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Joe Locke

American musician
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Joe Locke

Summary

Joe Locke is a human[1]. Born in Palo Alto[2], he… he was born on March 18, 1959[3]. He worked as a composer[4] and jazz musician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Joe Locke's place of birth was Palo Alto[2].
  • Joe Locke was born on March 18, 1959[3].
  • Joe Locke held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Joe Locke's professions included composer[4].
  • Joe Locke's professions included jazz musician[5].
  • Joe Locke is recorded as male[8].
  • Joe Locke's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Joe Locke's genre is jazz[10].
  • Joe Locke's record label is recorded as Motéma Music[11].
  • Joe Locke's Commons category is recorded as Joe Locke[12].
  • Joe Locke's family name is recorded as Locke[13].
  • Joe Locke's given name is recorded as Joe[14].
  • Joe Locke's official website is recorded as https://joelocke.com/[15].
  • Joe Locke's instrument is recorded as vibraphone[16].
  • Joe Locke's start of work period is recorded as 1975[17].

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[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1959-03-18[20]

  • Genre(s): jazz, post-bop[21]

  • Community tags: jazz, marimba, post-bop, vibraphone[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 90020dfe-aa3f-4542-b1f8-e4773fe76429[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Palo Alto[2], Joe Locke… he was born on March 18, 1959[3].

Career and Affiliations

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

Why It Matters

Joe Locke ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Joe Locke born?

Born in Palo Alto[2], Joe Locke…

What did Joe Locke do for work?

Joe Locke worked as composer[4] and jazz musician[5].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Joe
    Family name → Locke
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Website → —
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