Jimmy Cobb

American jazz drummer (1929–2020)
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Jimmy Cobb

Summary

Jimmy Cobb is a human[1]. His place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on January 20, 1929[3]. He died in Manhattan[4]. He died on May 24, 2020[5]. He worked as a drummer[6], jazz musician[7], and percussionist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jimmy Cobb was born in Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Jimmy Cobb passed away in Manhattan[4].
  • Jimmy Cobb was born on January 20, 1929[3].
  • Jimmy Cobb died on May 24, 2020[5].
  • Jimmy Cobb held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Jimmy Cobb's professions included drummer[6].
  • Jimmy Cobb worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Jimmy Cobb's professions included percussionist[8].
  • Jimmy Cobb's field of work was jazz[11].
  • Jimmy Cobb received the NEA Jazz Masters[12].
  • Jimmy Cobb is recorded as male[13].
  • Jimmy Cobb's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jimmy Cobb's genre is jazz[15].
  • Jimmy Cobb's record label is recorded as Chesky Records[16].
  • Jimmy Cobb's Commons category is recorded as Jimmy Cobb[17].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[18].
  • Jimmy Cobb's family name is recorded as Cobb[19].
  • Jimmy Cobb's given name is recorded as Jimmy[20].
  • Jimmy Cobb's official website is recorded as https://www.jimmycobb.com/[21].
  • Jimmy Cobb's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Jimmy Cobb's instrument is recorded as drum kit[23].
  • Jimmy Cobb's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Jimmy Cobb's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'James Wilbur Cobb'}[25].
  • Jimmy Cobb's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jimmy Cobb'}[26].
  • Jimmy Cobb's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1929-01-20[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-05-24[31]

  • Genre(s): hard bop, jazz[32]

  • Community tags: american drummer, death by lung cancer, drummer, hard bop, jazz, jazz drummer[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d0cbf65a-541b-476a-996c-fe2cd264bbd0[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Jimmy Cobb was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on January 20, 1929[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include drummer[6], jazz musician[7], and percussionist[8]. Jimmy Cobb's field of work was jazz[11].

Recognition

Jimmy Cobb received the NEA Jazz Masters[12].

Death and Burial

Jimmy Cobb died on May 24, 2020[5]. He died in Manhattan[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[18].

Why It Matters

Jimmy Cobb ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Cobb born?

Born in Washington, D.C.[2], Jimmy Cobb…

Where did Jimmy Cobb die?

Jimmy Cobb died in Manhattan[4].

What did Jimmy Cobb do for work?

Jimmy Cobb worked as drummer[6], jazz musician[7], and percussionist[8].

What awards did Jimmy Cobb receive?

Honors received include NEA Jazz Masters[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . NPR. Retrieved . npr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . NPR. Retrieved . npr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . nu.nl. nu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . NPR. Retrieved . npr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . npr.org. Retrieved . npr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation drummer, jazz musician, percussionist
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  2. 20d ago · AnnaMehta · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label Chesky Records
    Citizenship
    Number of children {'amount': '+2'}
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