Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 25, 1933 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 2023 (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Modal jazz, crossover jazz, post-bop, hard bop, jazz fusion, third stream |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone |
| Years active | 1958–2021 |
| Labels | Blue Note, Columbia, Verve |
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| Website | wayneshorter |
In the 1960s, he joined Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, and from there he co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader.
Shorter has won 11 Grammy Awards.[1] The New York Times called Shorter in 2008 as "probably jazz's greatest living small-group composer and a contender for greatest living improviser."[2]
In 2017, he was awarded the Polar Music Prize.[3] Shorter died in Los Angeles, California, on March 2, 2023, at the age of 89.[4][5][6]
References
- Past Winners Search for Wayne Shorter. GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- Ratliff, Ben. "Music Review: A Birthday Bash With a Harmonious Mix of Guests". The New York Times. December 3, 2008. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- Chow, Andrew R. (February 7, 2017). "Sting and Wayne Shorter Win Polar Music Prize". New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- Chinen, Nate (March 2, 2023). "Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89". New York Times. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- Old Times, Winter / Spring 2012 – p. 12, UCC principal's son makes beautiful music, Nick Krewen
- Meade Sperry, Rod (March 2, 2023). "Remembering Wayne Shorter, Rogue Philosopher". Lion's Roar Magazine. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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