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Leonard Feather

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Also known as Leonard Geoffrey Feather

British musician (1914–1994)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Leonard Feather is referenced by 669 other articles, and connects out to London, jazz and International Standard Book Number.

It sits within the topics 1914 births, 1994 deaths and 20th-century British classical musicians.

Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Born
13 September 1914
Died
22 September 1994
Works
20

Top works

  • The new edition of the encyclopedia of jazz
  • The biographical encyclopedia of jazz
  • The book of jazz : from then until now : a guide to the entire field
  • The encyclopedia yearbook of jazz
  • The encyclopedia yearbooks of jazz

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Known for

  • Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer — Himself2007
  • Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs — Self1990
  • The Long Night of Lady Day1984

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1914-09-13
Active to
1994-09-22
jazz

Discography

Official siteDiscogsStream

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,648
Total plays
8,072

Tags

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Leonard Geoffrey Feather (September 13th, 1914 – September 22nd, 1994) was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer who was best known for his music journalism and other writing. Feather was born in London into a strictly conformist upper-middle-class Jewish family. He learned to play the piano and clarinet (though was not formally trained), and had started writing about jazz and film by his late teens. At the age of twenty-one Feather made his first visit to the United States, and a

via Last.fm · Leonard Feather

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Leonard
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Encino
Occupation
music critic
Educated at
University College London
Employer
Down Beat
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
jazz
Genre
jazz
Instrument
piano
Image
Kitty Kallen and Leonard Feather swap Armenian vittles, 1945.jpg
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date of birth
1914-09-13
date of death
1994-09-22
Commons category
Leonard Feather
start of work period
1932-00-00
end of work period
1994-00-00
Sources (2)

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Available in 15 languages

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Categories

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