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Omer Simeon

American jazz clarinetist (1902–1959)
Person human Q338698

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
July 21, 1902
Date of death
September 17, 1959
Place of birth
New Orleans
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Ethnic group
African Americans[10]
Occupation
clarinetist, saxophonist, jazz musician, musician
Genre
jazz[12]
Cause of death
esophageal cancer[13]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[20]
Family name
Simeon[14]
Given name
Omer[15]
Instrument
bass clarinet, saxophone, clarinet[17][18][19]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
P14750
18D4-C78E-AFB6-9E41-C9AB[22]
Start of work period
1920[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Omer Simeon en Omer Victor Simeon ar عمر سيميون fr Omer Victor Sineon ja オマー・シメオン tr Omer Victor Simeon
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000029348079
VIAF cluster ID
56797658
Library of Congress authority ID
n91022224
GND ID
1116038021
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Omer Simeon (cropped).jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000888491
American National Biography ID
1802899
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13899783f
Carnegie Hall agent ID
126671
DAHR artist ID
106307
DDB person (GND) ID
1116038021
Discogs artist ID
326792
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Europeana entity
agent/base/148871
FAST ID
282547
Freebase ID
/m/023rkz
Grove Music Online ID
J409800
IMDb ID
nm8177618
IdRef ID
080757456
KBR person ID
14629344
Last.fm ID
Omer+Simeon
MusicBrainz artist ID
bf319be5-31ba-48d1-a4bb-da4235994d7a
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000020481
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100506594
Prabook ID
2114770
SNAC ARK ID
w6jn6rcn
SecondHandSongs artist ID
184727
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjt6TfVY9W8kTT8qTHcT3
Yale LUX ID
person/521c333b-3b0b-47bd-9fab-df69d0a27754

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Instrument 3
saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Occupation 3
saxophonist, clarinetist, jazz musician
Cause of death 1
esophageal cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Genre 1
jazz
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:member of band 1
Red Hot Peppers
Place of birth 1
New Orleans
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← Mb:teacher 1
Lorenzo Tio
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Summary

Omer Simeon was born on July 21, 1902[1], in New Orleans[2]. He died on September 17, 1959[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a clarinetist[5], saxophonist[6], jazz musician[7], and musician[8].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1902-07-21[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1959-09-17[26]

  • Genre(s): jazz[27]

  • Community tags: jazz[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bf319be5-31ba-48d1-a4bb-da4235994d7a[29]

FAQs

Where was Omer Simeon born?

Omer Simeon's place of birth was New Orleans[2].

Where did Omer Simeon die?

Omer Simeon passed away in New York City[4].

What did Omer Simeon do for work?

Omer Simeon worked as a clarinetist[5], saxophonist[6], jazz musician[7], and musician[8].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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