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Wayne Shorter

American jazz saxophonist and composer Born: 25th August 1933 Newark, New Jersey, USA Died: 2nd March 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA Member of three seminal jazz groups of the 20th century: the Jazz Messengers led by [a=Art Blakey], [a=The Miles Davis Quartet] & [a=Weather Report]. He was a long-standing collaborator with [a=Joni Mitchell] and won 11 Grammy awards as well a lifetime achievement Grammy. Brother of trumpeter [a=Alan Shorter]