Jazz saxophone icon Wayne Shorter dies aged 89-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro

Wayne Shorter has died, his team confirmed (Picture: EPA)

Iconic jazz musician Wayne Shorter has died aged 89.

His publicist, Alisse Kingsley, confirmed he had died at a hospital in Los Angeles.

There was no immediate information on the cause.

Shorter was a renowned composer whose career spanned half a century.

He is often hailed as a pioneer who shaped the sound of modern jazz.

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