Paul Shapiro

American musician; jazz, world, and klezmer saxophonist from New York City
Person human Q7153545
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Paul Shapiro

Summary

Paul Shapiro is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on January 1, 1956[3]. He worked as a saxophonist[4], actor[5], composer[6], flautist[7], and jazz saxophonist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Paul Shapiro's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Paul Shapiro was born on January 1, 1956[3].
  • Paul Shapiro held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Paul Shapiro's native language[11].
  • Paul Shapiro's professions included saxophonist[4].
  • Paul Shapiro worked as an actor[5].
  • Paul Shapiro's professions included composer[6].
  • Paul Shapiro's professions included flautist[7].
  • Paul Shapiro worked as a jazz saxophonist[8].
  • Paul Shapiro's field of work was klezmer[12].
  • Paul Shapiro's field of work was music of the United States[13].
  • Paul Shapiro's field of work was jazz[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Paul Shapiro is The Watermelon Woman[15].
  • Paul Shapiro was a member of Brooklyn Funk Essentials[16].
  • Paul Shapiro is recorded as male[17].
  • Paul Shapiro's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Paul Shapiro's genre is jazz[19].
  • Paul Shapiro's genre is klezmer[20].
  • Paul Shapiro's genre is world music[21].
  • Paul Shapiro's record label is recorded as Tzadik Records[22].
  • Paul Shapiro's Commons category is recorded as Paul Shapiro[23].
  • Paul Shapiro's family name is recorded as Shapiro[24].
  • Paul Shapiro's given name is recorded as Paul[25].
  • Paul Shapiro's official website is recorded as http://www.paulshapiromusic.com/[26].
  • Paul Shapiro's instrument is recorded as saxophone[27].

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[28]

  • Began / founded: 1956[29]

  • Genre(s): jazz, klezmer[30]

  • Community tags: jazz, klezmer[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 90966a4b-ad6c-4364-a102-523b71061162[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Paul Shapiro's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on January 1, 1956[3]. English was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include saxophonist[4], actor[5], composer[6], flautist[7], and jazz saxophonist[8]. Fields of work include klezmer[12], a music genre[33]; music of the United States[13], a music by country or region[34], in United States[35]; and jazz[14], a music genre[36], founded in 1917[37].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Paul Shapiro is The Watermelon Woman[15].

Why It Matters

Paul Shapiro ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Paul Shapiro born?

Paul Shapiro's place of birth was New York City[2].

What did Paul Shapiro do for work?

Paul Shapiro worked as saxophonist[4], actor[5], composer[6], flautist[7], and jazz saxophonist[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [15] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Discogs. Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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