JAZZ legend Wayne Shorter has died at age 89 after an influential career that spanned more than half a century.
The iconic saxophonist died in a hospital in Los Angeles on Thursday, his publicist announced.
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A cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Shorter was a trailblazer that helped shape the history of jazz in the 20th century.
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He came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers.
During the 1960s, he joined Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet band.
During his time with Davis, Shorter developed the jazz-rock fusion style, which led to the eventual creation of the Weather Reporter band.
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