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Wayne Shorter

Acting 89 (deceased) years old Newark, New Jersey, U.S. ★ 0.2
Born: August 25, 1933
Died: March 2, 2023

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 focus from the tenor in the late 1960s, and began an extended reign in 1970 as DownBeat's annual poll-winner on that instrument, winning the critics' poll for 10 consecutive years and the readers' for 18. The New York Times music critic Ben Ratliff described Shorter in 2008 as "probably jazz's greatest living small-group composer and a contender for greatest living improviser". In 2017, he was awarded the Polar Music Prize.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (48)

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
Elis & Tom: It Had to be You Self 2023
Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity
Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity Self 2023
Universe
Universe 2020
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Self - Musician 2019
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes Self 2019
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story Self 2018
Chasing Trane
Chasing Trane Self - Musician 2017
I Called Him Morgan
I Called Him Morgan Self 2016
Miles Ahead
Miles Ahead Live Concert Band 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Self 2015
Jaco
Jaco Self 2015
Marcus
Marcus Self 2015
Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969
Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969 himself 2013
The Language of the Unknown: A Film About the Wayne Shorter Quartet
The Language of the Unknown: A Film About the Wayne Shorter Quartet 2012
Miles Davis: Around Midnight
Miles Davis: Around Midnight Saxophone (Tenor) 2011
Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne
Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne Himself 2011
Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969
Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969 2010
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: 75th
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: 75th himself 2010
Wayne Shorter 4tet - Jazz à Vienne
Wayne Shorter 4tet - Jazz à Vienne Himself 2010
Santana: In Concert
Santana: In Concert Self - Saxophone 2005
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux 2004
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind Self 2003
Santana: Supernatural Live
Santana: Supernatural Live Self 2000
Classic Albums: Steely Dan - Aja
Classic Albums: Steely Dan - Aja Self 1999
Classic Albums
Classic Albums Self 1997
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996 Saxophone 1996
The Great Music Experience |  Nara City, Japan 1994
The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994 Self 1994
Love Crimes
Love Crimes Jazz Quartet 1992
The Blue Note Collection - The Manhattan Project
The Blue Note Collection - The Manhattan Project Sax soprano 1990
The World According to John Coltrane
The World According to John Coltrane Himself 1990
Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival Himself 1988
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions Himself 1987
Tribute To John Coltrane (Select Live Under The Sky '87 10th Special)
Tribute To John Coltrane (Select Live Under The Sky '87 10th Special) 1987
Before Midnight
Before Midnight Self (archive footage) 1986
Weather Report Live In Tokyo
Weather Report Live In Tokyo himself 1984
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors Self 1978
Weather Report: Live in Offenbach 1978
Weather Report: Live in Offenbach 1978 Himself 1978
Weather Report: Live at Montreux
Weather Report: Live at Montreux Saxophones 1976
Weather Report: Live in Berlin
Weather Report: Live in Berlin 1975
Weather Report Live In Hamburg 1971
Weather Report Live In Hamburg 1971 Himself 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Self 1971
Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964
Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964 1964
Michel Petrucciani  Power of Three
Michel Petrucciani Power of Three Himself
Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969
Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969 Self
Wayne Shorter Quartet - Jazz in Marciac
Wayne Shorter Quartet - Jazz in Marciac
Weather Report - Live 1971 TV
Weather Report - Live 1971 TV Themself
Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969
Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969 Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone

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