Quincy Jones Age, Height, Songwriting Partners, Young, Movies

May 2024 · 2 minute read

Quincy Jones is an American record producer, songwriter, film and television producer. His career spans 70 years, with 80 Grammy Awards nominations, 28 Grammys and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992.

Jones rose to fame in 1950 as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved effortlessly between genres, producing pop hit records for Lesley Gore in the early 1960s and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations between the jazz artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie.

In 1971, Jones became the African American to be the musical director and coordinator for the Academy Awards. In 1995, he was the first African American to receive the academy’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. He is tied with sound designer, Willie D. Burton as the second most Oscar-nominated African American, with seven nominations each.

Jones was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as the winner, alongside Lou Adler, of the Ahmet Ertegun Award. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time.

Quincy Jones Age

How old is Quincy Jones? Quincy Jones was born on March 14, 1933.

Quincy Jones Height

How tall is Quincy Jones? Quincy Jones stands at a height of 1.69 m.

Songwriting Partners

Quincy Jones’s songwriting partners include;

Quincy Jones Movies

Quincy Jones has starred in movies including;

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