Wayne Shorter

Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.

Wayne Shorter
Shorter in 1977
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.
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
Formerly of	Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet The Manhattan Project Weather Report
Website	wayneshorter.com

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

1. Past Winners Search for Wayne Shorter. GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
2. Ratliff, Ben. "Music Review: A Birthday Bash With a Harmonious Mix of Guests". The New York Times. December 3, 2008. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
3. Chow, Andrew R. (February 7, 2017). "Sting and Wayne Shorter Win Polar Music Prize". New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
4. Chinen, Nate (March 2, 2023). "Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89". New York Times. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
5. Old Times, Winter / Spring 2012 – p. 12, UCC principal's son makes beautiful music, Nick Krewen^{[permanent dead link]}
6. Meade Sperry, Rod (March 2, 2023). "Remembering Wayne Shorter, Rogue Philosopher". Lion's Roar Magazine. Retrieved March 2, 2023.