Michel Petrucciani
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Michel Petrucciani was a virtuosic French jazz pianist and composer renowned for his lyrical improvisation, technical brilliance, and remarkable career despite living with a severe bone disease.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michel Petrucciani canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5348185 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michel Petrucciani Context triple: [Caravan, coveredBy, Michel Petrucciani]
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A.
Naguine Reinhardt
Naguine Reinhardt was the wife of pioneering jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt and a close companion throughout much of his life and career.
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B.
Tony Pinhas
Tony Pinhas is a musician best known as a member of the 1960s Greek rock band The Forminx.
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C.
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius was a groundbreaking American jazz bassist and composer renowned for revolutionizing the electric bass with his virtuosic fretless playing and work with Weather Report and numerous influential recordings.
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D.
Patrick Moraz
Patrick Moraz is a Swiss keyboardist and composer best known for his work with the progressive rock bands Yes and The Moody Blues.
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E.
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola is an American jazz fusion guitarist renowned for his virtuosic technique, complex compositions, and influential work with Return to Forever and as a solo artist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michel Petrucciani Target entity description: Michel Petrucciani was a virtuosic French jazz pianist and composer renowned for his lyrical improvisation, technical brilliance, and remarkable career despite living with a severe bone disease.
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A.
Naguine Reinhardt
Naguine Reinhardt was the wife of pioneering jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt and a close companion throughout much of his life and career.
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B.
Tony Pinhas
Tony Pinhas is a musician best known as a member of the 1960s Greek rock band The Forminx.
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C.
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius was a groundbreaking American jazz bassist and composer renowned for revolutionizing the electric bass with his virtuosic fretless playing and work with Weather Report and numerous influential recordings.
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D.
Patrick Moraz
Patrick Moraz is a Swiss keyboardist and composer best known for his work with the progressive rock bands Yes and The Moody Blues.
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E.
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola is an American jazz fusion guitarist renowned for his virtuosic technique, complex compositions, and influential work with Return to Forever and as a solo artist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French musician
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz pianist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1999 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Charles Lloyd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie Gómez NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Konitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Gadd NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Victoire de la Musique for Best Jazz Album (1994) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pulmonary infection ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-12-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1999-01-06 ⓘ |
| familyName | Petrucciani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Tony Petrucciani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Michel Petrucciani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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post-bop ⓘ |
| givenName | Michel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Alex Petrucciani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.0 m ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| medicalCondition | osteogenesis imperfecta ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Both Worlds" (1997)
NERFINISHED
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album "Estate" (1982) NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Michel Petrucciani" (1981) ⓘ album "Michel Plays Petrucciani" (1988) NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Music" (1989) ⓘ album "Power of Three" (1987) NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Trio in Tokyo" (1997) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Orange, Vaucluse, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
ⓘ
Dreyfus Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ Owl Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
|
| sibling |
Louis Petrucciani
NERFINISHED
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Philippe Petrucciani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
lyrical improvisation
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technical virtuosity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Michel Petrucciani Description of subject: Michel Petrucciani was a virtuosic French jazz pianist and composer renowned for his lyrical improvisation, technical brilliance, and remarkable career despite living with a severe bone disease.
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