Richard M. Jones

American musician (1892–1945)
Person human Q2150138
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Richard M. Jones

Summary

Richard M. Jones is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Orleans[2]. He was born on June 13, 1892[3]. He died in Chicago[4]. He died on December 8, 1945[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], composer[7], conductor[8], jazz musician[9], and pianist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Richard M. Jones was born in New Orleans[2].
  • Richard M. Jones passed away in Chicago[4].
  • Richard M. Jones was born on June 13, 1892[3].
  • Richard M. Jones died on December 8, 1945[5].
  • Richard M. Jones held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Richard M. Jones is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].
  • Richard M. Jones's professions included bandleader[6].
  • Richard M. Jones worked as a composer[7].
  • Richard M. Jones worked as a conductor[8].
  • Richard M. Jones's professions included jazz musician[9].
  • Richard M. Jones worked as a pianist[10].
  • Richard M. Jones worked as a record producer[14].
  • Richard M. Jones's field of work was music[15].
  • Richard M. Jones's field of work was jazz[16].
  • Richard M. Jones's field of work was piano performance[17].
  • Richard M. Jones's field of work was composed musical work[18].
  • Richard M. Jones's field of work was music production[19].
  • Richard M. Jones's field of work was music composition[20].
  • Richard M. Jones is recorded as male[21].
  • Richard M. Jones's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Richard M. Jones's genre is jazz[23].
  • Richard M. Jones's record label is recorded as Paramount[24].
  • Richard M. Jones's Commons category is recorded as Richard M. Jones[25].
  • Richard M. Jones's family name is recorded as Jones[26].
  • Richard M. Jones's given name is recorded as Richard[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]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1892-06-13[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1945-12-08[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a9fea45b-07d0-49b1-87c7-30585d813fbf[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New Orleans[2], Richard M. Jones… he was born on June 13, 1892[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[6], composer[7], conductor[8], jazz musician[9], pianist[10], and record producer[14]. Fields of work include music[15], a type of arts[35]; jazz[16], a music genre[36], founded in 1917[37]; piano performance[17], a field of study[38]; composed musical work[18], a type of work of art[39]; music production[19], a manufacturing process[40]; and music composition[20], an academic discipline[41].

Death and Burial

Richard M. Jones died on December 8, 1945[5]. He passed away in Chicago[4].

Why It Matters

Richard M. Jones ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Richard M. Jones born?

Born in New Orleans[2], Richard M. Jones…

Where did Richard M. Jones die?

Richard M. Jones passed away in Chicago[4].

What did Richard M. Jones do for work?

Richard M. Jones worked as bandleader[6], composer[7], conductor[8], jazz musician[9], and pianist[10].

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. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . International Standard Name Identifier. 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians, Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33123|batch #33123]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P13576 is present."
  2. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument piano
    Genre
    Citizenship
    Place of birth New Orleans
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