Wayne Shorter

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

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.Past Winners Search for Wayne Shorter. GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 2013-06-04. The New York Times called Shorter in 2008 as "probably jazz's greatest living small-group composer and a contender for greatest living improviser."Ratliff, Ben. "Music Review: A Birthday Bash With a Harmonious Mix of Guests". The New York Times. December 3, 2008. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 

In 2017, he was awarded the Polar Music Prize.
Shorter died in Los Angeles, California, on March 2, 2023, at the age of 89.Old Times, Winter / Spring 2012 – p. 12, UCC principal's son makes beautiful music, Nick Krewen
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