First NameQuincyMiddle NameDelightLast NameJonesFull Name at BirthQuincy Delight Jones Jr.Alternative NameQ, Quincy Delight Jones Jr., Quincy JonesBirthday14th March, 1933BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, USAHeight5' 6" (168 cm)BuildLargeEye ColorBrown - DarkHair ColorBlackZodiac SignPiscesSexualityStraightEthnicityMultiracialNationalityAmericanHigh SchoolJames A. Garfield High School, Seattle, WA (1951)UniversitySchillinger House (Berklee College of Music) (Dropped Out), Seattle UniversityOccupation TextRecord producer, Conductor, Arranger, Composer, Television Producer, Film Producer, Instrumentalist, Magazine founder, record company executive, humanitarian, and jazz trumpeterOccupationMusicianClaim to FameShow business legend, produced `Thriller` album, `Music Genre (Text)Rhythm and blues, Funk, Soul, Big Band, Swing, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock And Roll, R&B, PopMusic GenreJazz, PianoYear(s) Active1951–present, 1952–presentMusic StyleBig Band, Urban, Vocal, Bop, Swing, Jazz-Pop, Crossover Jazz, Traditional Pop, R&B, ClassicalMusic MoodRefined/Mannered, Complex, Cerebral, Stylish, Poignant, Freewheeling, Innocent, Carefree, Intimate, Exuberant, Sensual, Gentle, Sweet, Playful, Passionate, Reserved, Romantic, Laid-Back/Mellow, Gritty, Elegant, Sophisticated, ProducerInstrumentArranger, Composer, Leader, Trumpet, Piano, VocalsInstrument (text)Trumpet, French Horn, Drums, Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer, keyboards, percussionRecord LabelWarner Bros, Columbia, Mercury, Qwest, Epic, ABC, Interscope, Warner Bros., A&MAssociated ActsLionel Hampton, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Sarah Vaughn, Aaliyah, Michael Jackson, Rod Temperton, The Brothers Johnson, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Van Halen, Dinah Washington, Nana Mouskouri, Dean Martin, 2Pac, Patti Austin, Tevin Campbell, Tamia, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Will Smith, Trey Songz, Lesley Gore, Nikki Yanofsky, Clark Terry, Sarah Vaughan, Caiphus Semenya, Various Michael Jackson, Count Basie, Nik Kershaw, Karina Pasian, Sammy Davis Jr., Emily Bear, Justin Kauflin, Jacob Collier, Jon Batiste, Jon Bellion, James Ingram, New Order, Chaka Khan, Rufus (band)Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling)Rogers & CowanBrand Endorsement(1999) TV commercial: America's Promise (The Alliance for Youth), TV commercial: Coors beer, (1997) Print ads: American Express credit card, (2005) TV commercial: The Los Angeles Mentoring PartnershipOfficial WebsitesFriendRay Charles

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans over 60 years in the entertainment industry with a record 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992.