via BlackAmericaWeb: Respect and admiration was the theme at the Microsoft Theater at LA Live in Downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday night as dozens of celebrities participated in an all-star 85th birthday salute to music legend Quincy Jones. Although his actual birthday was March 14th, this special tribute was recorded and will air in December on BET. […]
via eurweb: A definitive documentary on Quincy Jones, directed by his daughter Rashida Jones and Alan Hicks, is headed to both limited theaters and Netflix on Sept. 21, the streaming service announced Wednesday. “QUINCY” is described as “an intimate look” into the icon’s life. “The film seamlessly threads personal vérité moments with private archival footage to reveal a legendary […]
via FirstLadyB: Music producer, Quincy Jones has never been one to mince words, and he didn’t start during an interview with Vulture where he talked about the state of our country. The publication asked Jones if he thought we were in a better place as a country now, than when he started doing humanitarian work 50 years ago: “No. We’re […]
*Here’s the bottom line: Quincy Jones is OK. In fact as his rep says, “Quincy is fine.” If you haven’t heard, “Q,” as he’s affectionately known, was taken to a local hospital in L.A. Thursday afternoon after suffering shortness of breath. He had some shortness of breath and in an abundance of caution he went […]
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, conductor, arranger, composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991. In 1968, Jones and his songwriting partner Bob Russell became the first African Americans to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song; “The Eyes […]
Some of the nation’s finest artists, scholars and entertainers will be at the White House Wednesday as President Barack Obama awards the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal. Among the 20 recipients: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins, music producer Quincy Jones, biographer Arnold Rampersad, “To Kill A Mockingbird” author Harper Lee and other […]
