Jiggs Whigham

Summary

Jiggs Whigham is a human^[1]. Born in Cleveland^[2], he… he was born on August 20, 1943^[3]. He worked as a conductor^[4], bandleader^[5], musicologist^[6], jazz musician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Jiggs Whigham was born in Cleveland^[2].
• Jiggs Whigham was born on August 20, 1943^[3].
• Jiggs Whigham held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Jiggs Whigham worked as a conductor^[4].
• Jiggs Whigham's professions included bandleader^[5].
• Jiggs Whigham worked as a musicologist^[6].
• Jiggs Whigham worked as a jazz musician^[7].
• Jiggs Whigham worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Jiggs Whigham's professions included composer^[11].
• Jiggs Whigham was employed by Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln^[12].
• Jiggs Whigham was employed by Hanns Eisler Music School Berlin^[13].
• Jiggs Whigham was educated at Charles F. Brush High School^[14].
• A notable student of Jiggs Whigham was Meike Goosmann^[15].
• Jiggs Whigham is recorded as male^[16].
• Jiggs Whigham's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Jiggs Whigham's genre is jazz^[18].
• Jiggs Whigham's record label is recorded as Pausa Records^[19].
• Jiggs Whigham's Commons category is recorded as Jiggs Whigham^[20].
• Jiggs Whigham's family name is recorded as Whigham^[21].
• Jiggs Whigham's given name is recorded as Oliver^[22].
• Jiggs Whigham's official website is recorded as http://jiggswhigham.com/^[23].
• Jiggs Whigham's instrument is recorded as trombone^[24].
• Jiggs Whigham's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• Jiggs Whigham's start of work period is recorded as 1960^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[27]

• Country: DE^[28]

• Began / founded: 1943-08-20^[29]

• Genre(s): hard bop, jazz, post-bop^[30]

• Community tags: hard bop, jazz, post-bop^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4a0105ca-d18b-4cb5-8939-e6f2ebeef467^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Jiggs Whigham's place of birth was Cleveland^[2]. He was born on August 20, 1943^[3].

Education

Jiggs Whigham was educated at Charles F. Brush High School^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor^[4], bandleader^[5], musicologist^[6], jazz musician^[7], university teacher^[8], and composer^[11]. Employers include Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln^[12], a conservatory^[33], in Germany^[34], founded in 1850^[35] and Hanns Eisler Music School Berlin^[13], a conservatory^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1950^[38], headquartered in Berlin^[39]. A notable student of Jiggs Whigham was Meike Goosmann^[15].

Why It Matters

Jiggs Whigham ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[9]

FAQs

Where was Jiggs Whigham born?

Jiggs Whigham's place of birth was Cleveland^[2].

What did Jiggs Whigham do for work?

Jiggs Whigham worked as conductor^[4], bandleader^[5], musicologist^[6], jazz musician^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Jiggs Whigham go to school?

Jiggs Whigham was educated at Charles F. Brush High School^[14].