Sy Johnson

American musician (1930–2022)
Person human Q1311442
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Summary

Sy Johnson was born in New Haven[1]. He was born on April 15, 1930[2]. He passed away in New York City[3]. He died on July 26, 2022[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5], pianist[6], music arranger[7], composer[8], and musician[9].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Genre: jazz[12]
  • Family name: Johnson[13]
  • Given name: Sy[14]
  • Instrument: piano[15]
  • Described by source: Sy Johnson, Arranger Who Worked Closely With Mingus, Dies at 92[16]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[17]

  • Country: US[18]

  • Began / founded: 1930-04-15[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2022-07-26[20]

  • Genre(s): jazz[21]

  • Community tags: death by covid-19, jazz[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 324b9be2-cc3f-421a-9273-427ca180d26b[23]

FAQs

Where was Sy Johnson born?

Sy Johnson's place of birth was New Haven[1].

Where did Sy Johnson die?

Sy Johnson died in New York City[3].

What did Sy Johnson do for work?

Sy Johnson worked as jazz musician[5], pianist[6], music arranger[7], composer[8], and musician[9].

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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → New York City
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'nds', 'nl']
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → jazz
    Occupation → —
    Instance of → human
    Instrument → piano
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31706|batch #31706]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (6)"
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