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American record producer
One of the most accomplished figures in modern music, crossing jazz, R&B, film music, and pop over a seven-decade career entailing 27 Grammy awards.
| Born | March 14, 1933 |
| Hometown | Chicago, Illinois, United States of America |
| Net worth | $500 million |
| Height | 5'7" (1.69m) |
| Spouse | Peggy Lipton (m 1974 - 1989) , Ulla Jones (m 1967 - 1974) , Jeri Caldwell (m 1957 - 1966) |
| Partner | Nastassja Kinski |
| Children | Rashida Jones , Kenya Kinski-Jones , Kidada Jones , Quincy Jones III , Rachel Jones , Martina Jones , Jolie Jones |
| Parents | Quincy Delight Jones , Sarah Frances Wells |
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Four Grammy awards, tens of millions of views, Quincy Jones as a manager, Herbie Hancock as a fan and Chris Martin as a collaborator: 25-year-old Jacob Collier has been compared to Mozart and Prince and called jazz's new messiah. The north London prodigy speaks to Eve Jackson from confinement about his four-volume, 50-song album "Djesse", being managed by the man who produced the best-selling album of all time, and what he's learned in lockdown.
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