Jones then worked as a freelance arranger on many jazz sessions. During the same year, he and Salzman renamed his company to Quincy Jones/David Salzman Entertainment. In 1982, Jones produced Jackson's all-time best-selling album Thriller. She was a bank executive, apartment complex manager and a fine pianist who became ill while her famous son was still young. Best Known For: Quincy Jones is best known as a composer and record producer for legendary musicians such as Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion and Aretha Franklin. American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer, Born on March 14, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois , United States (89 years), This form allows you to report an error or to submit additional information about this family tree: Quincy JONES (1933), Biography from Wikipedia (see original) under licence CC BY-SA 3.0. Jones was reported to be filing the suits against the Michael Jackson Cirque du Soleil shows and the 25th-anniversary edition of the Bad album. Quincy Jones with step-sister Theresa Frank and her daughters, Jeanette Christmas (nee Jones)(paternal half-sister), Date of Death:October 31, 2011 (aged 64). Martina and her brother Quincy III grew up in Sweden with their mother after their parents separated. 2 for four weeks in 1964). 2002, Janet Jackson{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Janet Jackson", "gender": "Female" } Advertisement RASHIDA'S LIFE Of all his children, Rashida is the one under the spotlight the most. He worked with the foundation to save the homes and lives of America's elderly jazz and blues musicians, including those who survived Hurricane Katrina. When people marveled at his ability to make the collaboration work, Jones explained that he had taped a sign on the entrance reading "Check Your Ego at the Door". Now, when I go to Sicily, I don't need a passport. 1995, Tom Hanks{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Hanks", "gender": "Male" } He was also featured on Jacob Collier's YouTube cover of Michael Jackson's "PYT (Pretty Young Thing)". The Brazilian singer Simone, whom Jones cites as "one of the world's greatest singers";[45] Brazilian musicians Ivan Lins[46] and Milton Nascimento; and percussionist Paulinho da Costa, who Jones called "one of the best in the business",[47] have become close friends and partners in his recent works. She is Quincys youngest child and was born while he was in a relationship with German actress Kinski. In July 2014, Jones starred in a documentary film called The Distortion of Sound. Quincy Jones' Children and Grandchildren . 1988, Michael Jackson{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Jackson", "gender": "Male" } Jones appeared in the 1999 Walt Disney Pictures animated film Fantasia 2000, introducing the set piece of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. His work as a composer, writer and producer earned him a whopping 80 Grammy nominations, with 28 wins. [56], For many years, Jones has worked closely with Bono of U2 on a number of philanthropic causes. [32] Six years later, Sinatra hired him to arrange and conduct Sinatra's second album with Count Basie, It Might as Well Be Swing (1964). She suffered from schizophrenia and was admitted to a mental hospital in 1941. A European tour closed in Paris in February 1960. Born in 1993, she is a Loyola Marymount grad and model who has walked the runway for Chanel and been featured in campaigns for Stella McCartney and Calvin Klein. In 1975, he founded Qwest Productions, for which he arranged and produced successful albums by Frank Sinatra and others. Ulla with kids Martina Jones and Quincy Jones III. He attended his own service with his neurologist by his side, in case the excitement overwhelmed him. Although Isaiah wasn't born yet at the time, he most definitely feels the same way about the toddler. Divinity brought our souls together on The Wiz and allowed us to do what we were able to throughout the '80s. A brief (28 minutes) immaculately-produced and segued suite, Roots quickly traces a timeline from . I've got 900 products, I'm 74 years old."[39]. He also has two daughters from other relationships. [13][14] In 1943, Jones and his family moved to Bremerton, Washington, where his father got a wartime job at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. [40], In October 2013, the BBC and The Hollywood Reporter said Jones planned to sue Michael Jackson's estate for $10 million. Copyright FameChain 2023, All rights reserved. Among his ancestors is Betty Washington Lewis, a sister of president George Washington. With a 70-year career under his belt, the legendary musician and producer continues to stay busy, with a new book coming out in April. This caused frictions in their union and Ullas health issues didnt make it any easier. 1997, Clint Eastwood{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Clint Eastwood", "gender": "Male" } Jones has been married three times and has seven children with five different women. March 14, 1977: Producer Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton attend Tribute Gala Honoring Henry Mancini at the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California. She is a singer, actress and former high fashion model that appeared on several magazine covers in the 1960s. Geni requires JavaScript! He had a brief affair with Carol Reynolds, and they had a daughter named Rachel. [11], Jones's family moved to Chicago during the Great Migration. She has managed to keep her son Isaiah Jones Koenig out of the spotlight since welcoming him in August 2018. He was later married to Swedish actress Ulla Andersson from 1967 to 1974, and they had a daughter named Martina and a son named Quincy, who also became a music producer. Till date, she says shes best friends with her mother and they are both partners in crime. All Rights Reserved. Margie is another half-sibling from Papa Jones second marriage. 1986, Michael Jackson{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Jackson", "gender": "Male" } In 1993, Jones collaborated with David Salzman to produce the concert An American Reunion, a celebration of Bill Clinton's inauguration as President of the United States. H. Away from his successful career Quincy Jones is a family man. [16] He left his studies after receiving an offer to tour as a trumpeter, arranger, and pianist with bandleader Lionel Hampton and embarked on his professional career. 5), "She's a Fool" (also a US No. He worked with Doug Moody, founder of Mystic Records. Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. View Quincy Jones' profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. . It took the myopic conflict between just black and white in the United States and put it on another level because you saw the turmoil between the Armenians and the Turks, and the Cypriots and the Greeks, and the Swedes and the Danes, and the Koreans and the Japanese. [70] In the same interview, Jones stated he dated Ivanka Trump despite expressing disdain for her father. Kidada is now a model, actress and fashion designer who works with Walt Disney Company where she has a line known as Kidada for Disney Couture. He was the consummate entertainer, and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. He called his children including actresses Rashida Jones and Kidada, with Peggy Lipton and grandchildren "the pride of my life now." Seeing them successful is "my Nobel Prize," Jones. On March 20, 2020, Jones guest starred on a music video by Travis Scott and Young Thug for the song "Out West". To date, no photos of their son have been shared on social media. Soon after, as a trumpeter and musical director for Dizzy Gillespie, Jones went on tour of the Middle East and South America sponsored by the United States Information Agency. The pair were married from 1974 to 1990, and they have two daughters, Rashida and Kidada. In 2013, he produced Emily Bear's album Diversity. She had three children of her own and three more with Quincy Jones, Sr. On the night of his birthday, March 14, Jones was up until 8 a.m. the following morning, holding court with several 20-something friends of his son Quincy Jones III immigrants from Sweden. [54][55] Jones makes and consumes a sandwich during the course of the video. In 2004, Jones helped launch the We Are the Future (WAF) project, which gives children in poor and conflict-ridden areas a chance to live their childhoods and develop a sense of hope. with Ulla Jones{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Ulla Jones", "gender": "Female" }, Quincy Jones III{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Quincy Jones III", "gender": "Male" }, born 1968, age 50 After Sarah was institutionalized, he paired up with their then-neighbor named Elvera but Quincy and his brother Lloyd never bonded well with her. Jones' final marriage was to actress Peggy Lipton. She graduated from the Tuskegee School of Veterinary Medicine in 1999 and owns a holistic animal hospital in LA. US based Meghan and Harry.. FameChain has their amazing trees. Jones produced the successful The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (discovering Will Smith), UPN's In the House, First-Run Syndication's The Jenny Jones Show (in association with Telepictures Productions, 19941997 only) and FOX's Madtv which ran for 14 seasons. [30] Pianists Harry Connick Jr. and David Sides are among the company's video instructors. [25], In 1990, Quincy Jones Productions joined with Time Warner to create Quincy Jones Entertainment (QJE). [69] He is a believer in astrology. ), The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series, Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album, The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late), Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Dr. Seuss: How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Little Mermaid: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack, Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World, Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run, When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years, Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording, Citizen Kane (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Movie on Record, The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography, Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook), America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't, Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth, Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist, The Musicians of the United States Military, People who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards, "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" (YouTube edition), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quincy_Jones&oldid=1142464248, Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox person with multiple spouses, Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts, All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases, Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from June 2020, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music (1983). 1980, Barbra Streisand{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Barbra Streisand", "gender": "Female" } The producer has worked on TV shows for BET and Showtime. Richard is married to Leslie Jones, a diversity program manager for Sound Transit. Kenya is the daughter of Quincy and German model-actress Nastassja Kinski, whom he dated from 1991 to 1995. He moved to New York City, where he received freelance commissions writing arrangements for Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, and Ray Charles, who was by then a close friend. He appeared with Ray Charles in the music video of their song "One Mint Julep" and also with Ray Charles and Chaka Khan in the music video of their song "I'll Be Good to You". Quincy Jones is the subject of an incredible Netflix documentary, Quincy, that was directed by one of his daughters, actress Rashida Jones. In 2018, she joined the motherhood club with the arrival of her son. Peggy Lipton. In 2001, Jones published his autobiography Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones. To this day, the music we created together on Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad is played in every corner of the world, and the reason for that is because he had it all talent, grace, professionalism, and dedication. Vogue reports that in 2015, she graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in journalism, but has. He moved easily between musical genres, producing pop hit records for Lesley Gore in 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. Presley sang "Heartbreak Hotel", which became his first No. She also published a book for young girls, School of Awake, in 2017. The episode was notable for having 10 musical guests[48] (the most any SNL episode has had in its 40 plus years on the air): Tevin Campbell, Andrae Crouch, Sandra Crouch, rappers Kool Moe Dee and Big Daddy Kane, Melle Mel, Quincy D III, Siedah Garrett, Al Jarreau, and Take 6, and for a performance of Dizzy Gillespie's "Manteca" by the SNL Band (conducted by Quincy Jones). I've lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him. [5], For the 2006 PBS television program African American Lives, Jones had his DNA tested, and genealogists researched his family history again. The recording, Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux, was his last album; he died several months afterward.[28]. Producer Quincy Jones and son Quincy Jones III attend 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 24, 1986 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly. Quincy fell in love with music while he was in High School and it was there he met Ray Charles, who convinced him to pursue his love for the arts on a professional level. Sources of all info and statistics are newspapers, books, resumes or social media. 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, Thomas Newman, and Alan Silvestri are the only composers besides John Williams to have written scores for a Steven Spielberg-directed theatrical feature film. He is one of the most Grammy-nominated artists in history, with 79 nominations and 27 wins. Fing songs, not hooks." 1984, Sting{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Sting", "gender": "Male" } This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 14:50. Quincy Delight Jones, Jr., was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 14, 1933. [5] His classmates included Charles Taylor, who played saxophone and whose mother, Evelyn Bundy, was one of Seattle's first society jazz bandleaders. Jennifer Hudson recalls the time she met Aretha Franklin before being handpicked to star in bi - 1br. Kenya Kinski-Jones (daughter with Nastassja Kinski). He later won a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music but he was unable to complete his education at this school as he got the opportunity to tour with Lionel Hamptons band as a trumpeter and a conductor. Agneta took the children and left for Sweden (where she remains today) but was not legally separated from Jones until 1974. Click to Subscribe to Get Our Free HollywoodLife Daily Newsletter, Allison Holker Snuggles Up To Kids Maddox, 7, & Zaia, 3, Nearly 3 Months After Twitchs Tragic Death, Ariana Madix Hangs With Pal Kristen Doute Amid Tom Sandoval & Raquel Leviss Cheating Drama, Tom Sizemore Dead: Acclaimed Actor Dies At 61 After Brain Aneurysm. After her marriage of 8 years was dissolved in 1992, she moved in with Jones and within a year, had a child for him. The first episode features him in the studio producing "I Knew I Loved You" for Celine Dion. Hes even been nominated for an Oscar on seven occasions! In 1978, he produced the soundtrack for The Wiz, the musical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, which starred Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. Quincys dad could not stand this so he had to file for a divorce and later remarried. She dropped out of writing for "Toy Story 4" to take a stand on equality for women creators. She graduated from Harvard University and went on to pursue a career in acting. Online magazine about celebrities' height, weight and body measurements. 1985, Sir Mick Jagger{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Sir Mick Jagger", "gender": "Male" } She has since then been applauded for her honesty and bravery in upholding her fathers values in several ways. Jones offered some names but eventually offered to produce the record himself. National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama on March 2, 2011.