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Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Shorter came to mainstream prominence in 1959 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, for whom he eventually became the primary composer. In 1964 he joined Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet, and then co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report in 1970. He recorded more than 20 albums…
Known for
- Elis & Tom: It Had to be You — Self2023
- Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity — Self2023
- Universe2020
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool — Self - Musician2019
- Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes — Self2019
- It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story — Self2018
- Chasing Trane — Self - Musician2017
- Miles Ahead — Live Concert Band2016
- I Called Him Morgan — Self2016
- Jaco — Self2015
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1933
- Active to
- 2023
Discography
- Introducing Wayne Shorter1960
- Wayning Moments1962
- Juju1964
- Night Dreamer1964
- Speak No Evil1965
- The All Seeing Eye1966
- Adam’s Apple1967
- Schizophrenia1969
- Super Nova1970
- Odyssey of Iska1971
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Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, and then co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader. Shorter was born in Newark, New Jersey, and attended Newark Arts High School. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1933-08-25 ) August 25, 1933, Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) (aged 89), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Education
- New York University
- Genres
- Modal jazz crossover jazz post-bop hard bop jazz fusion third stream
- Occupations
- Musician composer
- Instruments
- Tenor saxophone soprano saxophone
- Years active
- 1958–2021
- Labels
- Blue Note Columbia Verve
- Formerly of
- Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet The Manhattan Project Weather Report
- Website
- wayneshorter.com (archived)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wayne
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Newark
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Soka Gakkai
- Genre
- crossover
- Instrument
- tenor saxophone
- Record label
- Blue Note
- Official website
- wayneshorter.com
- Image
- Weather Report (Wayne Shorter).jpg
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- ethnic group
- African Americans
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- Weather Report
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- name in native language
- Wayne Shorter
- date of death
- 2023-03-02
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
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- www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/arts/music/wayne-shorter-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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