Wayne Shorter, one of the all-time greatest jazz saxophonists died at the age of 89. He passed away in a Los Angeles hospital and the news of his death was confirmed to the New York Times by his publicist.

Shorter’s career spanned bop, fusion, and more. He was part of the Jazz Messengers, one of the three biggest jazz groups of the 20th century. He also partnered with Joni Mitchell, appearing on 10 of her albums. Some of his other collaborations include rock musicians such as Carlos Santana and Steely Dan. He has received the lifetime achievement award and bagged 10 other awards at Grammys.

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Shorter was married three times during his lifetime. His first marriage was to Teruko Nakagami in 1961, with whom he had a daughter, Miyako. Some of his compositions are copyrighted as “Miyako Music.” Shorter dedicated the pieces Miyako and Infant Eyes to his daughter. The couple separated in 1964. 

He married his second wife, Ana Maria Patricio, in 1970, after meeting in 1966. She introduced him to Buddhism, and they had a daughter, Iska, who died of a seizure aged 14 in 1985. After that more tragedy followed as Ana Maria was killed on July 17, 1996, on TWA Flight 800. At the time, she was traveling to visit Shorter in Italy. Ana Maria Shorter’s sister’s daughter, Dalila, was also killed on the same flight.

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In 1999, Shorter married Carolina Dos Santos, a close friend of Ana Maria. Not much is known about her, other than that. On December 1, 2018, Shorter arrived in a wheelchair, accompanied by his wife Carolina dos Santos, for the formal Artist’s Dinner honoring the recipients of the 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors hosted by former Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan at the US Department of State in Washington, DC.

Shorters practiced Nichiren Buddhism and were longtime members of the Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International.