Quincy Jones, who broke through musical and business barriers during more than six decades as a performer, composer, arranger and media executive, has died. He was 91.
Jones died Sunday night at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family, according to a statement from his publicist Arnold Robinson. No cause of death was given.
¡°He is truly one of a kind and we will miss him dearly; we take comfort and immense pride in knowing that the love and joy, that were the essence of his being, was shared with the world through all that he created,¡± Jones¡¯s family said in the statement. ¡°Through his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones¡¯ heart will beat for eternity.¡±
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