Musician and producer Quincy Jones, known for his collaborations with legends like Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra, has passed away at the age of 91.His publicist, Arnold Robinson, confirmed that Jones “passed away peacefully” on Sunday evening at his residence in Bel Air.“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing.

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And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him,” the family said in a statement.Quincy Jones, celebrated for producing Michael Jackson’s iconic Thriller album, built a remarkable career spanning over 75 years, earning 28 Grammy Awards and a spot on Time magazine’s list of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century.<img

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alt="" class="wp-image-725307" />Late Micheal Jackson and the renowned music producer and legend Early in his career, Jones worked closely with Frank Sinatra, famously transforming Sinatra’s Fly Me to the Moon from a waltz into a lively swing classic. Later, on the set of The Wiz, Jones crossed paths with a young Michael Jackson, then 19. This meeting led to

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his production of Jackson’s Off the Wall, an album that sold 20 million copies, followed by Jackson’s wildly successful Thriller and Bad.

1985, Jones brought together 46 top American artists—including Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, and Cyndi Lauper—to record We Are the World, a song co-written by Jones to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. This powerful anthem, the U.S.

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counterpart to Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas?, topped charts in both the U.S. and the U.K. and became a defining performance at Live Aid.

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