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Ken Colyer

British musician (1928–1988)
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Ken Colyer

Summary

Ken Colyer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Great Yarmouth[2]. He was born on April 18, 1928[3]. He died in Roquebrune-sur-Argens[4]. He died on March 8, 1988[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], conductor[7], and jazz musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ken Colyer's place of birth was Great Yarmouth[2].
  • Ken Colyer died in Roquebrune-sur-Argens[4].
  • Ken Colyer was born on April 18, 1928[3].
  • Ken Colyer died on March 8, 1988[5].
  • Ken Colyer held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Ken Colyer's professions included bandleader[6].
  • Ken Colyer's professions included conductor[7].
  • Ken Colyer's professions included jazz musician[8].
  • Ken Colyer was educated at William Ellis School[11].
  • Ken Colyer is recorded as male[12].
  • Ken Colyer's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ken Colyer's genre is jazz[14].
  • Ken Colyer's record label is recorded as Black Lion Records[15].
  • Ken Colyer's archives at is recorded as National Jazz Archive[16].
  • The cause of death was stomach cancer[17].
  • Ken Colyer's family name is recorded as Colyer[18].
  • Ken Colyer's given name is recorded as Ken[19].
  • Ken Colyer's official website is recorded as http://www.kencolyer.org[20].
  • Ken Colyer's work location is recorded as New Orleans[21].
  • Ken Colyer's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Ken Colyer's instrument is recorded as trumpet[23].
  • Ken Colyer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].

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[25]

  • Country: GB[26]

  • Began / founded: 1928-04-18[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1988-03-08[28]

  • Genre(s): jazz[29]

  • Community tags: jazz[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9a28828c-aa7b-41ac-80e1-6c580f329fa3[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Great Yarmouth[2], Ken Colyer… he was born on April 18, 1928[3].

Education

Ken Colyer's education included a stint at William Ellis School[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[6], conductor[7], and jazz musician[8].

Death and Burial

Ken Colyer died on March 8, 1988[5]. He passed away in Roquebrune-sur-Argens[4]. The cause of death was stomach cancer[17].

Why It Matters

Ken Colyer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Ken Colyer born?

Born in Great Yarmouth[2], Ken Colyer…

Where did Ken Colyer die?

Ken Colyer passed away in Roquebrune-sur-Argens[4].

What did Ken Colyer do for work?

Ken Colyer worked as bandleader[6], conductor[7], and jazz musician[8].

Where did Ken Colyer go to school?

Ken Colyer was educated at William Ellis School[11].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . nationaljazzarchive.org.uk. nationaljazzarchive.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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