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{{Short description|American record producer, composer and conductor (1933–2024)}}
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| name               = Quincy Jones
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| birth_name         = Quincy Delight Jones Jr.
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1933|3|14}}
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| resting_place      = [[Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Record producer|composer|arranger|conductor|musician}}
| years_active       = 1951–2024
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Jeri Caldwell|1957|1966|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Ulla Andersson]]|1967|1974|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Peggy Lipton]]|1974|1990|end=divorced}}
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| partner            = [[Nastassja Kinski]] (1992–1995)
| children           = 7, including [[Quincy Jones III|Quincy III]], [[Kidada]], [[Rashida Jones|Rashida]], and [[Kenya Kinski-Jones|Kenya]]
| relatives          = [[Richard A. Jones]] (half-brother)
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Quincy Jones|Full list]]
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| instrument        = {{hlist|Trumpet|keyboards}}
| discography = [[Quincy Jones production discography|Full list]]
| label = {{hlist|[[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]|[[A&M Records|A&M]]|[[Qwest Records|Qwest]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]|[[ABC Records|ABC]]|[[Interscope]]}}
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'''Quincy Delight Jones Jr.''' (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader.<!--blocked link<ref name="quincyjones.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.quincyjones.com/ |title=Quincy Jones |access-date=September 27, 2014 }}</ref>--> During his seven-decade career, he received [[List of awards and nominations received by Quincy Jones|dozens of accolades]], including 28 [[Grammy Awards]],<ref name="Beaumont-Thomas">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/04/quincy-jones-musician-michael-jackson-producer-dies|title= Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91|first=Ben|last=Beaumont-Thomas|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref> a [[Primetime Emmy Award]], and a [[Tony Award]] as well as nominations for seven [[Academy Awards]] and four [[Golden Globe Awards]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news |last=Callaway |first=Sue |date=January 28, 2007 |title=Fortune test drives a Mercedes Maybach with Quincy Jones&nbsp;– February 5, 2007 |work=CNN |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/05/8399176/index.htm |access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref>

Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before 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 [[Frank Sinatra]] and the jazz artist [[Count Basie]]. Jones produced three of the most successful albums by [[Michael Jackson]]: ''[[Off the Wall]]'' (1979), ''[[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]'' (1982), and ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'' (1987). In 1985, Jones produced and conducted the [[charity song]] "[[We Are the World]]", which raised funds for victims of [[1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia|famine in Ethiopia]].<ref name="Beaumont-Thomas" />

Jones composed numerous [[film score]]s including for ''[[The Pawnbroker (film)|The Pawnbroker]]'' (1965), ''[[In the Heat of the Night (film)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' (1967), ''[[In Cold Blood (film)|In Cold Blood]]'' (1967), ''[[The Italian Job (soundtrack)|The Italian Job]]'' (1969), ''[[The Wiz (soundtrack)|The Wiz]]'' (1978), and ''[[The Color Purple (soundtrack)|The Color Purple]]'' (1985). He won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series]] for the miniseries ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)|Roots]]'' (1977). He received a [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical]] as a producer for the revival of ''[[The Color Purple (musical)|The Color Purple]]'' (2016).

Jones received many honorary awards, including the [[Grammy Legend Award]] in 1992, the [[Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award]] in 1995, the [[Kennedy Center Honors]] in 2001, the [[National Medal of the Arts]] in 2011, the {{lang|fr|[[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]}} in 2014, and the [[Academy Honorary Award]] in June 2024. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/quincy-jones-dies-aged-91-career-producer-revolutionized-music-1979545|title=Quincy Jones Was a God Among Producers. Five Ways He Revolutionized Music|first=Ryan|last=Smith|website=[[Newsweek]]|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. was born in the [[South Side, Chicago|South Side]] of [[Chicago]] on March 14, 1933, the elder of two sons to Sara Frances (née Wells; 1904–1999),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sara Frances Wells |url=https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/LTFL-SL1 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=Familysearch.org}}</ref> a bank officer and apartment complex manager,<ref name="Achievement">{{cite web|title=Quincy Jones Biography and Interview |website=achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|access-date=December 26, 2022|url=https://www.achievement.org/achiever/quincy-jones/#interview}}</ref> and Quincy Delight Jones (1895–1971), a semi-professional baseball player and carpenter from [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. Quincy Jr.'s paternal grandmother was an ex-slave from [[Louisville]],<ref name="Achievement"/> and he later discovered that his paternal grandfather was Welsh.<ref name="roots">{{cite web |title=Quincy Jones on his Welsh roots |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8132889.stm |publisher=BBC |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=July 4, 2009 |quote=It's a very special occasion for me because ... [it has been] discovered that my father was half-Welsh}}</ref><ref name="QuincyJones">{{cite web |title=Quincy Jones tells of sadness at Michael Jackson's death |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/quincy-jones-tells-sadness-michael-2092261 |website=walesonline |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=July 3, 2009 |quote=Mr. Jones ... discovered his father was half Welsh around 15 years ago ...}}</ref>

Furthermore, Jones said, "He had a baby with my great-grandmother [a slave], and my [maternal] grandmother was born there [on a plantation in Kentucky]. We traced this all the way back to the [[Lanier family tree|Laniers]], the same family as [[Tennessee Williams]]."<ref name="Achievement" /> Learning that the Lanier immigrant ancestors were [[French Huguenots]] who had court musicians among their ancestors, Jones attributed some of his musicianship to them.<ref name="Achievement"/>

For the 2006 [[PBS]] television program ''[[African American Lives]]'', Jones had his [[DNA]] tested and genealogists researched his family history again. His DNA revealed he was mostly African, but also had 34% European ancestry on both sides of his family. Research showed that he had English, French, Italian, and Welsh ancestry through his father. His mother's side was of West and Central African descent, specifically from the [[Tikar]] people of [[Cameroon]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.visitzambia.co.zm/eng/news/news/zambia_tourism_news_archives/new_dna_test_results_trace_oprah_winfrey_s_ancestry_to_liberia_zambia|title=New DNA test results trace Oprah Winfrey's ancestry to Liberia/Zambia | work = Zambia News |date=February 6, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025021746/http://www.visitzambia.co.zm/eng/news/news/zambia_tourism_news_archives/new_dna_test_results_trace_oprah_winfrey_s_ancestry_to_liberia_zambia |archive-date=October 25, 2008  }}</ref> His mother also had European ancestry, including Lanier male ancestors who fought for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]], making him eligible for membership in the [[Sons of Confederate Veterans]]. Among his ancestors was [[Elizabeth Washington Lewis]], a sister of president [[George Washington]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.genealogymagazine.com/quincyjones.html |title=Some Notes on Quincy Jones's Roots |work=Genealogy Magazine |date=March 14, 1993 |access-date=March 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414215638/http://www.genealogymagazine.com/quincyjones.html |archive-date=April 14, 2012  }}</ref>

Jones's family moved to Chicago during the [[Great Migration (African American)|Great Migration]]. Jones had a younger brother, Lloyd, who was an engineer for the Seattle television station [[KOMO-TV]] until his death in 1998. Jones was introduced to music by his mother who always sang religious songs, and next-door neighbor Lucy Jackson. When Jones was five or six, Jackson played stride piano next door, and he would listen through the walls. Jackson recalled that after he heard her playing one day, she could not get him off her piano.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/quincy-jones/the-story-of-an-american-musician/636/ |title=Quincy Jones: The Story of an American Musician|date=June 22, 2005|publisher=PBS|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref>

When Jones was young, his mother had a [[schizophrenia|schizophrenic]] breakdown and was sent to a mental institution.<ref name="Achievement"/><ref name="Catholic">{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic.org/hf/faith/story.php?id=29386&page=4|title=Paul De Barros, "From his Great Depression childhood in Seattle, Quincy Jones dared to dream" |website=Catholic.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184034/http://www.catholic.org/hf/faith/story.php?id=29386&page=4|archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> His father divorced her and married Elvera Jones, who already had three children: Waymond, Theresa, and Katherine.<ref name="Catholic"/> Elvera and Quincy Sr. had three more children together: Jeanette, Margie, and [[Richard A. Jones|Richard]].<ref name="Catholic"/><ref name=seattle_times_20070325>{{Cite news|first=Jim|last=Brunner| url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003634951_jones25m.html | title=Federal bench nominee Jones wins high praise from both parties | work=[[The Seattle Times]] | date=March 25, 2007 | access-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref> The family moved to [[Sinclair Park]], a segregated community in [[Bremerton, Washington]], in 1943. Jones's father took a wartime job at the [[Puget Sound Naval Shipyard]].<ref name="Catholic"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spitzer |first=Gabriel |date=January 11, 2020 |title=Bremerton's segregated wartime housing project hosted a vibrant African-American community |url=https://www.knkx.org/other-news/2020-01-11/bremertons-segregated-wartime-housing-project-hosted-a-vibrant-african-american-community |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=KNKX}}</ref>

After the war, the family moved to [[Seattle]], where Jones attended [[Garfield High School (Seattle, Washington)|Garfield High School]] and developed his skills as a trumpeter and arranger.<ref name="Achievement"/> His classmates included Charles Taylor, who played saxophone and whose mother, Evelyn Bundy, was one of Seattle's first society jazz bandleaders. Jones and Taylor began playing music together,<ref name="Catholic"/> 

At the age of fourteen, Jones joined Taylor's group playing Seattle's [[Washington Social Club]], the [[Black Elks Club]], and all over the Northwest, backing [[Billie Holiday]] and [[Billy Eckstine]]. He met [[Ray Charles]], then an unknown 16-year-old musician from Florida going by R.C. Robinson, playing bebop piano and alto sax and singing like Nat Cole.<ref name=Catholic/>

Jones credited his father's sturdy work ethic with giving him the means to proceed, and his loving nature with holding the family together. Jones cited his father's rhyming motto: "Once a task is just begun, never leave until it's done. Be the labor great or small, do it well or not at all."<ref name="Catholic"/>

Jones earned a scholarship to [[Seattle University]] in 1951. After one semester, he transferred to what is now the [[Berklee College of Music]] in [[Boston]] on another scholarship,<ref>{{cite news|title=Quincy Jones: Seattle's Own Music Man|url=http://northwestprimetime.com/news/2013/sep/01/quincy-jones/ |access-date=July 8, 2014 |publisher=Northwest Prime Time|date=September 1, 2013}}</ref> where he played at [[Izzy Ort's Bar & Grille]] with Bunny Campbell and Preston Sandiford, whom he cited as important influences.<ref>{{cite book |last=Feist |first=Jonathan|title=Masters of Music: Conversations with Berklee Greats |date=1999 |publisher=Berklee Press |isbn=9780634006425 |page=177 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nrM5F_9kboC&pg=PA177 }}</ref>

==Career==
=== 1953–1959: Career beginnings with jazz music ===
[[File:Quincy-Jones-1960-in-Helsinki.jpg|thumb|left| Jones in 1960]]
In 1953, at age 20, Jones traveled with jazz bandleader [[Lionel Hampton]] for a European tour of the Hampton orchestra. He said the tour changed his view of racism in the United States, "It gave you some sense of perspective on past, present, and future. 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. Everybody had these hassles, and you saw it was a basic part of human nature, these conflicts. It opened my soul; it opened my mind."<ref name="Achievement"/>

After leaving the Hampton band in 1954, Jones settled in New York, and started writing "for anyone who would pay".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://downbeat.com/news/detail/in-memoriam-quincy-jones-1933-2024|title=In Memoriam: Quincy Jones, 1933-2024|magazine=[[DownBeat]]|first=John|last=McDonough|date=November 5, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref> In early 1956, he accepted a temporary job at [[CBS]]' ''[[Stage Show (TV series)|''Stage Show'']]'' hosted by [[Jimmy Dorsey|Jimmy]] and [[Tommy Dorsey]] that was broadcast live from Studio 50 in New York City (known today as the [[Ed Sullivan Theater]]). On January 28, February 4, 11 and 18, as well as on March 17 and 24, Jones played second trumpet in the studio band that supported 21-year-old [[Elvis Presley]] in his first six television appearances. Presley sang "[[Heartbreak Hotel]]", which became his first No. 1 record and the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine Pop Record of the year. 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]]. After returning, he signed a contract with [[ABC-Paramount]] and started his recording career as the leader of his band. In 1957, he moved to Paris, where he studied composition and theory with [[Nadia Boulanger]] and [[Olivier Messiaen]] and performed at the [[Paris Olympia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jazzwise.com/review/nat-king-cole-and-the-quincy-jones-big-band-live-in-paris|title=Nat King Cole & The Quincy Jones Big Band: Live in Paris|first=Peter|last=Quinn|website=Jazzwise|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref> Jones became music director at [[Barclay Records|Barclay]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/quincy-jones-i-learned-the-difference-between-music-and-the-music-business-147610/|title=Quincy Jones: 'I learned the difference between music and the music business'|magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|first=Neil|last=Spencer|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}} Originally published in ''Uncut Take 163'', December 2010.</ref> a French record company (and the licensee for [[Mercury Records|Mercury]] in France).<ref>{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=O'Connor|title=Obituary {{!}} Eddie Barclay: French record producer whose signings included Aznavour and Brel|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/may/16/guardianobituaries.france|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=November 5, 2024|date= May 16, 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/quincy-jones-41|title=Quincy Jones|date=September 27, 2007|website=[[The HistoryMakers]]|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>

In the 1950s, Jones toured Europe with several jazz orchestras. As musical director of [[Harold Arlen]]'s jazz musical ''Free and Easy'', he took to the road again. With musicians from the Arlen show, he formed his big band, The Jones Boys, with eighteen musicians. The band included double bass player [[Eddie Jones (jazz musician)|Eddie Jones]] and trumpeter [[Reunald Jones]]. None of the three were related. The band toured North America and Europe, and the concerts met enthusiastic audiences and sparkling reviews, but the earnings failed to support a band of this size. Poor budget planning resulted in an economic disaster. The band dissolved, leaving Jones in a financial crisis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/04/quincy-jones-obituary|title=Quincy Jones obituary|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Adam|last=Sweeting|author-link=Adam Sweeting|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref> "We had the best jazz band on the planet, and yet we were literally starving. That's when I discovered that there was {{em|music}}, and there was the {{em|[[music business]]}}. If I were to survive, I would have to learn the difference between the two."<ref name="Gleason">{{cite book|last=Gleason|first=Ralph J. |title=Conversations in Jazz: The Ralph J. Gleason Interviews |url=https://archive.org/details/conversationsinj0000glea |url-access=registration|access-date=November 17, 2018 |year=2016 |publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-21452-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/conversationsinj0000glea/page/20 20]–}}</ref> [[Irving Green]], head of Mercury, helped Jones with a personal loan<ref name="Jones">{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Quincy |title=Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IdidgShgxQcC&pg=PT135|access-date=November 17, 2018|date=April 23, 2002|publisher=Crown/Archetype|isbn=978-0-385-48896-9|pages=135–}}</ref> and a job as musical director of the company's New York division. He worked with [[Doug Moody]], founder of [[Mystic Records]].{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Jones first worked with [[Frank Sinatra]] in 1958 when invited by [[Princess Grace]] to arrange a benefit concert at the Monaco Sporting Club.<ref>Jones, Quincy, ''Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones'', Doubleday, 2001, pp. 129–132.</ref> Six years later, Sinatra hired him to arrange and conduct Sinatra's second album with [[Count Basie]], ''[[It Might as Well Be Swing]]'' (1964). Jones conducted and arranged Sinatra's live album with the Basie Band, ''[[Sinatra at the Sands]]'' (1966).<ref>Jones (2001), pp. 179–83.</ref> Jones was also the arranger/conductor when Sinatra, [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], [[Dean Martin]], and [[Johnny Carson]] performed with the Basie orchestra in June 1965 in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], in a benefit for Dismas House. The fund-raiser was broadcast to movie theaters around the country and eventually released on VHS.<ref>''Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection'', Reprise R2 73922, 2003 (CD & DVD).</ref> Later that year, Jones was the arranger/conductor when Sinatra and Basie appeared on ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]'' TV variety show on October 16, 1965.<ref>video tape ''Frank Sinatra''. Good Times Home Video, No.&nbsp;05-09845. One of a set of five tapes. 1999?</ref> Nineteen years later, Sinatra and Jones teamed up for the 1984 album ''[[L.A. Is My Lady]]''.<ref>on the VHS tape ''Frank Sinatra: Portrait of an Artist'', MGM/UA Video, 1985, MV400648.</ref> Jones said,

{{cquote|Frank Sinatra took me to a whole new planet. I worked with him until he passed away in '98. He left me his ring. I never take it off. Now, when I go to Sicily, I don't need a passport. I just flash my ring.<ref>{{cite web |last=Elfmanlas |first=Doug |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/doug-elfman/quincy-jones-shares-stories-old-vegas |title=Quincy Jones shares stories of old Vegas |website=Reviewjournal.com |date=April 13, 2013 |access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref>}}

=== 1961–1977: Breakthrough and acclaim ===
[[File:Logo of Quincy Jones Productions.svg|thumb|The logo for Quincy Jones Productions]]
In 1961, Jones was promoted and became the vice-president of Mercury, the first African American to hold the position. In 1963 he had his first number 1 record with "[[It's My Party]]" by [[Lesley Gore]].<ref>{{cite web |title=How Many number ones did Quincy Jones produce? |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-many-number-ones-did-quincy-jones-produce/ |website=Far Out Magazine|date=December 8, 2024 }}</ref> At the invitation of director [[Sidney Lumet]], he composed music for ''[[The Pawnbroker (film)|The Pawnbroker]]'' (1964). It was the first of his nearly 40 major motion picture scores. Following the success of ''The Pawnbroker'', Jones left Mercury and moved to Los Angeles. After composing film scores for ''[[Mirage (1965 film)|Mirage]]'' and ''[[The Slender Thread]]'' in 1965, he was in constant demand as a composer.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

His film credits over the next seven years came to include ''[[Walk, Don't Run (film)|Walk, Don't Run]]'', ''[[The Deadly Affair]]'', ''[[In Cold Blood (film)|In Cold Blood]]'', ''[[In the Heat of the Night (film)|In the Heat of the Night]]'', ''[[Mackenna's Gold]]'', ''[[The Italian Job]]'', ''[[Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice]]'', ''[[Cactus Flower (film)|Cactus Flower]]'', ''[[The Out-of-Towners (1970 film)|The Out-of-Towners]]'', ''[[They Call Me Mister Tibbs!]]'', ''[[The Anderson Tapes]]'', ''[[$ (Dollars)]]'', and ''[[The Getaway (1972 film)|The Getaway]]''. He composed "[[The Streetbeater]]", which became the theme music for the television sitcom ''[[Sanford and Son]]'', starring his close friend [[Redd Foxx]], and the themes for other TV shows, including ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]'', ''[[Rebop (TV series)|Rebop]]'', ''[[Banacek]]'', ''[[The Bill Cosby Show]]'', the opening episode of ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)|Roots]]'', ''[[Mad TV]]'', and the game show ''[[Now You See It (American game show)|Now You See It]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

In the 1960s, Jones worked as an arranger for [[Billy Eckstine]], [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Shirley Horn]], [[Peggy Lee]], [[Nana Mouskouri]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Sarah Vaughan]], and [[Dinah Washington]]. His solo recordings included ''[[Walking in Space]]'', ''[[Gula Matari]]'', ''[[Smackwater Jack]]'', ''[[You've Got It Bad Girl]]'', ''[[Body Heat (Quincy Jones album)|Body Heat]]'', ''[[Mellow Madness]]'', and ''I Heard That!!''{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Jones's 1962 tune "[[Soul Bossa Nova]]", which originated on the ''[[Big Band Bossa Nova (Quincy Jones album)|Big Band Bossa Nova]]'' album, was later used as the theme for the 1997 spy comedy ''[[Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery]]''.<ref>[https://img.cdandlp.com/2013/12/imgL/116320531-2.jpg Rear cover] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225052134/https://img.cdandlp.com/2013/12/imgL/116320531-2.jpg |date=February 25, 2021 }} of 1998 CD reissue of ''Big Band Bossa Nova''.</ref>

Jones produced all four million-selling singles for [[Lesley Gore]] during the early and mid-1960s, including "[[It's My Party]]" (UK No.&nbsp;8; US No.&nbsp;1), its sequel "[[Judy's Turn to Cry]]" (US No.&nbsp;5), "[[She's a Fool]]" (also a US No.&nbsp;5) in 1963, and "[[You Don't Own Me]]" (US No.&nbsp;2 for four weeks in 1964). He continued to produce for Gore until 1966, including notable hits like "[[That's the Way Boys Are]]" (US No. 12 in 1964), the [[Ellie Greenwich|Greenwich]]/[[Jeff Barry|Barry]] hits "[[Look of Love (Lesley Gore song)|Look of Love]]" (US No.&nbsp;27 in 1965) and "[[Maybe I Know]]" (UK No.&nbsp;20; US No.&nbsp;14 in 1964), "[[Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows|Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows]]" (No. 13 in 1965), and "My Town, My Guy And Me" (No. 32 in 1965). {{citation needed|date=November 2024}} In 1975, Jones founded Qwest Productions, for which he arranged and produced successful albums by Frank Sinatra and others. He also reunited with Lesley Gore that year, producing her critically acclaimed album ''Love Me By Name'', released on A&M Records.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

=== 1978–1989: Exploration into pop music ===
[[File:Michael Jackson with Grammy Awards in 1984.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Jones worked with [[Michael Jackson]] as a producer on ''[[Off the Wall]]'' (1979), ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'' (1982) and ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'' (1987).]]
In 1978, he produced the [[The Wiz (soundtrack)|soundtrack for ''The Wiz'']], the musical adaptation of ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz]]'', which starred [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Diana Ross]]. While working on ''The Wiz'', Jackson asked Jones to recommend some producers for his upcoming solo album. Jones offered some names but eventually offered to produce the record himself. Jackson accepted and the resulting record, ''[[Off the Wall]]'', sold about 20 million copies. This made Jones the most powerful record producer in the industry at that time. Jones and Jackson's next collaboration, ''[[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]'', sold 65 million copies and became the highest-selling album of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/china/learningenglish/specials/1430_jackson_photo/page7.shtml |title=BBC China &#124; Michael Jackson Photo Gallery |publisher=BBC |access-date=August 17, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Quincy Biography.com">{{cite web |title=Quincy Jones Biography|url=http://www.biography.com/people/quincy-jones-9357524?page=1 |first=Catherine |last=Caruso |access-date=September 27, 2014 |publisher=Biography.com}} Updated November 4, 2024.</ref> The rise of [[MTV]] and the advent of music videos as promotional tools also contributed to ''Thriller''<nowiki/>'s sales. Jones worked on Jackson's album ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'', which sold 45 million copies, and was the last time they worked with each other. Audio interviews with Jones are included in the 2001 special editions of ''Off the Wall'', ''Thriller'', and ''Bad''.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

His 1981 album ''[[The Dude (Quincy Jones album)|The Dude]]'' yielded the hits "[[Ai No Corrida (song)|Ai No Corrida]]" (a remake of a song by [[Chaz Jankel]]), "Just Once", and "One Hundred Ways", both sung by [[James Ingram]].{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} Marking Jones's debut as a film producer, 1985's ''[[The Color Purple (1985 film)|The Color Purple]]'' received 11 [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nominations that year, including one for Jones's score. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/18/8243915/john-williams-not-scoring-spielberg-film |title=John Williams won't score a Steven Spielberg film for the first time in 30 years |date=March 18, 2015 |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |publisher=The Verge |access-date=August 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-ready-player-one-alan-silvestri-20180330-story.html |title=How 'Ready Player One' became the rare Steven Spielberg movie not scored by John Williams |date=March 30, 2018 |last=Greiving |first=Tim |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> Additionally, through this picture, Jones is credited with introducing [[Whoopi Goldberg]] and [[Oprah Winfrey]] to film audiences around the world.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.quincyjones.com|title=Home – Quincy Jones|website=Quincy Jones|access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>
[[File:Quincy Jones.jpg|thumb|upright|Jones in [[Venice|Venice, Italy]], 1989]]

After the 1985 [[American Music Awards]] ceremony, Jones used his influence to draw most of the major American recording artists of the day into a studio to record the song "[[We Are the World]]" to raise money for the [[1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia|victims of famine]] in Ethiopia. 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". He was also quoted as saying, "We don't want to make a hunger record in tuxedos",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davidbreskin.com/books/we-are-the-world-books/a-week-of-no-sleep/|title=A Week of No Sleep|website=davidbreskin.com|date=February 4, 2014|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> requiring all participants to wear casual clothing in the studio. In 1986, Jones started off Qwest Entertainment to produce theatrical feature films, through Qwest Film and Television. He launched a home video label, Qwest Home Video, in order to manage the home video titles made by the studio. Qwest Entertainment continued to operate their pre-existing subsidiaries like Qwest Records, Quincy Jones Productions and Qwest Music Publishing.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 23, 1986|title=Jones Open Film, TV Production Arm|page=6|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

=== 1990–2024: Established career ===
In 1990, Quincy Jones Productions joined with Time Warner to create Quincy Jones Entertainment (QJE).<ref name=":0" /> The company signed a 10-picture deal with Warner Bros. and a two-series deal with NBC Productions, now [[Universal Television]]. The television show ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' ([[Will Smith]]'s first acting credit) began in 1990, while ''[[In the House (TV series)|In the House]]'' (on NBC and UPN) aired from 1995 to 1999. Jones also produced first-run syndication's ''[[The Jenny Jones Show]]'' (in association with [[Telepictures Productions]], 1994–1997 only) and FOX's ''[[Mad TV]]'', which ran for 14 seasons.<ref name="http://www.quincyjones.com/about">{{cite web |url=http://www.quincyjones.com/about/ |title=About |publisher=Quincy Jones |access-date=May 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714074053/http://www.quincyjones.com/about/ |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }}</ref> In the early 1990s, he started a huge, ongoing project called "The Evolution of Black Music". QJE started a weekly talk show with Jones's friend, Reverend [[Jesse Jackson]], as the host.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.notablebiographies.com/Jo-Ki/Jones-Quincy.html|title=Quincy Jones|publisher=Notablebiographies.com|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref>

Beginning in the late 1970s, Jones had tried to convince [[Miles Davis]] to revive the music he recorded on several classic albums of the 1950s, which was arranged by [[Gil Evans]]. Davis always refused, citing a desire to avoid revisiting the past. In 1991, Davis relented. Despite having pneumonia, he agreed to perform the music at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]]. The recording, ''[[Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux]]'', was his last album; he died several months afterward.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Thigpen |first=David E. |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,979336,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306193400/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,979336,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2008 |title=The Last Great Set |magazine=Time |date=October 4, 1993 |access-date=December 13, 2012}}</ref> Jones had a brief appearance in the 1990 video for [[The Time (band)|the Time]] song "[[Jerk Out]]",{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} and was a guest actor on an episode of ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|The Boondocks]]''. 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]]".{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} Jones hosted an episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on February 10, 1990, during ''SNL''<nowiki/>'s 15th season. The episode was notable for having 10 musical guests,<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/saturday-night-live/quincy-jones/episode/105585/trivia.html?tag=episode_tabs;trivia |title=Saturday Night Live: Quincy Jones Episode Trivia |publisher=TV.com |access-date=July 18, 2009 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604100129/http://www.tv.com/saturday-night-live/quincy-jones/episode/105585/trivia.html?tag=episode_tabs;trivia |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|sure=y|reason=User-generated content per [[WP:RSP]]|date=November 2024}} the most any ''SNL'' episode has had in its years on the air: [[Tevin Campbell]], [[Andrae Crouch]], [[Sandra Crouch]], rappers [[Kool Moe Dee]] and [[Big Daddy Kane]], [[Melle Mel]], [[Quincy Jones III|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 Jones.<ref name="autogenerated2"/>{{Unreliable source?|sure=y|reason=User-generated content per [[WP:RSP]]|date=November 2024}} Jones impersonated [[Marion Barry]], the former [[mayor of Washington, D.C.]], in the recurring sketch ''The Bob Waltman Special''. He later produced his own sketch comedy show, FOX's ''[[Mad TV]]'', which ran from 1995 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://latenighter.com/news/quincy-jones-snl-host-madtv-creator/|title=Quincy Jones Was a Music Legend—and a Late-Night Comedy King|first=Kenneth|last=Partridge|website=latenighter.com|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>

[[File:Quincy Jones, Davos.jpg|thumb|left|Jones during an annual meeting  of the [[World Economic Forum]] in [[Davos, Switzerland]], January 2004]]
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. During the same year, he and Salzman renamed his company to Quincy Jones/David Salzman Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/06/22/Time-Warner-forms-co-venture-with-Quincy-Jones-and-David-Salzman/8732740721600/|title=Time Warner forms co-venture with Quincy Jones and David Salzman|date=June 22, 1993|website=UPI|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>

In 2001, Jones published his autobiography ''Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones''. In a 2002 interview, when asked if he would work with Jones again, Michael Jackson suggested he might. But in 2007, when Jones was asked by ''[[NME]]'', he said: "Man, please! We already did that. I have talked to him about working with him again but I've got too much to do. I've got 900 products, I'm 74 years old."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/michael-jackson/28551 |title=Quincy Jones snubs chance to team up with Michael Jackson |website=NME |first=Adam |last=Bychawski|location=UK |date=May 25, 2007 |access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> Following Jackson's death on June 25, 2009, Jones said, "I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news. For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words. Divinity brought our souls together on ''The Wiz'' and allowed us to do what we were able to throughout the '80s. 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{{nbsp}}... talent, grace, professionalism, and dedication. He was the consummate entertainer, and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I've lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/06/michael_jackson_rushed_to_hosp.html |title=Michael Jackson Dead at 50 |last=James|first=Frank |date=June 25, 2009 |website=The Two-Way |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=December 9, 2010}}</ref>

Jones appeared in the 1999 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] animated film ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'', introducing the set piece of [[George Gershwin]]'s ''[[Rhapsody in Blue]]''. In 2002, he made a [[cameo appearance]] as himself in the film ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]''. On February 10, 2008, Jones joined [[Usher (musician)|Usher]] in presenting the [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]] to [[Herbie Hancock]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-feb-24-ca-hancock24-story.html|title=He's still full of surprises|first=Greg|last=Burk|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=February 24, 2008|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>

On January 6, 2009, Jones appeared on NBC's ''[[Last Call with Carson Daly]]'' to discuss his career. Daly informally floated the idea that Jones should become the first [[minister of culture]] for the United States, pending the inauguration of [[Barack Obama]] as president. Daly noted that only the US and Germany, among leading world countries, did not have a cabinet-level position for this role. Commentators on [[NPR]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Blair |first=Elizabeth |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99450228 |title=Does U.S. Need A Culture Czar? |publisher=NPR |date=January 16, 2009 |access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> and in the ''[[Chronicle of Higher Education]]'' also discussed the topic of a minister of culture.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/katz/do-we-need-a-minister-of-culture-in-these-united-states |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228212052/https://www.chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/katz/do-we-need-a-minister-of-culture-in-these-united-states |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 28, 2009 |title=Brainstorm: Do We Need a U.S. Minister of Culture? |newspaper=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]] |date=January 15, 2009 |access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Quincy Jones and the Slaight Family Music Lab (13983921717).jpg|thumb|right|[[Norman Jewison]] with Jones in 2014]] 
In July 2007, Jones partnered with [[Wizzard Media]] to start the Quincy Jones Video Podcast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quincyjones.com/ |title= Quincy Jones|publisher=quincyjones.com|date=August 25, 2008 |access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> In each episode, he shares his knowledge and experience in the music industry. The first episode features him in the studio producing "I Knew I Loved You" for [[Celine Dion]]. This song is included on the [[Ennio Morricone]] tribute album ''[[We All Love Ennio Morricone]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celine Dion to unveil new song, 'I Knew I Loved You,' during Oscar tribute to Ennio Morricone |url=https://www.recordonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2007/02/07/celine-dion-to-unveil-new/52973619007/|agency=The Associated Press|date=February 7, 2007 |access-date=November 5, 2024 |website=Times Herald-Record |language=en-US}}</ref> Jones helped produce Anita Hall's 2009 album ''Send Love''. In 2013, he produced [[Emily Bear]]'s album ''Diversity''. After that, he produced albums for [[Grace (Australian singer)|Grace]], [[Justin Kauflin]], [[Alfredo Rodríguez (pianist born 1985)|Alfredo Rodríguez]], [[Andreas Varady]], and [[Nikki Yanofsky]]. He also became a mentor to [[Jacob Collier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/jacob-collier-quincy-jones|title=Jacob Collier on his relationship with Quincy Jones: 'I said "I don't want any help with mixing, I want to do it all myself"... he really respected that'|first= Ben|last=Rogerson|website=musicradar.com|date=March 16, 2023|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>

In 2010, Jones, along with brand strategist Chris Vance, co-founded Playground Sessions, a NY City-based developer of subscription software that teaches people to play the piano using interactive videos.<ref name=pando1>{{cite web|url=https://pando.com/2013/04/19/quincy-jones-is-still-at-the-forefront-of-music-tech-with-his-piano-learning-startup-playground-sessions/ |title=Quincy Jones is still at the forefront of music tech with his piano learning startup Playground Sessions |website=pando.com |date=April 19, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> Pianists [[Harry Connick Jr.]] and David Sides are among the company's video instructors. Jones worked with Vance and Sides to develop the video lessons and incorporate techniques to modernize the instruction format.<ref name=hollywood1>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/quincy-jones-evolves-music-education-442189 |title=Quincy Jones Evolves Music Education With Playground Sessions |first=Arlene|last= Washington|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 18, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref>

In February 2014, Jones appeared in ''Keep on Keepin' On'', a documentary about his friend, jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player [[Clark Terry]]. In the film, Terry introduces Jones to his protégé [[Justin Kauflin]], whom Jones then signs to his band and label. In July 2014, Jones starred in a documentary film called ''[[The Distortion of Sound]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.distortionofsound.com|title=The Distortion of sound|publisher=Distortionofsound.com|access-date=September 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930064436/http://www.distortionofsound.com/|archive-date=September 30, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was featured on [[Jacob Collier]]'s YouTube cover of Michael Jackson's "[[P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)]]".{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} On February 28, 2016, he and Pharrell Williams presented [[Ennio Morricone]] with the Oscar for [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/29/quincy-jones-avoids-oscars-so-white-controversy-in-academy-awards-speech|title=Quincy Jones avoids #OscarsSoWhite controversy in Academy Awards speech|first=Lanre|last=Bakare|date=February 29, 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> In August 2016, he and his music were featured at the [[BBC Proms]] in the [[Royal Albert Hall]], London.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/23/quincy-jones-prom-review-laura-mvula-jacob-collier-royal-albert-hall-london|title=Quincy Jones Prom review – heartfelt tribute to a great musician's extraordinary legacy|first=John|last=Fordham|author-link=John Fordham (jazz critic)|date=August 23, 2016|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> In 2017, Jones and French producer Reza Ackbaraly started [[Qwest TV]], the world's first subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service for jazz and eclectic music from around the world. The platform features a handpicked selection of ad-free concerts, interviews, documentaries, and exclusive, original content, all in HD or 4K.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

On March 20, 2020, Jones appeared in a music video by [[Travis Scott]] and [[Young Thug]] for the song [[Out West (song)|"Out West"]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kiefer|first=Halle|date=March 20, 2020|title=Quincy Jones Practices Poor Social Distancing in Travis Scott's 'Out West' Video|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/travis-scott-out-west-video-has-quincy-jones-young-thug.html|access-date=July 26, 2020|website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/qAlF70MdfwU Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200321040650/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAlF70MdfwU Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|title=JACKBOYS & Travis Scott feat. Young Thug - OUT WEST (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAlF70MdfwU|access-date=July 26, 2020|website=YouTube | date=March 20, 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> In January 2022, Jones appeared on the album ''[[Dawn FM]]'' by Canadian singer [[the Weeknd]], performing a monolog in the sixth track, "A Tale by Quincy".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1iCNpWF5QA|title=The Weeknd Feat. Quincy Jones - A Tale By Quincy [Official Audio]|date=January 2022|access-date=November 5, 2024|via=YouTube}}</ref>

==Activism==
[[File:Quincy Jones 1997.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Jones at the [[Watergate complex|Watergate Hotel]] in Washington, D.C., 1997]]
Jones's social activism began in the 1960s with his support of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] Jones was one of the founders of the Institute for Black American Music (IBAM), whose events aimed to raise funds for the creation of a national library of African-American art and music. Jones was also one of the founders of the Black Arts Festival in his hometown of Chicago. In the 1970s, Jones formed the Quincy Jones Workshops. Meeting at the Los Angeles Landmark Variety Arts Center, the workshops educated and honed the skills of inner-city youth in musicianship, acting, and songwriting. Among its alumni were Alton McClain, who had a hit song with [[Alton McClain and Destiny]], and Mark Wilkins, who co-wrote the hit song "Havin' a Love Attack" with [[Mandrill (band)|Mandrill]] and became National Promotion Director for [[Mystic Records]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://interviewswithwriters.com/interview-with-author-mark-wilkins/ |title=Interview with Author – Mark Wilkins |date=July 4, 2016 |work=Interviews With Writers |access-date=January 25, 2018 |archive-date=September 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927164427/http://interviewswithwriters.com/interview-with-author-mark-wilkins/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

For many years, Jones worked closely with [[Bono]] of U2 on a number of philanthropic causes. He was the founder of the Quincy Jones Listen Up Foundation, a nonprofit organization that built more than 100 homes in South Africa and which aimed to connect youths with technology, education, culture, and music.<ref name="Quincy Biography.com" /> One of the organization's programs was an intercultural exchange between underprivileged youths from Los Angeles and South Africa.<ref name="Quincy Biography.com" />

In 2004, Jones helped to launch the We Are the Future (WAF) project, which gave children in poor and conflict-ridden areas a chance to live their childhoods and develop a sense of hope. The program was the result of a strategic partnership between the Global Forum, the Quincy Jones Listen Up Foundation, and Hani Masri, with the support of the [[World Bank]], UN agencies, and major companies. The project was launched with a concert in Rome, Italy, in front of an audience of half a million people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mirror.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=6116&catid=194&typeid=13 |title=UN-HABITAT.:. Eritrea – Activities – We are the Future Centres|website=mirror.unhabitat.org}}</ref>

Jones supported a number of other charities, including the [[NAACP]], [[GLAAD]], Peace Games, [[AmfAR]], and the [[Maybach Foundation]].<ref name="quincy jones urbiz">{{cite web |url=http://www.tpurbizdigital.com/urbiz/2008/?pg=15 |title=Maybach Family Foundation |publisher=Webcitation.org |access-date=May 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221223411/http://www.tpurbizdigital.com/urbiz/2008/?pg=15 |archive-date=December 21, 2008 }}</ref> He served on the advisory board of [[HealthCorps]]. In July 2007, he announced his endorsement of [[Hillary Clinton]] for president. With the election of [[Barack Obama]], Jones said that his next conversation "with President Obama [will be] to beg for a secretary of arts".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsounds.org/story/41522-the-journey-of-quincy-jones/ |title=Soundcheck {{!}} The Journey of Quincy Jones|website=New Sounds|interviewer=[[John Schaefer]]|date=November 14, 2008|publisher=[[New York Public Radio]]}}</ref> This prompted the circulation of an internet petition, asking Obama to create such a Cabinet-level position in his administration.<ref>{{cite web|last=Perry |first=Suzanne |url=http://philanthropy.com/news/government/6407/online-petition-asks-obama-to-create-secretary-of-the-arts-position |title=Online Petition Asks Obama to Create Secretary of the Arts Position |website=The Chronicle of Philanthropy |date=November 26, 2008 |access-date=December 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/should-us-have-minister-of-the-arts/ |title=Should US have a Minister of the Arts |website = Deadline Hollywood Daily |first=Nikki |last=Finke |date=January 10, 2009 |access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref>

In 2001, Jones became an honorary member of the board of directors of the [[Jazz Foundation of America]]. He worked with the foundation to save the homes and lives of America's elderly jazz and blues musicians, including those who had survived [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref name="Amarteifio2013">{{cite book|last=Ebsen|first=William Amarteifio |title=Humanity and the Nature of Man|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ieOO2Y63SBAC&pg=PA122|access-date=August 17, 2018|date=June 11, 2013 |publisher=AuthorHouse |isbn=978-1-4817-9793-1|pages=122–}}</ref> Jones was a spokesperson for the Global [[Down Syndrome]] Foundation,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/our-story/leadership/international-spokespeople/quincy-jones-music-icon/|title=Quincy Jones, Music Icon|publisher=Global Down Syndrome Foundation|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref> co-founded by his friend [[John Sie]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/our-story/about-gdsf/a-personal-glimpse-into-the-foundations-establishment/|title=A Personal Glimpse Into the Foundation's Establishment|publisher=Global Down Syndrome Foundation|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref> which annually awarded the Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bebeautifulbeyourself.org/quincy-jones-exceptional-advocacy-award/ |website=Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show |title= Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award |publisher=Global Down Syndrome Foundation|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref> He was also involved in the Linda Crnic Institute which aimed to improve the lives of people with Down Syndrome through advanced biomedical research.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Quincy Jones — The Quintessential Life of Harmony |url=https://abilitymagazine.com/quincy-jones-on-a-life-well-lived/|date=October–November 2011 |access-date=March 23, 2022 |magazine=[[Ability (magazine)|ABILITY]] |interviewer=[[Chet Cooper]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
=== Marriages and family ===
Jones was married three times and had seven children with five women.<ref name="Catholic" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.movies.yahoo.com/Quincy+Jones/biography/63740/family/|title=Quincy Jones|website=Yahoo! Movies}}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was married to Jeri Caldwell from 1957 to 1966, and they had a daughter named Jolie. He had a brief affair with Carol Reynolds, and they had a daughter named Rachel. 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 Jones III|Quincy]], who also became a music producer.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |first=Trilby |last=Beresford |title=Quincy Jones Pens Emotional Tribute to Ex-Wife Peggy Lipton |date=May 15, 2019 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/quincy-jones-pens-tribute-late-peggy-lipton-1210945/ |access-date=November 4, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Gates 478">{{cite book| first=Henry Louis |last=Gates Jr. |author-link=Henry Louis Gates Jr.|title=African American Lives|year=2004|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780195160246|page=478}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite book|title=People: Almanac 2003|year=2002|publisher=Time Home Entertainment|page=393}}</ref>

The day after his divorce from Andersson, Jones married American actress [[Peggy Lipton]]. They had two daughters, [[Kidada]], who was born before they were married, and [[Rashida Jones|Rashida]], both of whom became actresses. Jones and Lipton divorced in 1990.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="Gates 478" /><ref name="auto1"/> He later dated and lived with German actress [[Nastassja Kinski]] from 1991 to 1995, and they had a daughter named [[Kenya Kinski-Jones|Kenya]], who became a fashion model. In an interview with ''[[New York Magazine]]'' Jones stated that he dated [[Ivanka Trump]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/02/quincy-jones-claims-he-dated-ivanka-trump-12-years-ago|title= Quincy Jones Claims He Dated Ivanka Trump 12 Years Ago|magazine= Vanity Fair|date= February 7, 2018|access-date= November 4, 2024}}</ref>

In 1994, rapper [[Tupac Shakur]] criticized Jones for having relationships with white women, prompting Jones's daughter, Rashida, to pen a scathing open letter in response, which was published in ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]''.<ref name="tupac-kidada">{{cite news|last=Izadi|first=Elahe|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/09/13/tupac-was-the-love-of-my-life-kidada-jones-on-her-relationship-with-the-slain-rapper/|title='Tupac was the love of my life': Kidada Jones on her relationship with the slain rapper|date=September 13, 2016|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> Jones's daughter, Kidada, developed a romantic relationship with Shakur, became engaged to him, and had been living with him for four months at the time of his death.<ref name="tupac-kidada" />

=== Interests and beliefs ===
[[File:Quincy Jones May 2014.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Jones in May 2014]]
Jones never learned to drive. At age 14, he was riding to a rodeo in Yakima in a car with a group of friends when a bus hit them. He said everybody in the car died except him; the scene was gruesome and left him traumatized. He attempted to take driving lessons a few years later but he "just couldn't do it" and never drove again.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quincy Jones, Legendary Music Producer Who Worked with Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, Dies at 91 |url=https://people.com/music/quincy-jones-dead/ |access-date=November 4, 2024 |website=People|publisher=Dotdash Meredith|language=en|first1=Darlene|last1=Aderoju|first2=Jeremy|last2=Helligar|date=November 4, 2024|quote=During this time, he and a group of friends were heading to a rodeo in Yakima when a bus hit them. He said everybody in the car died except him — the scene was gruesome and left him traumatized. He attempted to take driving lessons a few years later but he 'just couldn't do it' and never drove again.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Callaway |first=Sue |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/05/8399176/index.htm?section=money_mostpopular |title=Fortune test drives a Mercedes Maybach with Quincy Jones | date = February 5, 2007 |work=CNN| orig-year=January 28, 2007 |access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref>

Jones said that [[Ray Charles]] introduced him to [[heroin]] at the age of 15, and he stopped using it after five months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/quincy-jones-reveals-ray-charles-introduced-heroin-aged-15-2391596|title=Quincy Jones reveals Ray Charles introduced him to heroin aged 15|last=Smith|first=Amy|date=October 19, 2018|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref> 

He was a believer in [[astrology]]. He said in February 2018 that he believed in a God that opposes [[Mammon|the love of money]] but dismissed the notion of an afterlife. He held a negative opinion of the [[Catholic Church]], believing it is built upon the notions of money and "fear, smoke, and murder".<ref name="vultureinterview" /> Jones claimed to have knowledge of the truth of the [[Kennedy assassination]], stating his belief that mobster [[Sam Giancana]] was involved.<ref name="vultureinterview">{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html |title=In Conversation: Quincy Jones | website = Vulture | last=Marchese|first=David|date=February 7, 2018}}</ref>

=== Legal issues===
In October 2013, the [[BBC]] and ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' said Jones planned to sue Michael Jackson's estate for $10 million. Jones said that MJJ Productions, a song company managed by Jackson's estate and [[Sony Music Entertainment]], improperly re-edited songs to deprive him of royalties and production fees and breached an agreement giving him the right to remix master recordings for albums released after Jackson's death.<ref name="stone"/> The songs Jones produced for Jackson were used in the film ''[[Michael Jackson's This Is It|This Is It]]''. 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.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/quincy-jones-files-10m-lawsuit-651045 | work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Eriq | last=Gardner |title=Quincy Jones Files $10M Lawsuit Over Michael Jackson Music (Exclusive) | date=October 25, 2013}}</ref> He believed he should have received a producer credit in the film.<ref name="stone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/quincy-jones-sues-michael-jackson-estate-20131026|first=Miriam |last=Coleman |title=Quincy Jones Sues Michael Jackson Estate |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 26, 2013 |access-date=September 27, 2014 }}</ref><!--dead link<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/quincy-jones-sues-michael-jacksons-estate-20688189 |title=Quincy Jones Sues Michael Jackson's Estate |work=ABC News |access-date=September 27, 2014 }}</ref>--><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24681875 |title=US music producer Quincy Jones sues Jackson estate |work=BBC News |date=October 26, 2013 |access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/26/quincy-jones-sues-jackson-estate|title=Quincy Jones sues Michael Jackson's estate|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 26, 2013|agency=Associated Press|location=Los Angeles}}</ref>

=== Health issues ===
In 1974, Jones developed a life-threatening brain [[aneurysm]], leading to a decision to reduce his workload to spend time with his friends and family.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |title=Quincy Jones |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/quincy-jones-mn0000378624/biography |access-date=September 27, 2014 |publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> Since his family and friends believed that Jones's life was coming to an end, they started to plan a memorial service for him. He attended his own service with his neurologist by his side, in case the excitement overwhelmed him. Some of the entertainers at his service were [[Richard Pryor]], [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Sarah Vaughan]], and [[Sidney Poitier]].<ref>{{cite web |date=March 12, 2010 |title=5 Things You Didn't Know about Quincy Jones |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/24191/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-quincy-jones |access-date=September 27, 2014 |website=Mental Floss}}</ref>

Jones had two brain surgeries, and after the second was warned to never play the trumpet again, because "if he blew a trumpet in the ways that a trumpet player must, the clip [a metal plate in his head that was implanted after his brain aneurysm] would come free and he would die". He ignored that advice, went on tour in Japan, and one night after playing trumpet had a pain in his head. Doctors said the plate in his brain had nearly come loose, as they had warned, and Jones never played the trumpet again.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heath |first=Chris |date=January 29, 2018 |title=Quincy Jones Has a Story About That |url=https://www.gq.com/story/quincy-jones-has-a-story |access-date=June 4, 2024 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Death ==
On November 3, 2024, Jones died at his home in the [[Bel Air, Los Angeles|Bel Air]] neighborhood of Los Angeles at the age of 91.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 4, 2024|title=Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91|url=https://apnews.com/article/quincy-jones-dead-a9e31c7e39c448d8971519f47a22dd21|access-date=November 4, 2024|website=APnews.com|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|author-first1=Hillel|author-last1=Italie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/quincy-jones-music-legend-dead-at-91-1236052792/|title=Quincy Jones, Master of All Things Musical, Dies at 91|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Jennifer|last=Frederick|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=November 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/arts/music/quincy-jones-dead.html|title=Quincy Jones, Giant of American Music, Dies at 91|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Ben|last=Ratliff|author-link=Ben Ratliff|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=November 4, 2024}}</ref> His publicist confirmed his death. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quincy Jones, pop mastermind and 'Thriller' producer, dies At 91 |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/11/04/834546599/quincy-jones-pop-mastermind-thriller-producer-dies|author-first=Stephen|author-last=Thompson|website=NPR|date=November 4, 2024}}</ref> but was later revealed to be pancreatic cancer.<ref>{{cite news |last=Saad |first=Nardine |title=Quincy Jones' cause of death revealed to be pancreatic cancer, report says |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-11-13/quincy-jones-cause-of-death-pancreatic-cancer |access-date=November 14, 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2024 |title=Quincy Jones to be buried at iconic Hollywood cemetery |url=https://www.hmetro.co.zw/quincy-jones-to-be-buried-at-iconic-hollywood-cemetery/ |access-date=November 10, 2024}}</ref>

== Artistry, legacy and tributes ==
[[File:Quincy Jones studio.jpg|thumb|Jones at his recording studio in 1980|260x260px]]
President [[Joe Biden]] issued a statement praising Jones as "a great unifier, who believed deeply in the healing power of music to restore hope and uplift those suffering from hunger, poverty, and violence, in America and the continent of Africa".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/quincy-jones-death-tributes-cf6b49d69f5776d0d43af6c51f9b637c|title= Oprah Winfrey, President Biden, VP Harris, Paul McCartney and more pay tribute to Quincy Jones|website=[[Associated Press]]|date= November 4, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref> Former President [[Barack Obama]] praised Jones for "building a career that took him from the streets of Chicago to the heights of Hollywood{{nbsp}}... paving the way for generations of Black executives to leave their mark on the entertainment business".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/quincy-jones-oprah-winfrey-elton-john-and-barack-obama-among-famous-figures-paying-tribute-to-music-legend-13248567|title= Quincy Jones: Oprah Winfrey, Elton John and Barack Obama among famous figures paying tribute to music legend|website=Sky News|date=November 5, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref> Former President [[Bill Clinton]] stated, "He changed the face of the music industry forever".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/BillClinton/status/1853516800056783019|title=Bill Clinton|website=X|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref> Vice President [[Kamala Harris]] called him a "trailblazer" and remembered him for his "championing of civil and human rights".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/11/04/statement-from-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-the-passing-of-quincy-jones/|title= Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on the Passing of Quincy Jones|website=[[The White House]]|date= November 4, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>

Numerous celebrities and public figures paid their tributes such as [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Caine]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Oprah Winfrey]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]], [[Ron Howard]], [[Francis Ford Coppola]], [[Colman Domingo]], [[Will Smith]], [[Clive Davis]] and [[Berry Gordy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/quincy-jones-death-reaction-tributes-1236052799/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=November 5, 2024 | title=Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey Among Stars Paying Tribute to Quincy Jones: "A Legend, a Titan, a Mentor" |date=November 4, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/quincy-jones-death-celebrities-reactions/|title= Quincy Jones Remembered by Ice-T, Gladys Knight and More: 'What Couldn't He Do?'|website=[[TheWrap]]|first=Kayla|last=Cobb|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref> Several musicians that have paid tribute include [[Paul McCartney]], [[BP Fallon]], [[Elton John]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Lionel Richie]], [[John Legend]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Darius Rucker]], [[Nile Rodgers]], [[David Guetta]], [[Kelly Rowland]], [[Victoria Monét]], [[Gladys Knight]], [[Ice-T]], [[The Weeknd]], [[Pharrell Williams]], and [[Russ (rapper)|Russ]].{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Brazilian musicians [[Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira|Simone]],<ref>Brazilian Television, Rede Bandeirantes, 2006, ''Flash Program''</ref> [[Ivan Lins]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbrazilianmusic.com/en/interview/interview.asp?Status=MATERIA&Nu_Materia=954 |title=AllBrazilianMusic, Ivan Lins from A to Z |publisher=Allbrazilianmusic.com |date=October 18, 2000 |access-date=July 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806184233/http://www.allbrazilianmusic.com/en/Interview/Interview.asp?Status=MATERIA&Nu_Materia=954 |archive-date=August 6, 2007 }}</ref> [[Milton Nascimento]] and percussionist [[Paulinho da Costa]]<ref>''Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones'', p. 233.</ref> were close friends and partners in Jones's most recent works. Japanese film composer [[Joe Hisaishi]] came up with his alias (久石 譲, ''Hisaishi Jō)'' as a play on Jones's name.<ref>[http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/hisaishi/ Joe Hisaishi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128025222/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/hisaishi/ |date=November 28, 2013}}. Who's Who, Nausicaa.net. Retrieved on November 5, 2024.</ref><ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|title=久石譲 |author=前島秀国 |encyclopedia=[[Kotobank]] |url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%B9%85%E7%9F%B3%E8%AD%B2-1123525#w-1581648 |language=Japanese |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
{{Further|List of awards and nominations received by Quincy Jones}}
[[File:Quincy Jones receiving his National Medal of Arts. (5492097659) (cropped).jpg|thumb| President [[Barack Obama]] presenting Jones with the [[National Medal of Arts]], March 2011]]
[[File: Quincy Jones Walk of Fame.jpg|thumb|Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame]]
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 (film)|Banning]]'' (1967). Jones was also nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]] for his work on the 1967 film ''[[In Cold Blood (film)|In Cold Blood]]'', making him the first African American to be nominated twice in the same year.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} In 1971, Jones became the first African American to be the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards. He became, in 1995, the first African American to receive the academy's [[Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award]]. He tied with sound designer [[Willie D. Burton]] as the second most Oscar-nominated African American, with seven nominations each.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}<!--(listed below) Jones was inducted into the [[Rock & Roll Hall of Fame]] in the [[Ahmet Ertegun]] Award category in 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Kyle |last=Anderson|date= December 11, 2012 |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/12/11/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-rush-public-enemy/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212231710/http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/12/11/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-rush-public-enemy/ |archive-date=December 12, 2012 |title=Public Enemy, Rush, Heart, Donna Summer to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=December 13, 2012}}</ref>-->

{|class= "wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" 
! Organizations
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Notes
! scope="col"| Result 
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{refh}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Berklee College of Music]] 
| style="text-align:center;" | 1983
| Honorary Doctorate of Music
| {{honored}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/eagles-berklee-college-doctorate-music-honorees-306010|title=The Eagles Among Berklee College Doctorate of Music Honorees|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=James|last=Hermon|date=March 29, 2012|language=en|access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[American Academy of Achievement]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1984
| Golden Plate Award presented by [[Ray Charles]]
| {{honored}} 
| <ref>{{cite web|title= Photos: 1984: Awards Council member, Ray Charles, presenting the Golden Plate Award to Quincy Jones, Grammy Award-winning musician and record producer, at the American Academy of Achievement's 1984 banquet in Minneapolis|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/achiever/quincy-jones/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=achievement.org|publisher=American Academy of Achievement|url=https://www.achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Grammy Legend Award]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1992 
| Honorary award (part of the second class to receive it) 
| {{honored}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Grammy Legend Award|date=October 18, 2010 |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/legends |publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1995
| [[Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award]]
| {{honored}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awc-5WRdIXI|title=Quincy Jones' Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: 1995 Oscars|date=March 30, 2015 |publisher=Oscars|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Government of France]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2001
| Commander of the Legion of Honour
| {{honored}} 
| <ref name=ST>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/quincy-jones-honoured-with-top-french-award|title=Quincy Jones honoured with top French award|website=The Straits Times|date=October 7, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] 
| [[Kennedy Center Honors]]
| {{honored}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-26-et-tips26-story.html|title=Quincy Jones Tribute Ignites 'The Kennedy Center Honors'|first=Scott|last=Sandell|website=Los Angeles Times|date=December 26, 2001|access-date=November 5, 2024|quote=...on a night of seemingly endless standing ovations, the only tribute that really gets everyone from Laura Bush to Secretary of State Colin Powell moving in their seats is the last, for Jones.}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Garfield High School (Seattle)|Garfield High School]] 
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2008
| Performing arts center is named after him
| {{honored}}
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/garfields-glittering-star-quincy-jones-dared-to-dream/|title=Garfield's glittering star, Quincy Jones dared to dream|first=Paul |last=de Barros|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=August 31, 2008}} Updated November 4, 2024.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seattleschools.org/news/remembering-quincy-jones/|title=Remembering Quincy Jones|publisher=Seattle Public Schools|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|- 
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[BET Awards]]
| Humanitarian Award
| {{honored}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/vpage/bet-awards-bring-out-the-stars-1117988101/|title=BET Awards bring out the stars|first=N'neka|last=Hite|website=Variety|date=June 25, 2008|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| Quincy Jones Elementary School
| style="text-align:center;" | 2010
| South Central Los Angeles school is named after him
| {{honored}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://johnhopebryant.com/2010/12/lausd-announces-new-quincy-jones-elementary-school-and-synergy-charter-academy-in-honor-of-5mk-co-ch.html|title=LAUSD announces new Quincy Jones Elementary School and Synergy Charter Academy in honor of 5MK co-chair Quincy Jones|first=John Hope |last=Bryant |author-link=John Hope Bryant|date=December 13, 2010|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc7.com/archive/7846685/|title=Quincy Jones cuts ribbon at namesake school|website=ABC7|date=December 16, 2010|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[National Medal of Arts]] 
| style="text-align:center;" | 2011
| Medal bestowed on him by President Barack Obama
| {{honored}}
| <ref>Taylor, Derrick Bryson. [https://www.essence.com/news/president-barack-obama-honors-quincy-jones-2010-national-medal-of-arts/ "Obama Honors Quincy Jones With Arts Medal"] ''Essence.com'', 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2019.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2013
| Named as one of "The 10 Most Influential 80-Year-Olds"
| {{honored}}
| <ref>{{cite magazine |first=Charlotte |last=Alter|date=November 18, 2013|url=https://time100.time.com/2013/11/19/the-10-most-influential-80-year-olds/slide/quincy-jones/|title=The 10 Most Influential 80-Year-Olds|magazine=TIME|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]
| [[Ahmet Ertegun]] Award
| {{honored}}
| <ref>{{cite magazine |first=Kyle |last=Anderson|date=December 11, 2012 |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/12/11/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-rush-public-enemy/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212231710/http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/12/11/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-rush-public-enemy/ |archive-date=December 12, 2012 |title=Public Enemy, Rush, Heart, Donna Summer to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=December 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZpb2cAb_0k|title=Gallery Talk: 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Quincy Jones|publisher=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|date=April 18, 2013|access-date=November 5, 2024|via=YouTube}}</ref>

|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Los Angeles Press Club]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2014
| Visionary Award
| {{honored}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://lapressclub.org/music-legend-quincy-jones-to-receive-the-visionary-award/ |title=Music Legend Quincy Jones to Receive the Visionary Award | publisher=LA Press Club |date=September 22, 2014 |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Government of France]] 
| [Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Grand Commandeur de [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]
| {{honored}}
| <ref name=ST />
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Royal Academy of Music]], London 
| style="text-align:center;" | 2015
| Honorary doctorate
| {{honored}}
| <!--dead link<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ram.ac.uk/about-us/news/honorary-doctorate-for-quincy-jones |title=Honorary Doctorate for Quincy Jones – Royal Academy of Music |website=Ram.ac.uk |access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref>--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ram.ac.uk/news/quincy-jones-1933-2024|title=Quincy Jones 1933-2024|publisher=Royal Academy of Music|website=ram.ac.uk|location=London|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame]] 
| style="text-align:center;" | 2021
| "Foundational inductee"
| {{honored}}
| <ref>{{Cite magazine|date=February 18, 2021|title=Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame Announced With First Three Inductees|first=Paul |last=Grein|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/black-music-entertainment-walk-of-fame-announced-atlanta-9528154|access-date=April 15, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2024
| [[Academy Honorary Award]]
| {{honored}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://apnews.com/article/oscars-governor-awards-quincy-jones-bc6906d90d975870b3405f149699d910|title= Quincy Jones, Richard Curtis, Juliet Taylor and Bond producers will get honorary Oscars|website= [[Associated Press]]|first=Lindsey|last=Bahr|date=June 12, 2024|access-date= November 5, 2024}}</ref>
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! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame]]
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| "Inductee"
| {{honored}}
| <ref name=R&B25>{{cite news |url=https://soultracks.com/news-national-rhythm-blues-hall-of-fame-announces-2025-inductees/ |title=National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Announces 2025 Inductees |work=SoulTracks.com |date=September 15, 2025 |access-date=September 25, 2025}}</ref>
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== Filmography ==
{{More citations needed|section|date=November 2024}}

=== Film ===
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|-
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Film
! scope="col" |Director
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Credit
|-
| 1964 || ''[[The Pawnbroker (film)|The Pawnbroker]]'' || [[Sidney Lumet]] || rowspan="32" | [[The Pawnbroker (film)#Musical score and soundtrack|Composer]]
|-
| rowspan=2|1965 || ''[[Mirage (1965 film)|Mirage]]'' || [[Edward Dmytryk]]
|-
|''[[The Slender Thread]]'' || [[Sydney Pollack]]
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Walk, Don't Run (film)|Walk, Don't Run]]'' || [[Charles Walters]]
|-
|rowspan=5| 1967 ||  ''[[The Deadly Affair]]'' || Sidney Lumet 
|-
| ''[[Enter Laughing (film)|Enter Laughing]]'' || [[Carl Reiner]]
|-
| ''[[Banning (film)|Banning]]'' || Ron Winston
|-
| ''[[In the Heat of the Night (film)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' || [[Norman Jewison]]
|-
| ''[[In Cold Blood (film)|In Cold Blood]]'' || [[Richard Brooks]]
|-
|rowspan=6|1968 || ''[[A Dandy in Aspic]]'' || [[Anthony Mann]]
|-
| ''[[The Counterfeit Killer]]'' || [[Józef Lejtes]]
|-
| ''[[Jigsaw (1968 film)|Jigsaw]]'' || [[James Goldstone]]
|-
| ''[[For Love of Ivy]]'' || [[Daniel Mann]]
|-
| ''[[The Hell with Heroes]]'' || [[Joseph Sargent]]
|-
| ''[[The Split (film)|The Split]]'' || [[Gordon Flemyng]]
|-
| rowspan=6|1969 || ''[[Mackenna's Gold]]'' || [[J. Lee Thompson]]
|-
| ''[[The Italian Job]]'' || [[Peter Collinson (film director)|Peter Collinson]]
|-
| ''[[The Lost Man]]'' || [[Robert Alan Aurthur]]
|-
| ''[[Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice]]'' || [[Paul Mazursky]]
|-
| ''[[John and Mary (film)|John and Mary]]'' || [[Peter Yates]]
|-
| ''[[Cactus Flower (film)|Cactus Flower]]'' || [[Gene Saks]]
|-
| rowspan=3|1970 || ''[[Last of the Mobile Hot Shots]]'' || Sidney Lumet
|-
| ''[[The Out-of-Towners (1970 film)|The Out-of-Towners]]'' || [[Arthur Hiller]]
|-
| ''[[They Call Me Mister Tibbs!]]'' || [[Gordon Douglas (director)|Gordon Douglas]]
|-
| rowspan=4|1971 || ''[[Brother John (film)|Brother John]]'' || [[James Goldstone]]
|-
| ''[[The Anderson Tapes]]'' || Sidney Lumet
|-
| ''[[Honky (film)|Honky]]'' || [[William Graham (director)|William Graham]]
|-
| ''[[Dollars (film)|Dollars]]'' || Richard Brooks
|-
| rowspan=3|1972 || ''[[The Hot Rock (film)|The Hot Rock]]'' || Peter Yates
|-
| ''[[The New Centurions]]'' || Richard Fleischer
|-
| ''[[The Getaway (1972 film)|The Getaway]]'' || [[Sam Peckinpah]]
|-
| 1978 || ''[[The Wiz (film)|The Wiz]]'' || Sidney Lumet
|-
| 1985 || ''[[The Color Purple (1985 film)|The Color Purple]]'' || [[Steven Spielberg]] || [[The Color Purple (soundtrack)|Composer]]<br />Producer
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Stalingrad (1990 film)|Stalingrad]]'' || [[Yuri Ozerov (director)|Yuri Ozerov]]|| rowspan="2" | Producer
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Steel (1997 film)|Steel]]'' || [[Kenneth Johnson (filmmaker)|Kenneth Johnson]]
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film)|Get Rich or Die Tryin'<nowiki/>]]'' || [[Jim Sheridan]] || Composer
|-
| 2023 || ''[[The Color Purple (2023 film)|The Color Purple]]'' || [[Blitz Bazawule]] || Producer
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Lola (2024 film)|Lola]]'' || [[Nicola Peltz]] || Composer
|-
|}

=== Television ===
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|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Project
! scope="col" | Role 
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1966–1967 || ''[[Hey Landlord]]'' || rowspan="4" | Composer || "[[Hey Landlord|Hey Landlord Theme]]"; 7 episodes || <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98dClojcbRs "HEY, LANDLORD opening credits NBC sitcom"], ''YouTube'', posted March 18, 2012.</ref>
|-
| 1967–1968 || ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]'' || 12 episodes
|
|-
| 1969–1971 || ''[[The Bill Cosby Show]]'' || 52 episodes ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1971 || ''The Bill Cosby Special'' || Comedy special ||
|-
| ''[[43rd Academy Awards]]'' || rowspan="2" | Musical Director || Television Special ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[The New Bill Cosby Show]]'' || 2 episodes ||
|-
|1973 || ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' || rowspan="2" | Composer || "[[Sanford and Son Theme]]"; 135 episodes
|
|-
|1977 || ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)|Roots]]'' || Miniseries ||
|-
|1990–1996 || ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' || rowspan="9" | Executive Producer || 148 episodes ||
|-
|1991 || ''[[Jesse Jackson|The Jesse Jackson Show]]'' || Episode: "The Homefront" 
|
|-
|1995–1999 || ''[[In the House (TV series)|In the House]]'' || 76 episodes ||
|-
|1996 || ''[[68th Academy Awards]]'' || Television special ||
|-
|1997 || ''[[Lost on Earth]]'' || 6 episodes ||
|-
|1997–1998 || ''[[Vibe (talk show)|Vibe]]'' || 28 episodes ||
|-
|1997–2009 || ''[[Mad TV]]'' || 215 episodes ||
|-
|2001 || ''Say it Loud: A Celebration of Black America'' || 5 episodes ||
|-
|2022 || ''[[Bel-Air (TV series)|Bel-Air]]'' || 6 episodes
|
|-
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" 
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Song  
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|1979 || rowspan="2" | [[Michael Jackson]] || "[[Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough]]" || rowspan="2" | Producer
|-
| "[[Rock with You]]"
|-
|1982 || [[Donna Summer]] || "[[Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)]]" || Composer
|-
|1983 || Michael Jackson || "[[Beat It]]" || Producer
|-
|1985 || USA for Africa || "[[We Are the World]]" || Conductor<br />Producer
|-
|1987 || rowspan="2" | Michael Jackson || "[[Bad (Michael Jackson song)|Bad]]" || rowspan="3" | Producer
|-
|1988 || "[[Man in the Mirror]]"
|-
|1988 || [[Barbra Streisand]] & [[Don Johnson]] || "[[Till I Loved You (song)|Till I Loved You]]"
|-
| rowspan=2|1990 || rowspan="2" | Quincy Jones || "[[Back on the Block]]" || rowspan="2" | Composer<br />Producer
|-
| "[[The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)]]"
|-
| 1996 || [[2Pac]] feat. [[K-Ci & JoJo]] || "[[How Do U Want It]]" || rowspan="4" | Composer
|-
| 2001 || [[Sheena Easton]] || "Love Is in Control"
|-
| 2005 || [[Ludacris]] || "[[Number One Spot]]"
|-
| 2007 || [[Kanye West]] feat. [[T-Pain]] || "[[Good Life (Kanye West song)|Good Life]]"
|-
|}

=== Acting credits ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" 
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]'' || Les Appleton || Episode: "Eat, Drink and Be Buried" ||
|-
| 1978 || ''[[The Wiz (film)|The Wiz]]'' || Emerald City Pianist || Uncredited ||
|-
| 1990 || ''Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones'' || rowspan="9" | Himself || Documentary || <ref>{{cite web |title=Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102315/ |website=IMDB |access-date=November 4, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1990–1993 || ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' || rowspan="2" | 2 episodes ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[The Whoopi Goldberg Show]]'' ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'' || Segment: "[[Rhapsody in Blue]]" ||
|- 
| 2002 || ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'' || rowspan="2" | Cameo role ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Sandy Wexler]]'' ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Quincy (film)|Quincy]]'' || rowspan="3" | Documentary ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[The Black Godfather (2019 film)|The Black Godfather]]'' ||
|- 
| 2020 || ''[[Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth]]'' 
|
|-
|}

== Theatre ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" 
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Project
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Venue
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2005 || rowspan="2" | ''[[The Color Purple (musical)|The Color Purple]]'' || rowspan="2" | Producer || [[Broadway Theatre (53rd Street)|Broadway Theatre]], Broadway debut || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-color-purple|title=The Color Purple (2005, Broadway)|website= Playbill|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theater]], Broadway revival || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/production/the-color-purple-bernard-b-jacobs-theatre-vault-0000014109|title=The Color Purple (2015, Broadway)|website=Playbill|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Discography==
{{Main|Quincy Jones production discography}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Cardew, Ben, [https://linenoise.substack.com/p/quincy-jones-a-masterclass-interview "Quincy Jones: a Masterclass interview in ten points"]. ''Line Noise'', December 22, 2023.
* {{cite web| url= http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/quincy-jones |title=Quincy Jones |website= Archive of American Television|date=October 22, 2017 }} Video interview.
* {{cite interview|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/05/27/186052477/quincy-jones-the-man-behind-the-music |title=Quincy Jones: The Man Behind the Music|work=[[Fresh Air]]|date=November 5, 2001| publisher=[[NPR]]|interviewer=[[Terry Gross]]|last=|first=}} (26 mins, airdate May 25, 2013)
* [http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Quincy%20Jones.html Quincy Jones] at ''Soulwalking''.
* {{cite news| url=http://mixonline.com/recording/mixing/audio_quincy_jones/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502184140/http://mixonline.com/recording/mixing/audio_quincy_jones/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 2, 2009 |title=Mix Interview: Quincy Jones |work= Mix Magazine|first=Blair|last=Jackson|date=October 1, 2007}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/jones_q.html|title=Quincy Jones: The Story of an American Musician|work=[[American Masters]]|publisher=[[PBS]]|first=Gerald|last=Early|author-link=Gerald Early|access-date=September 10, 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423014323/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/jones_q.html|url-status=dead}}
* Cardew, Ben, [https://musicismthought.wordpress.com/2013/10/19/a-quincy-jones-interview-from-2010/ "A Quincy Jones interview from 2010"]. ''Musicismthought''. October 19, 2013.
* {{cite web |url=http://uscpublicdiplomacy.com/pdfs/Quincy_Speech-5_26.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006161454/http://uscpublicdiplomacy.com/pdfs/Quincy_Speech-5_26.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 6, 2009 |title=Quincy Jones Speech at Beijing University|website=USC Public Diplomacy| location=Beijing, China|date=May 26, 2006 }}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190815000451/http://www.quincyjones.com/ Official website] (archived)
* {{Twitter|QuincyDJones}}
* {{YouTube|u=QuincyJonesProds}}
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* {{Discogs artist|Quincy Jones}}
* [https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/quincy-jones Quincy Jones] at [[NAMM Oral History Program]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@visionaryproject/search?query=Quincy%20Jones 2010 interview] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20230408183123/http://www.visionaryproject.com/jonesquincy/ bio] at the National Visionary Leadership Project

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