Richie Cole

American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1948–2020)
Person human Q349227
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Richie Cole

Summary

Richie Cole is a human[1]. His place of birth was Trenton[2]. He was born on February 29, 1948[3]. He passed away in Carnegie[4]. He died on May 2, 2020[5]. He worked as a jazz saxophonist[6], composer[7], music arranger[8], and recording artist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Richie Cole's place of birth was Trenton[2].
  • Richie Cole died in Carnegie[4].
  • Richie Cole was born on February 29, 1948[3].
  • Richie Cole died on May 2, 2020[5].
  • Richie Cole held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Richie Cole worked as a jazz saxophonist[6].
  • Richie Cole worked as a composer[7].
  • Richie Cole worked as a music arranger[8].
  • Richie Cole worked as a recording artist[9].
  • Richie Cole's education included a stint at Berklee College of Music[12].
  • Richie Cole's education included a stint at Ewing High School[13].
  • Richie Cole is recorded as male[14].
  • Richie Cole's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Richie Cole's genre is jazz[16].
  • Richie Cole's record label is recorded as Heads Up International[17].
  • Richie Cole's record label is recorded as Muse Records[18].
  • Richie Cole's discography is recorded as Richie Cole discography[19].
  • Richie Cole's family name is recorded as Cole[20].
  • Richie Cole's given name is recorded as Richie[21].
  • Richie Cole's official website is recorded as http://www.richiecole.com[22].
  • Richie Cole's instrument is recorded as saxophone[23].
  • Richie Cole's instrument is recorded as alto saxophone[24].
  • Richie Cole's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Richie Cole's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Richie Cole'}[26].
  • Richie Cole's start of work period is recorded as 1969[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: 1948-02-29[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-05-02[31]

  • Genre(s): bebop, jazz[32]

  • Community tags: american saxophonist, bebop, jazz, saxophonist[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3a8c5fad-945b-4b68-a393-278523f260bc[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Richie Cole's place of birth was Trenton[2]. He was born on February 29, 1948[3].

Education

Educated at Berklee College of Music[12], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1945[37], headquartered in Boston[38] and Ewing High School[13], a high school[39], in United States[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz saxophonist[6], composer[7], music arranger[8], and recording artist[9].

Death and Burial

Richie Cole died on May 2, 2020[5]. He passed away in Carnegie[4].

Why It Matters

Richie Cole ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Richie Cole born?

Richie Cole was born in Trenton[2].

Where did Richie Cole die?

Richie Cole passed away in Carnegie[4].

What did Richie Cole do for work?

Richie Cole worked as jazz saxophonist[6], composer[7], music arranger[8], and recording artist[9].

Where did Richie Cole go to school?

Richie Cole was educated at Berklee College of Music[12] and Ewing High School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Richie
    Family name Cole
    Country of citizenship United States
    Website
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