Ray Nance

American jazz musician (1913–1976)
Person human Q1937573
Ray Nance
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Ray Nance

Summary

Ray Nance is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on December 10, 1913[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on January 28, 1976[5]. He worked as a trumpeter[6], jazz musician[7], singer[8], and violinist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chicago[2], Ray Nance…
  • Ray Nance passed away in New York City[4].
  • Ray Nance was born on December 10, 1913[3].
  • Ray Nance died on January 28, 1976[5].
  • Ray Nance held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Ray Nance is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Ray Nance worked as a trumpeter[6].
  • Ray Nance worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Ray Nance worked as a singer[8].
  • Ray Nance's professions included violinist[9].
  • Ray Nance was educated at Wendell Phillips Academy High School[13].
  • Ray Nance is recorded as male[14].
  • Ray Nance's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Ray Nance's genre is jazz[16].
  • Ray Nance's record label is recorded as Black Lion Records[17].
  • Ray Nance's Commons category is recorded as Ray Nance[18].
  • Ray Nance's family name is recorded as Nance[19].
  • Ray Nance's given name is recorded as Ray[20].
  • Ray Nance's instrument is recorded as trumpet[21].
  • Ray Nance's instrument is recorded as jazz violin[22].
  • Ray Nance's instrument is recorded as voice[23].
  • Ray Nance's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[24].
  • Ray Nance's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Ray Nance's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ray Nance'}[26].

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[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1913-12-10[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1976-01-28[30]

  • Genre(s): jazz, swing[31]

  • Community tags: jazz, swing[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a765d3e6-0a39-4910-b0d8-f80557be846d[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Chicago[2], Ray Nance… he was born on December 10, 1913[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Education

Ray Nance's education included a stint at Wendell Phillips Academy High School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include trumpeter[6], jazz musician[7], singer[8], and violinist[9].

Death and Burial

Ray Nance died on January 28, 1976[5]. He died in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Ray Nance ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Ray Nance born?

Born in Chicago[2], Ray Nance…

Where did Ray Nance die?

Ray Nance passed away in New York City[4].

What did Ray Nance do for work?

Ray Nance worked as trumpeter[6], jazz musician[7], singer[8], and violinist[9].

Where did Ray Nance go to school?

Ray Nance was educated at Wendell Phillips Academy High School[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Chicago
    Educated at Wendell Phillips Academy High School
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    Family name Nance
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