Melba Liston

Summary

Melba Liston is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Kansas City^[2]. She was born on January 13, 1926^[3]. She died in Los Angeles^[4]. She died on April 23, 1999^[5]. She worked as a trombonist^[6], jazz musician^[7], composer^[8], music arranger^[9], and music educator^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (212 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Melba Liston's place of birth was Kansas City^[2].
• Melba Liston passed away in Los Angeles^[4].
• Melba Liston was born on January 13, 1926^[3].
• Melba Liston died on April 23, 1999^[5].
• Melba Liston held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Melba Liston is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].
• Melba Liston worked as a trombonist^[6].
• Melba Liston worked as a jazz musician^[7].
• Melba Liston's professions included composer^[8].
• Melba Liston's professions included music arranger^[9].
• Melba Liston worked as a music educator^[10].
• Melba Liston's field of work was performing arts^[14].
• Melba Liston's field of work was arrangement^[15].
• Melba Liston's field of work was teaching^[16].
• Melba Liston was educated at Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)^[17].
• Melba Liston received the NEA Jazz Masters^[18].
• Melba Liston is recorded as female^[19].
• Melba Liston's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Melba Liston's genre is jazz^[21].
• Melba Liston's Commons category is recorded as Melba Liston^[22].
• Melba Liston's family name is recorded as Liston^[23].
• Melba Liston's given name is recorded as Melba^[24].
• Melba Liston's instrument is recorded as trombone^[25].
• Melba Liston's described by source is recorded as Notable Black American Women^[26].
• Melba Liston's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1926-01-13^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1999-04-23^[31]

• Genre(s): jazz^[32]

• Community tags: jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 90b5459b-6f1a-4dc7-a27a-9b26acda1ea3^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Melba Liston was born in Kansas City^[2]. She was born on January 13, 1926^[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].

Education

Melba Liston's education included a stint at Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include trombonist^[6], jazz musician^[7], composer^[8], music arranger^[9], and music educator^[10]. Fields of work include performing arts^[14], a type of arts^[35]; arrangement^[15]; and teaching^[16], an activity^[36].

Recognition

Melba Liston received the NEA Jazz Masters^[18].

Death and Burial

Melba Liston died on April 23, 1999^[5]. She died in Los Angeles^[4].

Why It Matters

Melba Liston ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (212 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Where was Melba Liston born?

Melba Liston's place of birth was Kansas City^[2].

Where did Melba Liston die?

Melba Liston died in Los Angeles^[4].

What did Melba Liston do for work?

Melba Liston worked as trombonist^[6], jazz musician^[7], composer^[8], music arranger^[9], and music educator^[10].

Where did Melba Liston go to school?

Melba Liston was educated at Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)^[17].

What awards did Melba Liston receive?

Honors received include NEA Jazz Masters^[18].