Jay Anderson

American jazz double-bassist and studio musician
Person human Q1684301
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Jay Anderson

Summary

Jay Anderson is a human[1]. He was born in Ontario[2]. He was born on October 24, 1955[3]. He worked as a composer[4], musician[5], session musician[6], and double-bassist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jay Anderson was born in Ontario[2].
  • Jay Anderson was born on October 24, 1955[3].
  • Jay Anderson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Jay Anderson worked as a composer[4].
  • Jay Anderson worked as a musician[5].
  • Jay Anderson worked as a session musician[6].
  • Jay Anderson's professions included double-bassist[7].
  • Jay Anderson's field of work was jazz[10].
  • Jay Anderson's field of work was music[11].
  • Jay Anderson is recorded as male[12].
  • Jay Anderson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jay Anderson's family name is recorded as Anderson[14].
  • Jay Anderson's given name is recorded as Jay[15].
  • Jay Anderson's instrument is recorded as double bass[16].
  • Jay Anderson's instrument is recorded as bass[17].
  • Jay Anderson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].

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[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1955-10-24[21]

  • Genre(s): jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop[22]

  • Community tags: jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 231ff3e5-434a-456c-adb4-352cd37e5013[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Jay Anderson's place of birth was Ontario[2]. He was born on October 24, 1955[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], musician[5], session musician[6], and double-bassist[7]. Fields of work include jazz[10], a music genre[25], founded in 1917[26] and music[11], a type of arts[27].

Why It Matters

Jay Anderson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Jay Anderson born?

Born in Ontario[2], Jay Anderson…

What did Jay Anderson do for work?

Jay Anderson worked as composer[4], musician[5], session musician[6], and double-bassist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument double bass, bass
    Place of birth Ontario
    Citizenship
    Occupation composer, musician, session musician +1
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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