Lennie Niehaus

Summary

Lennie Niehaus is a human^[1]. He was born in St. Louis^[2]. He was born on June 11, 1929^[3]. He passed away in Redlands^[4]. He died on May 28, 2020^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], saxophonist^[7], musicologist^[8], jazz musician^[9], and film score composer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,219 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Lennie Niehaus was born in St. Louis^[2].
• Lennie Niehaus passed away in Redlands^[4].
• Lennie Niehaus was born on June 11, 1929^[3].
• Lennie Niehaus was born on June 1, 1929^[12].
• Lennie Niehaus died on May 28, 2020^[5].
• Lennie Niehaus held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Lennie Niehaus worked as a composer^[6].
• Lennie Niehaus worked as a saxophonist^[7].
• Lennie Niehaus's professions included musicologist^[8].
• Lennie Niehaus's professions included jazz musician^[9].
• Lennie Niehaus's professions included film score composer^[10].
• Lennie Niehaus's professions included musician^[14].
• Lennie Niehaus's field of work was music^[15].
• Lennie Niehaus was educated at Theodore Roosevelt High School^[16].
• Lennie Niehaus received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special^[17].
• Lennie Niehaus was influenced by Charlie Parker^[18].
• Lennie Niehaus was influenced by Lee Konitz^[19].
• Lennie Niehaus was influenced by Benny Carter^[20].
• Lennie Niehaus was influenced by Phil Woods^[21].
• Lennie Niehaus was influenced by Joe Maini^[22].
• Lennie Niehaus was influenced by Cannonball Adderley^[23].
• Lennie Niehaus is recorded as male^[24].
• Lennie Niehaus's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Lennie Niehaus's genre is jazz^[26].
• Lennie Niehaus's record label is recorded as Contemporary Records^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1929-06-01^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2020-05-28^[31]

• Genre(s): cool jazz, jazz^[32]

• Community tags: american composer, composer, cool jazz, film score, jazz, jazz and blues, saxophonist^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 84b40267-a06a-4c03-9fe0-a92e340f99c5^[34]

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Origins and Family

Lennie Niehaus was born in St. Louis^[2]. Recorded date of birth include June 11, 1929^[3] and June 1, 1929^[12].

Education

Lennie Niehaus's education included a stint at Theodore Roosevelt High School^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], saxophonist^[7], musicologist^[8], jazz musician^[9], film score composer^[10], and musician^[14]. Lennie Niehaus's field of work was music^[15].

Recognition

Lennie Niehaus received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special^[17].

Death and Burial

Lennie Niehaus died on May 28, 2020^[5]. He died in Redlands^[4].

Why It Matters

Lennie Niehaus ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,219 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

He has been cited as an influence by Nick Glennie-Smith^[37], a composer^[38], b. 1951^[39], of United Kingdom^[40], specialised in film score^[41] and Peter Bernstein^[42], a composer^[43], b. 1951^[44], of United States^[45], awarded the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score^[46], specialised in music^[47].

FAQs

Where was Lennie Niehaus born?

Lennie Niehaus's place of birth was St. Louis^[2].

Where did Lennie Niehaus die?

Lennie Niehaus died in Redlands^[4].

What did Lennie Niehaus do for work?

Lennie Niehaus worked as composer^[6], saxophonist^[7], musicologist^[8], jazz musician^[9], and film score composer^[10].

Where did Lennie Niehaus go to school?

Lennie Niehaus was educated at Theodore Roosevelt High School^[16].

What awards did Lennie Niehaus receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special^[17].

Who did Lennie Niehaus influence?

Lennie Niehaus has been cited as an influence by Nick Glennie-Smith^[37] and Peter Bernstein^[42].