 Wayne Shorter playing with Weather Report, Amsterdam, 1980 Image by Chris Hakkens, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY 2.0 |
Wayne ShorterWayne Shorter Wayne Shorter American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023) Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader.[1] 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 as a bandleader. Quick facts Background information, Born ... Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter in Amsterdam (1980) Background information 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,… (Source: Wikipedia)
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