Johnny Griffin

Summary

Johnny Griffin is a human^[1]. Born in Chicago^[2], he… he was born on April 24, 1928^[3]. He died in Availles-Limouzine^[4]. He died on July 25, 2008^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], jazz musician^[7], and saxophonist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month, #7,190 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Chicago^[2], Johnny Griffin…
• Johnny Griffin passed away in Availles-Limouzine^[4].
• Johnny Griffin was born on April 24, 1928^[3].
• Johnny Griffin was born on April 23, 1928^[10].
• Johnny Griffin died on July 25, 2008^[5].
• Johnny Griffin held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Johnny Griffin is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].
• Johnny Griffin's professions included composer^[6].
• Johnny Griffin's professions included jazz musician^[7].
• Johnny Griffin worked as a saxophonist^[8].
• Johnny Griffin was a member of The Johnny Griffin Quartet^[13].
• Johnny Griffin is recorded as male^[14].
• Johnny Griffin's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Johnny Griffin's genre is jazz^[16].
• Johnny Griffin's genre is post-bop^[17].
• Johnny Griffin's record label is recorded as Blue Note^[18].
• Johnny Griffin's record label is recorded as Antilles^[19].
• Johnny Griffin's discography is recorded as Johnny Griffin discography^[20].
• Johnny Griffin's Commons category is recorded as Johnny Griffin^[21].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[22].
• Johnny Griffin's family name is recorded as Griffin^[23].
• Johnny Griffin's given name is recorded as John^[24].
• Johnny Griffin's given name is recorded as Arnold^[25].
• Johnny Griffin's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[26].
• Johnny Griffin's instrument is recorded as saxophone^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1928-04-24^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2008-07-25^[31]

• Genre(s): hard bop, jazz^[32]

• Community tags: hard bop, jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: f9625cf4-1436-4f2c-bd5e-743eba86808c^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Johnny Griffin was born in Chicago^[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 24, 1928^[3] and April 23, 1928^[10]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], jazz musician^[7], and saxophonist^[8].

Death and Burial

Johnny Griffin died on July 25, 2008^[5]. He died in Availles-Limouzine^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[22].

Why It Matters

Johnny Griffin ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month, #7,190 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 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Johnny Griffin born?

Born in Chicago^[2], Johnny Griffin…

Where did Johnny Griffin die?

Johnny Griffin died in Availles-Limouzine^[4].

What did Johnny Griffin do for work?

Johnny Griffin worked as composer^[6], jazz musician^[7], and saxophonist^[8].