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Quincy Jones’ daughter Rashida Jones accepts the Honorary Award on behalf of her late father during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 15th Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 17, 2024. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni) LOS ANGELES — Just weeks after his death at the age of 91, renowned music […]
The annual Governor’s Awards, where honorary awards are presented by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, are usually a celebration. This year’s 15th edition was a happy occasion too, but it was muted by the fact that one of the honorees, Quincy Jones, died on Nov. 3, just two weeks before the awards […]
Jones at his recording studio in 1980, opens a new window by Los Angeles Times, opens a new window / Attribution 4.0 International, opens a new window Record producers typically don’t become household names. Then again, Quincy Jones was anything but typical. Jones, who died recently at the age of 91, was a respected jazz […]
Jones’ skill at using arrangement as a storytelling device was exemplified by his collaboration with Michael Jackson. On the sleeve notes of some of the most memorable and best-selling albums of all time, you’ll find the words “Produced and arranged by Quincy Jones.” Source link
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From the archives: Music legend Quincy Jones – CBS News Watch CBS News Producer, composer and arranger Quincy Jones died Sunday, November 3, 2024, at age 91. In this “Sunday Morning” report that originally aired on March 9, 2008, correspondent John Blackstone talked with the impresario about his indelible mark on contemporary music – from […]
Keyboardist Greg Phillinganes Remembers Longtime Collaborator Quincy Jones: ‘A Generous Human Being’
Greg Phillinganes, a keyboardist from Detroit, was in Stevie Wonder‘s Wonderlove band in the early ’70s when prolific producer and composer Quincy Jones invited him to play on a session with jazzman Billy Eckstine. The collaboration led to a nearly 50-year relationship, in which Phillinganes appeared on “Q”-produced classics such as Michael Jackson‘s Off the […]
Quincy Jones, uno de los músicos más polifacéticos de las últimas décadas, con contribuciones importantes a géneros como el jazz, el pop, el funk o el soul y productor de algunas de las más destacadas estrellas de la música, ha fallecido en California a los 91 años. El ganador de 27 premios Grammy (de un […]
EPA “Music is sacred to me,” Quincy Jones once said. “Melody is God’s voice.” He certainly had the divine touch. Jones, who had died at the age of 91, was the right-hand man to both Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, and helped to shape the sound of jazz and pop over more than 60 years. […]
Video: Music titan Quincy Jones dies aged 91 Music titan Quincy Jones dies aged 91 We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Dismiss Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer Quincy Jones, who produced Michael Jackson’s historic Thriller album and collaborated with Frank Sinatra, Ray […]