Mezz Mezzrow

American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
Person human Q326297
Mezz Mezzrow
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Mezz Mezzrow

Summary

Mezz Mezzrow is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on November 9, 1899[3]. He passed away in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4]. He died on August 5, 1972[5]. He worked as a clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], and musician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Mezz Mezzrow's place of birth was Chicago[2].
  • Mezz Mezzrow died in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4].
  • Mezz Mezzrow was born on November 9, 1899[3].
  • Mezz Mezzrow died on August 5, 1972[5].
  • Mezz Mezzrow is buried at Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise[11].
  • Mezz Mezzrow held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Mezz Mezzrow's professions included clarinetist[6].
  • Mezz Mezzrow worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Mezz Mezzrow's professions included saxophonist[8].
  • Mezz Mezzrow's professions included musician[9].
  • Mezz Mezzrow was influenced by Sidney Bechet[13].
  • Mezz Mezzrow is recorded as male[14].
  • Mezz Mezzrow's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Mezz Mezzrow's genre is jazz[16].
  • Mezz Mezzrow's record label is recorded as Blue Note[17].
  • Mezz Mezzrow's Commons category is recorded as Mezz Mezzrow[18].
  • Mezz Mezzrow's given name is recorded as Milton[19].
  • Mezz Mezzrow's instrument is recorded as clarinet[20].
  • Mezz Mezzrow's instrument is recorded as saxophone[21].
  • Mezz Mezzrow's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Mezz Mezzrow's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Milton Mesirow'}[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1899-11-09[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1972-08-05[27]

  • Genre(s): dixieland, jazz[28]

  • Community tags: dixieland, jazz[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a3aea435-d1fb-45ca-b38d-411335d4717f[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Mezz Mezzrow was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on November 9, 1899[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], and musician[9].

Death and Burial

Mezz Mezzrow died on August 5, 1972[5]. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4]. Burial took place at Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise[11].

Why It Matters

Mezz Mezzrow ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Mezz Mezzrow born?

Mezz Mezzrow's place of birth was Chicago[2].

Where did Mezz Mezzrow die?

Mezz Mezzrow died in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4].

What did Mezz Mezzrow do for work?

Mezz Mezzrow worked as clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], and musician[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . death certificate. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . death certificate. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Beauvis and Langlade, ''Le columbarium du Père-Lachaise'', 1992. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . death certificate. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Genre jazz
    Influenced by Sidney Bechet
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