The famous American musician and producer Quincy Jones died on the night of November 3 to 4 in Los Angeles, his family announced in a press release. He was 91 years old.
We owe him international musical successes, including the famous Thriller. Musician and producer Quincy Jones died on the night of November 3 to 4, 2024, his family announced via a press release published by the Associated Press agency. He was 91 years old. The man died in Los Angeles, at his home in the Bel Air district, surrounded by his family, according to the words of his press secretary, Arnold Robinson, reported by AP.
“Tonight, with heavy but broken hearts, we must announce the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones,” the family said, adding, “And while this is an incredible loss to our family, we celebrate the beautiful life that “he lived and we know that there will never be another like him.”
Quincy Jones left his mark on the world of music and had a brilliant career rewarded with 28 Grammy Awards. A consecration for the man who was born into a poor family in Chicago in 1933 and who distinguished himself from adolescence by playing the trumpet. The musician also became known as an arranger and worked on dozens of albums with numerous artists including Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and Aretha Franklin. But one of his most prolific collaborations is with Michael Jackson on the albums Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982) et Bad (1987). Among the latter, Thriller remains one of the best-selling albums in history. A collaboration which also gave birth to the title We are the world, written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced by Quincy Jones, and awarded three Grammy Awards.
The legendary musician and producer has also worked for television and cinema, producing the American series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and being behind the soundtracks of numerous films between 1961 and 2013, including: The Iron Man Don Weis (1967), The Color Purple the Steven Spielberg (1985) or encore Kill Bill by Quentin Tarantino (2003). Numerous productions which have not made us forget his talents as a trumpet player since the artist was named by Time magazine as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century.
