Marc Iacona
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Marc Iacona is an American arts executive and co-founder of the Rochester International Jazz Festival, known for his role in developing it into a major jazz event.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marc Iacona canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5306107 — 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: Marc Iacona Context triple: [Rochester International Jazz Festival, foundedBy, Marc Iacona]
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A.
Dan Iassogna
Dan Iassogna is a veteran Major League Baseball umpire who has officiated numerous postseason games, including serving as crew chief in the World Series.
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B.
Marc Trasolini
Marc Trasolini is a Canadian professional basketball player and standout former forward for Santa Clara University who went on to play internationally, particularly in Japan’s B.League.
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C.
Vincent Schiavelli
Vincent Schiavelli was an American character actor known for his distinctive appearance and memorable supporting roles in films such as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Ghost," and numerous other movies and television shows.
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D.
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro is a co-founder of Blue Sky Studios, the acclaimed animation company behind films such as the Ice Age series.
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E.
John Filippone
John Filippone was the husband of Maureen Reagan, the daughter of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
- 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: Marc Iacona Target entity description: Marc Iacona is an American arts executive and co-founder of the Rochester International Jazz Festival, known for his role in developing it into a major jazz event.
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A.
Dan Iassogna
Dan Iassogna is a veteran Major League Baseball umpire who has officiated numerous postseason games, including serving as crew chief in the World Series.
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B.
Marc Trasolini
Marc Trasolini is a Canadian professional basketball player and standout former forward for Santa Clara University who went on to play internationally, particularly in Japan’s B.League.
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C.
Vincent Schiavelli
Vincent Schiavelli was an American character actor known for his distinctive appearance and memorable supporting roles in films such as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Ghost," and numerous other movies and television shows.
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D.
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro is a co-founder of Blue Sky Studios, the acclaimed animation company behind films such as the Ice Age series.
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E.
John Filippone
John Filippone was the husband of Maureen Reagan, the daughter of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts executive
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festival co-founder ⓘ music festival ⓘ person ⓘ |
| coFounded | Rochester International Jazz Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music festival management
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performing arts administration ⓘ |
| genreFocus | jazz ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding the Rochester International Jazz Festival
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developing the Rochester International Jazz Festival into a major jazz event ⓘ |
| location | Rochester, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Rochester International Jazz Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arts executive
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festival organizer ⓘ |
| workLocation | Rochester, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marc Iacona Description of subject: Marc Iacona is an American arts executive and co-founder of the Rochester International Jazz Festival, known for his role in developing it into a major jazz event.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.