Wayne Shorter was born on August 25, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is known for his work on _Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity . Considered the greatest living jazz composer, he is a recipient of more than 10 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, four honorary doctorate degrees and many other awards and honors for his contributions to music. Wayne also serves as a professor of music at the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA.
Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1998.
Jazz saxophonist and composer.
He was nominated for the 2014 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Entertainment Category.
Wayne is a veteran of the United States Army.
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz .
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music appointed Wayne Shorter as a UCLA professor as part of the schools Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance..
Honorary Doctor of Music by the Berklee College of Music.
Honorary Doctor of Music by New York University.
Wayne earned his bachelors degree from NYU in 1956.
National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master.
Lifetime Achievement Grammy recipient.
Wayne is a practitioner of Nichiren Buddhism and a member of the Soka Gakkai International.
Billy Dee Williams painted a portrait of Wayne which was used as the cover artwork for Waynes 1988 CD "Joy Ryder.".
Waynes first wife Teruko later married Billy Dee Williams.
Honorary Doctor of Music by the Juilliard School.
Received the Guggenheim Fellowship.
Wayne had an older brother, Alan, who also graduated from NYU and was also a jazz composer and musician.
Honorary Doctor of Music by the New England Conservatory.
Doris Duke Foundation Grant recipient.
Polar Music Prize Laureate.
Friends with John Coltrane.
Rolf Schock Laureate.
