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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.
Mar 2, 2023 · Wayne Shorter, the enigmatic, intrepid saxophonist who shaped the color and contour of modern jazz as one of its most intensely admired composers, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 89....
Mar 2, 2023 · Wayne Shorter, the 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer and the creator of one of the singular sounds in contemporary jazz over more than half a century, died on Thursday, March 2 in...
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Mar 2, 2023 · The Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, and more. He was a visionary artist, a devout Buddhist, and a friend of Courtney Love.
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Mar 3, 2023 · One of the greatest jazz saxophonists, Wayne Shorter, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 89. A well-known figure on the jazz circuit in the late 1950s, Shorter is credited with shaping much...
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Mar 2, 2023 · Wayne Shorter, a saxophonist and composer who was universally acknowledged as one of the most original and influential jazz artists of the last six decades, died Thursday at 89.
Learn about Wayne Shorter, one of the world's greatest jazz composers and saxophonists, who has won 11 Grammy Awards and many other honors. Explore his discography, his opera Iphigenia, and his symphonic improvisation method.
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