David Grisman
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David Grisman is an American mandolinist and composer known for pioneering the "Dawg" style, a blend of bluegrass, jazz, and folk music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Grisman canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5920370 — 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: David Grisman Context triple: [American Beauty, featuresMusician, David Grisman]
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A.
Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck is a virtuoso American banjo player and composer known for pioneering genre-blending work that fuses bluegrass, jazz, classical, and world music, particularly with his band Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.
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B.
Sam Bush
Sam Bush is an influential American mandolinist and singer, often called the “King of Newgrass” for pioneering the progressive bluegrass movement.
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C.
Mike Seeger
Mike Seeger was an influential American folk musician, folklorist, and collector who played a key role in the mid-20th-century revival of traditional old-time music.
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D.
Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas is an acclaimed American dobro and lap steel guitar player renowned for his innovative contributions to bluegrass and country music.
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E.
Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny is an influential American jazz guitarist and composer known for his innovative work in modern jazz and fusion, particularly with the Pat Metheny Group.
- 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: David Grisman Target entity description: David Grisman is an American mandolinist and composer known for pioneering the "Dawg" style, a blend of bluegrass, jazz, and folk music.
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A.
Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck is a virtuoso American banjo player and composer known for pioneering genre-blending work that fuses bluegrass, jazz, classical, and world music, particularly with his band Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.
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B.
Sam Bush
Sam Bush is an influential American mandolinist and singer, often called the “King of Newgrass” for pioneering the progressive bluegrass movement.
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C.
Mike Seeger
Mike Seeger was an influential American folk musician, folklorist, and collector who played a key role in the mid-20th-century revival of traditional old-time music.
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D.
Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas is an acclaimed American dobro and lap steel guitar player renowned for his innovative contributions to bluegrass and country music.
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E.
Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny is an influential American jazz guitarist and composer known for his innovative work in modern jazz and fusion, particularly with the Pat Metheny Group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ mandolinist ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedBand |
David Grisman Quintet
NERFINISHED
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Even Dozen Jug Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Muleskinner NERFINISHED ⓘ Old & In the Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Béla Fleck
NERFINISHED
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Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Rowan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephane Grappelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ Vassar Clements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-03-23 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Grisman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Acoustic Disc
NERFINISHED
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David Grisman Quintet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
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acoustic music ⓘ bluegrass ⓘ folk music ⓘ jazz ⓘ newgrass ⓘ progressive bluegrass ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Sam Grisman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary mandolin players
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new acoustic music scene ⓘ |
| instrument |
mandocello
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mandola ⓘ mandolin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blending bluegrass, jazz, and folk
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pioneering Dawg music ⓘ |
| movement |
Dawg music
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new acoustic music ⓘ |
| name | David Grisman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dawg music
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Garcia/Grisman NERFINISHED ⓘ Hot Dawg NERFINISHED ⓘ Old & In the Way (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintet ’80 NERFINISHED ⓘ Shady Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ The David Grisman Quintet (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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mandolinist ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hackensack, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Acoustic Disc
NERFINISHED
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Rounder Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| website | https://www.acousticdisc.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Grisman Description of subject: David Grisman is an American mandolinist and composer known for pioneering the "Dawg" style, a blend of bluegrass, jazz, and folk music.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.