Wayne Shorter - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	25-August-1933
Place of Birth	Newark (New Jersey, Essex County, United States of America, Area codes 862 and 973, Area code 973, Area code 862)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	Weather Report, Mr. Gone
Profession	Composer, Bandleader, Musician, Songwriter, Saxophonist
Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Jazz critic Ben Ratliff of the New York Times has described Shorter as "probably jazz's greatest living small-group composer and a contender for greatest living improviser." Many of Shorter's compositions have become jazz standards. His output has earned worldwide recognition, critical praise and various commendations, including multiple Grammy Awards. He has also received acclaim for his mastery of the soprano saxophone, 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. Shorter first 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.

Awards by Wayne Shorter

Check all the awards nominated and won by Wayne Shorter.

2013

Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Honored for : Orbits

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo	Orbits

2003

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Honored for : Alegria

(engineer, engineers/mixers/producer, Artist, engineers/mixers)

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : Sacajawea

(Composer)

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Alegria
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	Sacajawea

1999

Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Honored for : In Walked Wayne

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo	In Walked Wayne

1997

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : Aung San Suu Kyi

(Composer)

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	Aung San Suu Kyi

1996

Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Honored for : High Life

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album	High Life

1995

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album	A Tribute to Miles Davis

1994

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Honored for : A Tribute to Miles Davis

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album	A Tribute to Miles Davis

1987

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : Call Sheet Blues

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	Call Sheet Blues

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