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The Jazz Messengers

American jazz band co-founded by Art Blakey
Organization musical_group Q1684482
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The Jazz Messengers

Summary

The Jazz Messengers is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Jazz Messengers's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Jazz Messengers's founder is recorded as Art Blakey[4].
  • The Jazz Messengers's genre is jazz[5].
  • The Jazz Messengers's discography is recorded as The Jazz Messengers discography[6].
  • The Jazz Messengers's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • January 1, 1955 marks the founding of The Jazz Messengers[8].
  • The Jazz Messengers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Jazz Messengers[9].
  • The Jazz Messengers's topic has template is recorded as Template:Jazz Messengers[10].
  • The Jazz Messengers's has characteristic is recorded as jazz band[11].
  • The Jazz Messengers's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Jazz Messengers'}[12].
  • The Jazz Messengers's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jazz Messengers'}[13].
  • The Jazz Messengers's member category is recorded as Category:The Jazz Messengers members[14].

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Founding

The Jazz Messengers's founder is recorded as Art Blakey[4]. January 1, 1955 marks the founding of it[8].

Why It Matters

The Jazz Messengers ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Art Blakey United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
    Aliases → —
    Genre → jazz
    Svkkl authority id → 0251530-Jazz-Messengers
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0251530-Jazz-Messengers, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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