Biography
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992.
Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved easily between musical genres, producing Lesley Gore's major pop hits of the early 1960s (including "It's My Party") and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations between the jazz artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie in the same time period. In 1968, Jones became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Eyes of Love" from the film Banning. Jones was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the 1967 film In Cold Blood, making him the first African American to be nominated twice in the same year. Jones produced three of popstar Michael Jackson's most successful albums: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987). In 1985, Jones produced and conducted the charity song "We Are the World", which raised funds for victims of famine in Ethiopia.
In 1971, Jones became the first African American to be the musical director and conductor of 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. In 2013, 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.
Filmography
all 202
Movies 170
self 113
TV Shows 32
Producer 17
Director 2
Creator 1
Diane Warren: Relentless (2024)
Lola (2024)
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)
The Color Purple (2023)
Thriller 40 (2023)
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
Love to Love You, Donna Summer (2023)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
Sidney (2022)
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees (2022)
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not (2022)
They All Came Out to Montreux (2022)
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens (2022)
Ennio (2022)
Bel-Air (2022)
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM (2022)
Cooking On Hot (2021)
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021)
You Don't Own Me (2021)
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy (2021)
Ronnie's (2020)
Herb Alpert Is... (2020)
Fandango at the Wall (2020)
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes (2020)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth (2020)
Stevie Wonder : Visionnaire et prophète (2019)
Quincy Jones : A Musical Celebration Paris (2019)
David Foster: Off the Record (2019)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)
Sherman's Showcase (2019)
Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs (2019)
The Black Godfather (2019)
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2019)
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones (2018)
Quincy (2018)
Davi's Way (2018)
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story (2018)
The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 (2018)
Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time (2018)
Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
Quincy Jones & Friends - Live at Jazz Open Stuttgart (2017)
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies (2017)
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth (2017)
Sandy Wexler (2017)
Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017)
Soundbreaking (2017)
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony (2016)
I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott (2016)
More Than Jazz (2016)
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert (2015)
Kareem: Minority of One (2015)
The Distortion of Sound (2014)
Keep On Keepin’ On (2014)
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love (2013)
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra: Live at Montreux 1991 (2013)
Experience Montreux (2013)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2012)
Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott (2012)
Paul Simon: Under African Skies (2012)
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story (2010)
Wheedle's Groove (2009)
L'Ă‚ge d'or de la musique de films (1965-1975) (2009)
The Jazz Baroness (2009)
Q: The Man (2009)
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux (2008)
Quincy Jones: The Many Lives of Q (2008)
Celia: The Queen (2008)
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound (2008)
An Evening with Quincy Jones (2008)
Tori Amos: Live at Montreux 1991/1992 (2008)
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2007)
Legends (2006)
The One Show (2006)
Jazz Icons - Quincy Jones Live in '60 (2006)
The N Word (2006)
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
The Boondocks (2005)
The Colbert Report (2005)
The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer (2005)
Letter to the President (2005)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (2004)
The World of Nat King Cole (2004)
Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee (2004)
America Beyond the Color Line (2004)
Best Week Ever (2004)
Michael Jackson: The One (2004)
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection (2003)
Michael Jackson: Number Ones (2003)
The Making Of 'The Italian Job' (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
The Cosby Show: A Look Back (2002)
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
Lesley Gore: It's Her Party (2001)
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2001)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)
Frank Sinatra Memorial (2000)
The Smokers (2000)
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000)
Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Passing Glory (1999)
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole (1999)
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years (1998)
Steel (1997)
Classic Albums (1997)
Quincy Jones: 50 Years in Music - Live at Montreux (1996)
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996 (1996)
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996 (1996)
MADtv (1995)
In the House (1995)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar (1995)
A Great Day in Harlem (1994)
The Jackson Family Honors (1994)
A Cool Like That Christmas (1993)
New Order Story (1993)
Malcolm X (1992)
The Jenny Jones Show (1991)
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 (1991)
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (1990)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
The Earth Day Special (1990)
Stalingrad (1990)
Life Goes On (1989)
Liberian Girl (1989)
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole (1989)
Prince: Musical Portrait (1989)
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988)
Bad (1987)
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary (1986)
The Color Purple (1985)
Fever Pitch (1985)
The Slugger's Wife (1985)
Fast Forward (1985)
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
I Love Quincy (1984)
Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul (1983)
Diana (1981)
From Jump Street: The Story of Black Music (1980)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
The Wiz (1978)
Wiz on Down the Road (1978)
Roots (1977)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Amy Prentiss (1974)
The Getaway (1972)
Banacek (1972)
The New Centurions (1972)
Dig: A Journey Into Earth (1972)
The Hot Rock (1972)
Killer by Night (1972)
$ (1971)
Honky (1971)
Eggs (1971)
Brother John (1971)
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
Up Your Teddy Bear (1970)
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970)
Cactus Flower (1969)
John and Mary (1969)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
The Lost Man (1969)
The Italian Job (1969)
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
Of Men and Demons (1969)
The Split (1968)
Split Second to an Epitaph (1968)
The Hell with Heroes (1968)
For Love of Ivy (1968)
Jigsaw (1968)
The Counterfeit Killer (1968)
A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Banning (1967)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Ironside (1967)
Ironside (1967)
Enter Laughing (1967)
The Deadly Affair (1967)
The Pickle Brothers (1967)
Walk Don't Run (1966)
The Slender Thread (1965)
Mirage (1965)
Frank Sinatra Spectacular (1965)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
The Boy in the Tree (1961)
The Oscars (1953)
The Ballad of Don Lewis
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African American Lives
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1933-03-14 (91 years old)
Birth NameQuincy Delight Jones
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
Height66-inch
Net Worth$400 Million
RelationshipsUlla Andersson (1967-01-01 - 1974-01-01), Peggy Lipton (1974-01-01 - 1990-01-01), Nastassja Kinski (1992-01-01 - 1995-01-01)
ChildrenKenya Kinski-Jones, Kidada Jones, Quincy Jones III, Rashida Jones
FatherQuincy Delight Jones
MotherSarah Frances Wells
SiblingsRichard A. Jones
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesMichigan Boulevard Garden Apartments, United States of America
Also Known AsQuincy Delight Jones, Jr.
AwardsCommander of the Legion of Honour, Marian Anderson Award, Library of Congress Living Legend, honorary doctor of the University of Miami, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, honorary doctorate from Princeton University, Horatio Alger Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Spingarn Medal, National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, Grammy Trustees Award, California Hall of Fame, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo, NEA Jazz Masters, MusiCares Person of the Year, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, National Humanities Medal, Grammy Legend Award, Paul Acket Award, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Steiger Award, BBC Jazz Awards
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