Quincy Jones, the pioneering, award-winning music producer and musician who worked with artists like Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra, died on Sunday at the age of 91.
Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, told the Associated Press that the star died in his home in Los Angeles surrounded by his family.
Jones’ family said in a statement Sunday evening, “Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing. And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.”
The 28-time Grammy winner was a titan of American music and culture, hopping through genres R&B, pop, jazz and rap in his plethora of work. However, Jones was best known for bolstering Jackson’s career by producing albums like “Off the Wall,” “Thriller” and “Bad.” The multi-talented musician and producer rose to success after graduating from Berklee College of Music, in Boston, and becoming a trumpet player in bands for the jazz titans Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie in the ’50s. He went on to work with Sinatra, Paul Simon, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin and many other musicians.