Quincy Jones
Biography
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was 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.
Movies (109)
Michael Jackson: A Life in Music
2026
The Groove Under the Groove
2026
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
2024
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
2024
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
2024
Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra
2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023
Thriller 40
2023
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
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
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
2022
Ennio
2022
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
2022
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
2021
Ronnie's
2020
Herb Alpert Is...
2020
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
2020
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020
Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris
2019
David Foster: Off the Record
2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs
2019
The Black Godfather
2019
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
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
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
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
2017
Sandy Wexler
2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
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
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
Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste
2012
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
2012
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
Wheedle's Groove
2009
The Jazz Baroness
2009
Q: The Man
2009
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
2008
Celia: The Queen
2008
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
2008
Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz
2008
Brando
2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
2007
Jazz Icons - Quincy Jones Live in '60
2006
The N Word
2006
Letter to the President
2005
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
The World of Nat King Cole
2004
Michael Jackson: The One
2004
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
2003
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
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
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
Fantasia 2000
2000
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
1999
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
Creating Ragtime
1998
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
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
1995
A Great Day in Harlem
1994
New Order Story
1993
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
1990
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
The Earth Day Special
1990
Prince: Musical Portrait
1989
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
1989
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
I Love Quincy
1984
Diana
1981
The Wiz
1978
Wiz on Down the Road
1978
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
1965
TV Shows (24)
Sherman's Showcase
2019
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
Soundbreaking
2016
Empreintes
2007
Legends
2006
The One Show
2006
The Boondocks
2005
The Colbert Report
2005
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
Best Week Ever
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Classic Albums
1997
MADtv
1995
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Life Goes On
1989
Sacrée Soirée
1987
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Saturday Night Live
1975
Great Performances
1971
Ironside
1967
The Oscars
1953
