The New York Times – Music:
One of the first jazz musicians from Poland to gain an international following, he recorded more than 60 albums and played with stars like Miles Davis.
Category: Shorter, Wayne
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Wayne Shorter Wanted Everyone to See His Archives. Soon, They Will.
The New York Times – Music:
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has acquired the jazz great’s scores, original artwork, letters and more, providing a rare glimpse of an imaginative mind.
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An Elastic and Impressive Year in Jazz
The New York Times – Music:
A rundown of impressive recent releases and a look at who benefits (and suffers) when artists working outside formal jazz idioms are lumped into conversations about the genre.
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Next Jazz at Lincoln Center Season Will Celebrate Wayne Shorter
The New York Times – Music:
As part of the performing arts center’s 2023-24 concert season, the trumpeter Wynton Marsalis will honor Shorter, the innovative saxophonist who died this month.
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Wayne Shorter, a Jazz Hero Whose Goal Was ‘to Fear Nothing’
The New York Times – Music:
The saxophonist, who died on Thursday at 89, redefined jazz composition by embracing the unknown. Listen to nine of his recordings with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Esperanza Spalding and more.
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Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Music:
His career reached across more than half a century, tracking jazz’s complex evolution during that span.