American saxophonist and jazz giant Wayne Shorter dies at 89
American musician Wayne Shorter on stage at the 51st edition of Jazz à Juan on July 15, 2011 in Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, southeastern France.
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The emblematic jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter died at the age of 89 in Los Angeles on Thursday March 2, announced the American daily
New York Times
, citing his press officer.
The American music giant has been one of the genre's most influential composers.
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With a career spanning over half a century, Wayne Shorter shaped jazz and its major changes, most notably in the 1960s and 1970s, both as a bandleader and alongside fellow giants Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Joni Mitchell and Carlos Santana.
If he became a star with his
1964 album
Speak No Evil , the one who was also a much admired composer had already made his mark as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the Miles Davis Quintet.
He then marked the genre again with jazz fusion, in particular by founding the group Weather Report, which had in its formation the legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius.
His death was confirmed by his press secretary Alisse Kingsley,
with the
New York Times
and the Washington Post, without citing the cause of death.
(more information to come)
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