ayne Shorter 

(born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.

[1]
 Shorter came to wide prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary
composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he went on to join Miles
Davis's Second Great Quintet, and from there he co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather
Report. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader.
Many of Shorter's compositions have become jazz standards, and his output has earned
worldwide recognition, critical praise and various commendations. Shorter won 11 Grammy
Awards.[2] He has also received acclaim for his mastery of the soprano saxophone (after
switching his focus from the tenor in the late 1960s), beginning an extended reign in 1970
as Down Beat's annual poll-winner on that instrument, winning the critics' poll for 10
consecutive years and the readers' for 18.[3] The New York Times described Shorter in 2008 as
"probably jazz's greatest living small-group composer and a contender for greatest living
improviser".[4] In 2017, he was awarded the Polar Music Prize.[5]

Contents

 1Biography
o 1.1Early life and career
o 1.2With Miles Davis (1964–70)
 1.2.1Solo Blue Note recordings
o 1.3Weather Report (1971–1986)
 1.3.1Solo and side projects
o 1.4Later career
 1.4.1Quartet
o 1.5Lifetime achievement recognition
o 1.6Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity
o 1.7Mega Nova
o 1.8Health
o 1.9Personal life
 2Discography
 3Awards
 4References
 5External links