John Gilmore

American tenor saxophonist (1931–1995)
Person human Q330045
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John Gilmore

Summary

John Gilmore is a human[1]. Born in Summit[2], he… he was born on September 28, 1931[3]. He died in Philadelphia[4]. He died on August 29, 1995[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], conductor[7], clarinetist[8], saxophonist[9], and jazz musician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • John Gilmore was born in Summit[2].
  • John Gilmore died in Philadelphia[4].
  • John Gilmore was born on September 28, 1931[3].
  • John Gilmore died on August 29, 1995[5].
  • John Gilmore died on August 20, 1995[12].
  • John Gilmore held citizenship in United States[13].
  • John Gilmore worked as a bandleader[6].
  • John Gilmore worked as a conductor[7].
  • John Gilmore's professions included clarinetist[8].
  • John Gilmore's professions included saxophonist[9].
  • John Gilmore worked as a jazz musician[10].
  • John Gilmore was a member of Sun Ra Quartet[14].
  • John Gilmore is recorded as male[15].
  • John Gilmore's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Gilmore's genre is jazz[17].
  • John Gilmore's record label is recorded as Blue Note[18].
  • John Gilmore's family name is recorded as Gilmore[19].
  • John Gilmore's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Gilmore's instrument is recorded as saxophone[21].
  • John Gilmore's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • John Gilmore's different from is recorded as John Gilmore[23].
  • John Gilmore's start of work period is recorded as 1952[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1931-09-28[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1995-08-19[28]

  • Genre(s): avant-garde jazz, hard bop, jazz[29]

  • Community tags: avant-garde jazz, hard bop, jazz[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 51f18da3-397d-4eca-961d-1e488fd0bc2e[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Summit[2], John Gilmore… he was born on September 28, 1931[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[6], conductor[7], clarinetist[8], saxophonist[9], and jazz musician[10].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include August 29, 1995[5] and August 20, 1995[12]. John Gilmore passed away in Philadelphia[4].

Why It Matters

John Gilmore ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was John Gilmore born?

John Gilmore was born in Summit[2].

Where did John Gilmore die?

John Gilmore died in Philadelphia[4].

What did John Gilmore do for work?

John Gilmore worked as bandleader[6], conductor[7], clarinetist[8], saxophonist[9], and jazz musician[10].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation bandleader, conductor, clarinetist +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  2. 26d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Cantic id 981058617523406706
    Different from John Gilmore
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981058617523406706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257590|batch #257590]]"
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