Wayne Shorter

Elected to the Hall of Fame
2003 Critics Poll

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    The Black Men of Labor Club leads a second line parade, from the documentary City of a Million Dreams.

    A Bounty of Documentaries

    Last year was a good one for jazz and jazz-adjacent documentaries. Most prominent among them are the well-distributed…

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    “I worked in a factory for a year, saving up money so I could study music in college,” said Wayne Shorter about his humble beginnings.

    Wayne Shorter, Artist of the Year

    With Wayne Shorter’s passing on March 2, the readers of DownBeat wanted to honor him one more time by naming him…

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    “Remember to be a warrior, not a worrier,” Shorter said, 10 days prior to his passing on March 2.

    Wayne Shorter: The Final Interview

    Sadly, the formative giants of jazz are passing the torch and joining the ancestors. But such cliché and dwelling on…

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    ​Wayne Shorter: 1933–2023

    The Newark Flash

    By the time the so-called riots of 1967 engulfed Wayne Shorter’s native Newark, New Jersey, the saxophonist had…

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    Shorter performing at the 2015 Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle.

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    Wayne Shorter and Don Was discuss uncovered Art Blakey music on First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings.

    Wayne Shorter Talks Art Blakey

    In a surprise interview, composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter sat down with Don Was, president of Blue Note Records,…

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    Wayne Shorter, Kris Davis and Danilo Peréz

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    Robert Glasper

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    The Alex Sipiagin Quartet is set to stream a performance from Smalls on Thursday.

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    Mette Rasmussen, shown here performing at Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in 2018, is set to stream a performance on Monday.

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    Nonprofit SFJAZZ is adding four Wayne Shorter tribute concerts to its Fridays at Five streaming series.

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    Vocalist Angélique Kidjo is among the performers to contribute to Jazz Foundation of America’s #TheNewGig fundraiser.

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    Marc Ribot is on the steering committee of the Music Workers Alliance, which is fighting to protect musicians’ rights.

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    Miles Davis performs in Copenhagen, Denmark, during 1969—not long after recording Bitches Brew, which was released 50 years ago.

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    Wayne Shorter topped three categories in the 84th DownBeat Readers Poll: Jazz Artist, Jazz Album and Soprano Saxophone

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    Wayne Shorter (shown here in a scene from the documentary Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes) won three categories in the 2019 DownBeat Readers Poll: Jazz Artist, Jazz Album (for Emanon) and Soprano Saxophone.

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    Keyboardist and composer Patrice Rushen’s catalog has been reinvigorated with the release of Remind Me (The Classic Elektra Recordings, 1978–1984).

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    Cécile McLorin Salvant performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 3.

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    John Patitucci says that his latest outing, Soul Of The Bass, is something of a sequel to his 1991 album Heart Of The Bass.

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    John Daversa accepts a Grammy for his arrangement of “Stars And Stripes Forever” at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10.

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    Kamasi Washington performs Saturday at SFJAZZ with bassist John Patitucci, drummer Brian Blade and pianist Danilo Pérez during a celebration of Wayne Shorter.

    SFJAZZ Celebrates Wayne Shorter

    At the top of Saturday night’s Wayne Shorter Legacy Celebration in San Francisco, Randall Kline, artistic and…

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    Vocalist and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant is among the nominees for the 61st annual Grammy Awards.

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    Saxophonist and 2018 Kennedy Center Honoree Wayne Shorter delivers a speech Dec. 1 at a State Department dinner in Washington, D.C.

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    Wayne Shorter’s among those being recognized at the 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors.

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    Danilo Pérez (left), Wayne Shorter, Brian Blade and John Patitucci perform at the Panama Jazz Festival in Panama City.

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    The Chicago Jazz Fest (left) and Detroit Jazz Fest will take place over Labor Day Weekend. Admission to both festivals is free.

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    A promotional still from the film Chasing Trane, which premiered April 14 at the IFC Center in New York City.

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    Herbie Hancock (left), Christian McBride, Wayne Shorter, Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade take a bow after a performance at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on April 23.

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    Wayne Shorter performs during the April 19 press conference, at which headliners for the 2017 Detroit Jazz Festival were announced.

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    Lee Morgan (left) and Helen Morgan in a promotional photo for the film.

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    Wayne Shorter performs during the April 19 press conference, at which headliners for the 2017 Detroit Jazz Festival were announced.

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    Terence Blanchard, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter performed together at Disney Hall in Los Angeles on Feb. 19.

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    Wayne Shorter (left) and John Patitucci perform at the Jazztopad Festival in Worclaw, Poland.

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    Top: Wayne Shorter (left) and Herbie Hancock. Bottom: Carlos Santana (left), Marcus Miller and Cindy Blackman Santana.

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    Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 22.