Birthdate: Aug 25, 1933
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died: Mar 2, 2023
Wayne Shorter was born on August 25, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is known for his work on Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity (2023), Miles Ahead (2015), Finding Forrester (2000), and The Fugitive (1993). He has also appeared in the recent documentaries Jaco (2015) and Marcus (2015).
Considered the greatest living jazz composer, he is a recipient of 13 total Grammy Awards (12 plus one with Weather Report), a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, six honorary doctorate degrees, the Kennedy Center Honor and many other awards and honors for his contributions to music.
Wayne served as a professor of music at the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA.
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