfand ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

Where was James Gelfand born?

James Gelfand was born in Montreal[2].

What did James Gelfand do for work?

James Gelfand worked as jazz musician[4], composer[5], and pianist[6].

Related Entities

Canada

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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