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T Wayne Shorter was born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 26, 1933. When he was sixteen he got his first clarinet from his grandmother and studied the music with a bandleader. He loved playing music and got inspired by his dad to play the saxophone ( he gave up the clarinet before New York University ). He went into the army for two years while that time he played with Horace Silver. He later became a composer and played the tenor and soprano saxophones. His voice was that he didn't sing but was a musician and a song composer. He was one of the most important american jazz artists of his time. He made over 20 albums with over 100 songs! Wayne Shorter has not died yet and is still performing. INFO SOURSE: WIKIPEDIA.COM