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Otto Hardwick

American musician (1904–1970)
Person human Q264226

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
May 31, 1904, 1904[9]
Date of death
August 5, 1970, 1970[10]
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Ethnic group
African Americans[12]
Occupation
saxophonist, jazz musician, composer, musician
Genre
jazz[14]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[19]
Family name
Hardwick[15]
Given name
Otto[16]
Instrument
saxophone, clarinet[17][18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Otto Hardwick en Otto J. Hardwick ar أوتو هاردويك de Otto James Hardwick de Toby Hardwick fr Toby Hardwick it Toby Hardwick ja オットー・ハーディック ja オットー・ハードウィック nl Toby Hardwick
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000063102064
VIAF cluster ID
49408218
Library of Congress authority ID
no2001045724
GND ID
1120052831
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Barney Bigard, Ben Webster, Otto Hardwick, Harry carney, Rex Stewart, Sonny greer, Wallace Jones, Ray Nance (Gottlieb 02401) - crop.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000413575
American National Biography ID
1802785
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138949604
Carnegie Hall agent ID
21590
DAHR artist ID
111583
Discogs artist ID
307331
Europeana entity
agent/base/6116
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FAST ID
464075
Freebase ID
/m/01vzc56
Grove Music Online ID
J188700
MusicBrainz artist ID
4fd648b7-e5a7-4d4e-b3c8-6c3c7f3b4da8
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp162020
Prabook ID
2117794
SBN author ID
DDSV061718
SNAC ARK ID
w6rh0cc9
SecondHandSongs artist ID
193453
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhddBTygMj3CrbdYVTPwC
Yale LUX ID
person/12b5b3b7-7ce7-4a79-a773-aabc86ff0731

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
composer, saxophonist, jazz musician
Instrument 2
saxophone, clarinet
Mb:composer 2
Hop Head, Hop Head
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Genre 1
jazz
Given name 1
Otto
Instance of 1
human
Mb:member of band 1
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Place of birth 1
Washington, D.C.
Place of death 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
← EU Knowledge Graph item ID 1
Suvereto
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Summary

Otto Hardwick was born on May 31, 1904[1], in Washington, D.C.[2]. He died on August 5, 1970[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as a saxophonist[5], jazz musician[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Otto Hardwick born?

Otto Hardwick was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

Where did Otto Hardwick die?

Otto Hardwick died in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did Otto Hardwick do for work?

Otto Hardwick worked as a saxophonist[5], jazz musician[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

Related Entities

Suvereto 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. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Hardwick, Toby (1904-1970), jazz alto saxophonist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Hardwick, Toby (1904-1970), jazz alto saxophonist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Hardwick, Toby (1904-1970), jazz alto saxophonist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → saxophone, clarinet
    Place of birth → Washington, D.C.
    Genre → —
    Citizenship → —
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