Norio Maeda

Japanese jazz pianist, composer, arranger, conductor (1934-2018)
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Norio Maeda

Summary

Norio Maeda is a human[1]. His place of birth was Osaka Prefecture[2]. He was born on December 6, 1934[3]. He died on November 25, 2018[4]. He worked as a composer[5], music arranger[6], pianist[7], keyboardist[8], and vibraphonist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Norio Maeda's place of birth was Osaka Prefecture[2].
  • Norio Maeda was born on December 6, 1934[3].
  • Norio Maeda died on November 25, 2018[4].
  • Norio Maeda held citizenship in Japan[11].
  • Norio Maeda held citizenship in Empire of Japan[12].
  • Japanese was Norio Maeda's native language[13].
  • Norio Maeda's professions included composer[5].
  • Norio Maeda's professions included music arranger[6].
  • Norio Maeda's professions included pianist[7].
  • Norio Maeda worked as a keyboardist[8].
  • Norio Maeda worked as a vibraphonist[9].
  • Norio Maeda worked as a conductor[14].
  • Among Norio Maeda's employers was Osaka University of Arts[15].
  • Norio Maeda received the Fumio Nanri Award[16].
  • Norio Maeda received the Fumio Nanri Award[17].
  • Norio Maeda is recorded as male[18].
  • Norio Maeda's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Norio Maeda's genre is jazz[20].
  • Norio Maeda's family name is recorded as Maeda[21].
  • Norio Maeda's given name is recorded as Norio[22].
  • Norio Maeda's official website is recorded as http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~norioarr/[23].
  • Norio Maeda's instrument is recorded as piano[24].
  • Norio Maeda's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[25].
  • Norio Maeda's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '前田暢人'}[26].
  • Norio Maeda's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '前田憲男'}[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1934-12-06[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-11-25[31]

  • Genre(s): easy listening, hard bop, jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop[32]

  • Community tags: easy listening, hard bop, j-jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5f569b75-098f-445d-9293-d65e25e55c33[34]

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Origins and Family

Norio Maeda was born in Osaka Prefecture[2]. He was born on December 6, 1934[3]. Japanese was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[5], music arranger[6], pianist[7], keyboardist[8], vibraphonist[9], and conductor[14]. Among Norio Maeda's employers was Osaka University of Arts[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Fumio Nanri Award[16], a music award[35], in Japan[36].

Death and Burial

Norio Maeda died on November 25, 2018[4].

Why It Matters

Norio Maeda ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Norio Maeda born?

Norio Maeda was born in Osaka Prefecture[2].

What did Norio Maeda do for work?

Norio Maeda worked as composer[5], music arranger[6], pianist[7], keyboardist[8], and vibraphonist[9].

What awards did Norio Maeda receive?

Honors received include Fumio Nanri Award[16] and Fumio Nanri Award[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . www5d.biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved . www5d.biglobe.ne.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . www5d.biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved . www5d.biglobe.ne.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . www5d.biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved . www5d.biglobe.ne.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . hcf.or.jp. Retrieved . hcf.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . jazzjapan.co.jp. Retrieved . jazzjapan.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . www5d.biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved . www5d.biglobe.ne.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . 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.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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