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Gender
Male
Birthday
8/25/1933
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Wayne Shorter
Biography
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 as a bandleader.
Many Shorter compositions have become jazz standards. His music earned worldwide recognition, critical praise, universal commendation, and 12 Grammy Awards. He was acclaimed for his ma...
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Jaco
as Self
Chasing Trane
as Self - Musician
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
as Self
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
as Self
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind
as Self
Miles Ahead
as Live Concert Band
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter Quartet - Jazz in Marciac
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Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
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I Called Him Morgan
as Self
The Language of the Unknown: A Film About the Wayne Shorter Quartet
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Weather Report Live In Hamburg 1971
as Himself
Weather Report: Live in Berlin
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Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
as Saxophone
Weather Report: Live at Montreux
as Saxophones
Weather Report Live In Tokyo
as himself
Miles Davis: Around Midnight
as Saxophone (Tenor)
Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne
as Himself
Tribute To John Coltrane (Select Live Under The Sky '87 10th Special)
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