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Oscar Brashear

American trumpeter (1944–2023)
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Oscar Brashear

Summary

Oscar Brashear is a human[1]. Born in Chicago[2], he… he was born on August 18, 1944[3]. He died on July 7, 2023[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Oscar Brashear was born in Chicago[2].
  • Oscar Brashear was born on August 18, 1944[3].
  • Oscar Brashear died on July 7, 2023[4].
  • Oscar Brashear held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Oscar Brashear's professions included jazz musician[5].
  • Oscar Brashear was educated at Wilbur Wright College[8].
  • Oscar Brashear is recorded as male[9].
  • Oscar Brashear's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Oscar Brashear's genre is jazz[11].
  • Oscar Brashear's family name is recorded as Brashear[12].
  • Oscar Brashear's given name is recorded as Oscar[13].
  • Oscar Brashear's instrument is recorded as trumpet[14].
  • Oscar Brashear's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • Oscar Brashear's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oscar Brashear'}[16].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[17]

  • Country: US[18]

  • Began / founded: 1944-08-18[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-07-07[20]

  • Genre(s): jazz[21]

  • Community tags: jazz, session[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c0d569a0-c01a-49ba-923d-e4dcd8bd6e03[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Chicago[2], Oscar Brashear… he was born on August 18, 1944[3].

Education

Oscar Brashear was educated at Wilbur Wright College[8].

Career and Affiliations

Oscar Brashear's professions included jazz musician[5].

Death and Burial

Oscar Brashear died on July 7, 2023[4].

Why It Matters

Oscar Brashear ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

FAQs

Where was Oscar Brashear born?

Born in Chicago[2], Oscar Brashear…

What did Oscar Brashear do for work?

Oscar Brashear worked as jazz musician[5].

Where did Oscar Brashear go to school?

Oscar Brashear was educated at Wilbur Wright College[8].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . jazzonthetube.com. Retrieved . jazzonthetube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → trumpet
    Place of birth → Chicago
    Genre → —
    Citizenship → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32080|batch #32080]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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