Jay McShann

Summary

Jay McShann is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Muskogee^[2]. He was born on January 12, 1916^[3]. He died in Kansas City^[4]. He died on December 7, 2006^[5]. He worked as a pianist^[6], composer^[7], jazz musician^[8], bandleader^[9], and conductor^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Muskogee^[2], Jay McShann…
• Jay McShann died in Kansas City^[4].
• Jay McShann was born on January 12, 1916^[3].
• Jay McShann was born on January 12, 1909^[12].
• Jay McShann died on December 7, 2006^[5].
• Jay McShann is buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery^[13].
• Jay McShann held citizenship in United States^[14].
• Jay McShann is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[15].
• Jay McShann's professions included pianist^[6].
• Jay McShann's professions included composer^[7].
• Jay McShann worked as a jazz musician^[8].
• Jay McShann worked as a bandleader^[9].
• Jay McShann worked as a conductor^[10].
• Jay McShann received the NEA Jazz Masters^[16].
• Jay McShann received the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame^[17].
• Jay McShann received the Kansas Music Hall of Fame^[18].
• Jay McShann is recorded as male^[19].
• Jay McShann's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Jay McShann's genre is jazz^[21].
• Jay McShann's genre is blues^[22].
• Jay McShann's genre is boogie-woogie^[23].
• Jay McShann's record label is recorded as Vee-Jay Records^[24].
• Jay McShann's Commons category is recorded as Jay McShann^[25].
• Jay McShann's family name is recorded as McShann^[26].
• Jay McShann's given name is recorded as Jay^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1916-01-12^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2006-12-07^[31]

• Genre(s): blues, jazz, jump blues, piano blues, swing^[32]

• Community tags: blues, jazz, jump blues, piano blues, swing^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3043ab78-07a1-4a2a-9528-c873ceddba94^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Muskogee^[2], Jay McShann… Recorded date of birth include January 12, 1916^[3] and January 12, 1909^[12]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist^[6], composer^[7], jazz musician^[8], bandleader^[9], and conductor^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include NEA Jazz Masters^[16], an award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1982^[37]; Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame^[17], an award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1997^[40]; and Kansas Music Hall of Fame^[18], a hall of fame^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 2004^[43].

Death and Burial

Jay McShann died on December 7, 2006^[5]. He died in Kansas City^[4]. He is buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery^[13].

Why It Matters

Jay McShann ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Jay McShann born?

Jay McShann was born in Muskogee^[2].

Where did Jay McShann die?

Jay McShann died in Kansas City^[4].

What did Jay McShann do for work?

Jay McShann worked as pianist^[6], composer^[7], jazz musician^[8], bandleader^[9], and conductor^[10].

What awards did Jay McShann receive?

Honors received include NEA Jazz Masters^[16], Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame^[17], and Kansas Music Hall of Fame^[18].