Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band

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musical ensemble scatter band student organization university marching band

The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band is Stanford University's famously irreverent, student-run scatter band known for its humorous, nontraditional performances at athletic and campus events.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band canonical	5
Stanford Band	2
Stanford Band Alumni Association	1
Stanford Cardinal pep band	1
Stanford University Band	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T768905 — 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: Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band
Context triple: [Stanford Tree, affiliation, Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band]

A. University of California Marching Band
The University of California Marching Band is the official marching band of UC Berkeley, known for its spirited performances at athletic events and its role in promoting school pride through music and field shows.
B. Oregon State University Marching Band
The Oregon State University Marching Band is the collegiate marching ensemble that performs at Oregon State athletic events and university functions, known for its spirited support of the Beavers and dynamic field shows.
C. Michigan Marching Band
The Michigan Marching Band is the University of Michigan’s renowned collegiate marching ensemble, known for its elaborate halftime shows, precision formations, and central role in the game-day atmosphere at Michigan Stadium.
D. Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights
Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights is the official marching band of Rutgers University, known for performing at athletic events and university ceremonies with spirited musical and visual shows.
E. Penn Band
Penn Band is the University of Pennsylvania’s marching and pep band, known for performing at athletic events and campus functions with spirited music and traditions.
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: Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band
Target entity description: The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band is Stanford University's famously irreverent, student-run scatter band known for its humorous, nontraditional performances at athletic and campus events.

A. University of California Marching Band
The University of California Marching Band is the official marching band of UC Berkeley, known for its spirited performances at athletic events and its role in promoting school pride through music and field shows.
B. Oregon State University Marching Band
The Oregon State University Marching Band is the collegiate marching ensemble that performs at Oregon State athletic events and university functions, known for its spirited support of the Beavers and dynamic field shows.
C. Michigan Marching Band
The Michigan Marching Band is the University of Michigan’s renowned collegiate marching ensemble, known for its elaborate halftime shows, precision formations, and central role in the game-day atmosphere at Michigan Stadium.
D. Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights
Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights is the official marching band of Rutgers University, known for performing at athletic events and university ceremonies with spirited musical and visual shows.
E. Penn Band
Penn Band is the University of Pennsylvania’s marching and pep band, known for performing at athletic events and campus functions with spirited music and traditions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical ensemble ⓘ scatter band ⓘ student organization ⓘ university marching band ⓘ
activity	pep band performances ⓘ performing at Stanford athletic events ⓘ performing at Stanford football games ⓘ performing at campus events ⓘ
affiliation	Stanford University ⓘ
associatedWith	Stanford Cardinal athletics ⓘ Stanford student life ⓘ
campus	Stanford University campus ⓘ
campusRole	musical ambassador for Stanford University ⓘ spirit organization ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
genre	marching band music ⓘ rock arrangements ⓘ
hasComponent	dollies ⓘ tree mascot ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://lsjumb.stanford.edu/ ⓘ
knownFor	comic scripts and commentary ⓘ irreverent performances ⓘ satirical shows ⓘ unconventional field formations ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Stanford, California ⓘ
mascot	Stanford Tree ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	comic announcer scripts ⓘ informal uniforms ⓘ lack of traditional marching formations ⓘ student-written shows ⓘ
operatedBy	students ⓘ
organizationalStructure	student-run ⓘ
organizationalType	volunteer student group ⓘ
parentOrganization	Stanford University Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation ⓘ linked to: Stanford Cardinal athletics
performanceStyle	humorous ⓘ nontraditional ⓘ scatter band ⓘ
selectionMethod	open membership auditions ⓘ
shortName	LSJUMB ⓘ Stanford Band ⓘ linked to: Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band
tradition	performing at Big Game against University of California, Berkeley ⓘ traveling to select away games ⓘ
usesAbbreviation	LSJUMB ⓘ
usesInstrument	brass instruments ⓘ percussion instruments ⓘ woodwind instruments ⓘ

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