John Taylor

British jazz pianist (1942–2015)
Person human Q467927
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John Taylor

Summary

John Taylor is a human[1]. His place of birth was Manchester[2]. He was born on September 25, 1942[3]. He died in Angers[4]. He died on July 17, 2015[5]. He worked as a composer[6], pianist[7], jazz musician[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Manchester[2], John Taylor…
  • John Taylor passed away in Angers[4].
  • John Taylor was born on September 25, 1942[3].
  • John Taylor died on July 17, 2015[5].
  • John Taylor died on July 18, 2015[11].
  • John Taylor held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • John Taylor worked as a composer[6].
  • John Taylor worked as a pianist[7].
  • John Taylor's professions included jazz musician[8].
  • John Taylor worked as a university teacher[9].
  • John Taylor was employed by Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln[13].
  • A notable student of John Taylor was Michael Wollny[14].
  • John Taylor is recorded as male[15].
  • John Taylor's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Taylor's genre is jazz[17].
  • John Taylor's record label is recorded as ECM Records[18].
  • John Taylor's Commons category is recorded as John Taylor (musician born 1942)[19].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[20].
  • John Taylor's family name is recorded as Taylor[21].
  • John Taylor's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Taylor's official website is recorded as http://www.johntaylorjazz.com/[23].
  • John Taylor's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • John Taylor's instrument is recorded as piano[25].
  • John Taylor's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • John Taylor's start of work period is recorded as 1969[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1942-09-25[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-07-17[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz, post-bop[32]

  • Community tags: jazz, post-bop[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 24bd2f06-73d8-4821-b6e8-c8db267eb0a8[34]

Body

Origins and Family

John Taylor's place of birth was Manchester[2]. He was born on September 25, 1942[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], pianist[7], jazz musician[8], and university teacher[9]. Among John Taylor's employers was Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln[13]. A notable student of him was Michael Wollny[14].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 17, 2015[5] and July 18, 2015[11]. John Taylor passed away in Angers[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[20].

Why It Matters

John Taylor ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was John Taylor born?

John Taylor was born in Manchester[2].

Where did John Taylor die?

John Taylor died in Angers[4].

What did John Taylor do for work?

John Taylor worked as composer[6], pianist[7], jazz musician[8], and university teacher[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . CONOR.SI. 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. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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