Musician Dictionary

Quincy Jones

American record producer and composer (1933–2024)

DescriptionAmerican record producer and composer (1933–2024)
Source: Wikidata
Born1933-03-14
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceChicago South Side
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2024-11-03
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathBel Air Bel Air
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationrecord producer singer humanitarian conductor songwriter jazz musician film producer composer music executive trumpeter pianist music arranger jazz trumpeter bandleader television producer musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentstrumpet
Source: Wikidata
Genresswing bossa nova funk jazz soul rhythm and blues
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsMercury Records Interscope Records Epic Records Warner Records Inc. Qwest Records Bell Records Columbia Records Verve Records A&M Records ABC Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofQuincy Jones and His Orchestra Quincy Jones and the All Stars The Jones Boys Quincy Jones and His Swedish-American All-Stars Quincy Jones and Orchestra American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AwardsMarian Anderson Award Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards MusiCares Person of the Year Kennedy Center Honors NEA Jazz Masters California Hall of Fame National Humanities Medal BBC Jazz Awards Spingarn Medal Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame National Medal of Arts Global Citizen Awards Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Academy Honorary Award Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Steiger Award Library of Congress Living Legend honorary doctorate from Princeton University Horatio Alger Award Commander of the Legion of Honour Grammy Trustees Award Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical Grammy Award for Record of the Year Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary doctor of the University of Miami Grammy Legend Award Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella Paul Acket Award Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Q. Jones Quincey Jones Quincy D. Jones Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. Qunicy Jones

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Identifiers

mbid: 5803c81e-739a-4057-9a5c-cf84e55db630 · wikidata: Q193645 · isni: 0000000110531954 · ipi: 00054051705 · discogs: 17546, 1852038, 1750570 · apple_music: 49436 · spotify: 3rxIQc9kWT6Ueg4BhnOwRK

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