Occupation-Jazz Musician
Wayne Shorter (1933-2023)
Twelve-time GRAMMY-winning composer, conductor, librettist, and jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter was born on August 25, 1933, in Newark, New Jersey....
Negro String Quartet (1920-1933)
The Negro String Quartet was founded by Felix Weir in 1920 and remained active until 1933. The Quartet performed in...
Earth, Wind & Fire (1970-2013)
Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) is multi-genre band that spans across R&B, soul, jazz, disco, funk, rock, and Latin musical...
James Price Johnson (1894-1955)
Mostly known as the “Father of the Stride Piano,” James Johnson transformed music during the Harlem Renaissance. With his form of composition...
Leslie Brennan Rout, Jr. (1935-1987)
Leslie B. Rout, Jr. was a Latin American history professor, jazz musician, and author. Rout was born into poverty in Chicago, Illinois, on February 26, 1935,...
Quincy Jones Jr. (1933-2024)
Composer, conductor, trumpeter, producer, and civil rights activist Quincy Delight Jones, Jr., who composed scores for 33 major motion pictures,...
