Kazumi Watanabe

Japanese jazz guitarist, composer, producer and University visiting professor (1953-)
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Kazumi Watanabe

Summary

Kazumi Watanabe is a human[1]. He was born in Shibuya[2]. He was born on October 14, 1953[3]. He worked as a composer[4], jazz musician[5], jazz guitarist[6], university teacher[7], and DJ producer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Shibuya[2], Kazumi Watanabe…
  • Kazumi Watanabe was born on October 14, 1953[3].
  • Kazumi Watanabe held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's professions included composer[4].
  • Kazumi Watanabe worked as a jazz musician[5].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's professions included jazz guitarist[6].
  • Kazumi Watanabe worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Kazumi Watanabe worked as a DJ producer[8].
  • Kazumi Watanabe was employed by Senzoku Gakuen College of Music[11].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's education included a stint at Gyosei Junior and Senior High School[12].
  • Kazumi Watanabe received the Fumio Nanri Award[13].
  • Kazumi Watanabe is recorded as male[14].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's genre is jazz[16].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[17].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's record label is recorded as Universal Music LLC[18].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's Commons category is recorded as Kazumi Watanabe[19].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's family name is recorded as Watanabe[20].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's given name is recorded as Kazumi[21].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's official website is recorded as https://www.kazumiwatanabe.net[22].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kazumi Watanabe[23].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's Commons gallery is recorded as Kazumi Watanabe[24].
  • Kazumi Watanabe studied under Masayuki Takayanagi[25].
  • Kazumi Watanabe studied under Sadanori Nakamure[26].
  • Kazumi Watanabe's instrument is recorded as guitar[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.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1953-10-14[30]

  • Genre(s): contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion[31]

  • Community tags: contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9a93b39f-d227-44d9-94df-965a0b52804a[33]

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Origins and Family

Kazumi Watanabe was born in Shibuya[2]. He was born on October 14, 1953[3].

Education

Kazumi Watanabe was educated at Gyosei Junior and Senior High School[12]. Studied under Masayuki Takayanagi[25], a jazz musician[34], 1932–1991[35], of Japan[36], awarded the Fumio Nanri Award[37] and Sadanori Nakamure[26], a jazz guitarist[38], b. 1933[39], of Japan[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], jazz musician[5], jazz guitarist[6], university teacher[7], and DJ producer[8]. Among Kazumi Watanabe's employers was Senzoku Gakuen College of Music[11].

Recognition

Kazumi Watanabe received the Fumio Nanri Award[13].

Why It Matters

Kazumi Watanabe ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Kazumi Watanabe born?

Born in Shibuya[2], Kazumi Watanabe…

What did Kazumi Watanabe do for work?

Kazumi Watanabe worked as composer[4], jazz musician[5], jazz guitarist[6], university teacher[7], and DJ producer[8].

Where did Kazumi Watanabe go to school?

Kazumi Watanabe was educated at Gyosei Junior and Senior High School[12].

What awards did Kazumi Watanabe receive?

Honors received include Fumio Nanri Award[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . senzoku.ac.jp. senzoku.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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