Wayne Shorter
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-08-25 (90 years old)
Deathday
2023-03-02
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Also known As
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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 mastery of the soprano saxophone since switching his...
Acting
1984
as himself
2000
as Self
1978
as Himself
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as Himself
2005
as Self - Saxophone
2011
as Himself
2010
as Himself
2010
2023
as Self
2013
as himself
2011
as Saxophone (Tenor)
1987
as Himself
2015
as Self
2019
as Self - Musician
2016
as Live Concert Band
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as Themself
2017
as Self - Musician
2003
1990
as Sax soprano
1976
as Saxophones
2019
2016
as Self
1990
as Himself
2018
1971
as Himself
2015
as Self
1999
2020
1996
as Saxophone
1986
as Self (archive footage)
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as Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Production
2020
as Music
2023
as Original Music Composer
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