Quincy Jones

asked legendary trumpeter Quincy Jones at Monday night's all-star concert in the General Assembly Hall of the UN. The occasion marked the first annual International Jazz Day designated by UNESCO, and conceived by it its newest Goodwill Ambassador,...

The Beatles' producer George Martin was second, with Michael Jackson/George Benson collaborator Quincy Jones at Number Three. Nile Rodgers was fourth, with 'Wall Of Sound' creator Phil Spector at Number Five. Rick Rubin, who has been at controls for...

DigitalJournal.com (press release) With high-profile friends like Quincy Jones writing the preface and Bill Cosby penning the foreword, you have some idea of the high esteem in which Terry is held. But what makes this book all the more remarkable is the fact that he wrote it himself,...

With both musical greats like Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington proclaiming as her godparents,Austin's talent was moulded into perfection. By her teens, Austinhad already matured into a prolific musician, and by the late 1960s, the R&B and jazz...

... George Peabody Medal since its establishment in 1980, including Eubie Blake (1980), Benny Goodman (1982), Ella Fitzgerald (1983), Oscar Peterson (1987), Billy Taylor (1994), Wynton Marsalis (1996), Bobby McFerrin (2002), and Quincy Jones (200...

From Kiss and the Cure to Joy Division, Quincy Jones, Deep Purple and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down his list of the top 8 acts that should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Welcome, one and all, to the 8 Ball in the Music Zo...

In 1985, producer Quincy Jones, in collaboration with Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, birthed "We are the World," the greatest charity single of all time and now the go-to song for any natural disaster or famine relief campaign (here in 2010,...

By Steve Chagollan The Asia Academy of Music Arts & Sciences, launched in June as a kind of Far Eastern counterpart to NARAS based in Singapore, has named Quincy Jones as chairman of its board of governors. "I have developed some wonderful...

"I love acting, but I don't have a strong repertoire of films, so I was surprised and understood the criticism from people about me getting it," explains Winfrey, who presented the same award to Quincy Jones years ago. "There are many other actresses...

AME Info Joining the invitees at the Authority's F1 Paddock Club Suite are American Grammy-winning record producer Quincy Jones, who produced the global charity hit 'We are the World' and Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album and the UK's hit singer,...