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Quincy Jones

American record producer and composer (1933–2024)
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Summary

Quincy Jones was born in South Side[1]. He died in Bel Air[2]. He worked as a conductor[3], jazz trumpeter[4], composer[5], bandleader[6], and record producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.013% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51,865 views/month, #130 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: United States[9]
  • Place of burial: Hillside Memorial Park[10]
  • Father: Quincy Delight Jones[11]
  • Mother: Sarah Frances Wells[12]
  • Spouse: Jeri Caldwell[13], Ulla Andersson[14], Peggy Lipton[15]
  • Child: Quincy Jones III[16], Kidada Jones[17], Rashida Jones[18], Kenya Kinski-Jones[19], Jolie Jones[20], Martina Jones[21], Rachel Jones[22]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[23]
  • Native language: English[24]
  • Occupation: songwriter[25], music executive[26], film producer[27], television producer[28], music arranger[29], humanitarian[30], jazz musician[31], singer[32], trumpeter[33], pianist[34], musician[35]
  • Field of work: music[36], film score[37], jazz[38], trumpet performance[39], composed musical work[40], music production[41], singing[42], piano performance[43], music composition[44]
  • Educated at: Berklee College of Music[45], Garfield High School[46]
  • Award received: Commander of the Legion of Honour[47], Marian Anderson Award[48], Grammy Trustees Award[49], Grammy Legend Award[50], MusiCares Person of the Year[51], National Humanities Medal[52], Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award[53], Steiger Award[54], Paul Acket Award[55], Library of Congress Living Legend[56], California Hall of Fame[57], Spingarn Medal[58], Horatio Alger Award[59], Kennedy Center Honors[60]
  • Sex or gender: male[61]
  • Genre: jazz[62], soul[63], funk[64], rhythm and blues[65], swing[66], bossa nova[67]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[68]

  • Country: US[69]

  • Began / founded: 1933-03-14[70]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2024-11-03[71]

  • Genre(s): big band, crossover jazz, jazz, jazz pop, pop, soul, swing[72]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, american, big band, classic pop and rock, crossover jazz, grammy winner, jazz, jazz pop, pop, producer, producteur, soul, soundtrack, swing[73]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5803c81e-739a-4057-9a5c-cf84e55db630[74]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Quincy Jones include Joe Hisaishi[75], a composer[76], b. 1950[77], of Japan[78], awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon[79].

Why It Matters

Quincy Jones has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[80] He is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[81]

He has been cited as an influence by Joe Hisaishi[82], a composer[83], b. 1950[84], of Japan[85], awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon[86].

Entities named for him include Joe Hisaishi[75], a composer[76], b. 1950[77], of Japan[78], awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon[79].

FAQs

Where was Quincy Jones born?

Quincy Jones was born in South Side[1].

Where did Quincy Jones die?

Quincy Jones died in Bel Air[2].

Who were Quincy Jones's parents?

Quincy Jones's father was Quincy Delight Jones[11]. Quincy Jones's mother was Sarah Frances Wells[12].

Who was Quincy Jones married to?

Quincy Jones's spouses include Jeri Caldwell[13], Ulla Andersson[14], and Peggy Lipton[15].

What did Quincy Jones do for work?

Quincy Jones worked as a conductor[3], jazz trumpeter[4], composer[5], bandleader[6], and record producer[7].

Where did Quincy Jones go to school?

Quincy Jones was educated at Berklee College of Music[45] and Garfield High School[46].

What awards did Quincy Jones receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Legion of Honour[47], Marian Anderson Award[48], Grammy Trustees Award[49], and Grammy Legend Award[50].

Who did Quincy Jones influence?

Quincy Jones has been cited as an influence by Joe Hisaishi[82].

Related Entities

Alan Kay American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers A&M Records Bad Columbia Records composed musical work Duke Ellington Epic Records Interscope Records In the Heat of the Night Invincible Joe Hisaishi Mackenna's Gold Mercury Records music Nadia Boulanger Nastassja Kinski Nicole Richie Off the Wall Peggy Lipton Rashida Jones The Color Purple The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air The Italian Job Thriller United States Verve Records Warner Records Inc. We Are the World

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  1. 19d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Port person id → 16472
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  2. 28d ago · KingGreenbean · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Signature → Quincy Jones Signature.svg
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  3. 29d ago · Toghrul R · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Richard A. Jones
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  4. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 34403
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  5. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 9w ago · A2D4 · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Quincy Jones star (Hollywood Walk of Fame stars).jpg
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  7. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14664 → 930788
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  8. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Polish music library pbm id → jones
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  10. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Letterboxd producer id → quincy-jones
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  11. 16w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nme artist id → quincy-jones
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  12. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0086448-Jones-Quincy-19332024
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  13. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → conductor, jazz trumpeter, composer +13
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  14. 21w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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