Wayne Shorter
Summary: Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz composer and saxophonist. Shorter has recorded dozens of albums as a leader, and appeared on dozens more with others. Many of his compositions have become standards. Shorter was born in Newark, New Jersey, and attended Newark Arts High School. He was encouraged by his father to take up the saxophone as a teenager (his brother Alan became a trumpeter).
Similar Artists: Joe Henderson, Andrew Hill, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean
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