Quincy Jones' famous daughter, Rashida Jones , reminisced about the music titan's legacy as she paid tribute to him on social media. The composer, producer and songwriter died this month aged 91 at his home in Bel Air surrounded by his family. The news of his death was confirmed earlier this week by his publicist Arnold Robinson.
The statement read: "Tonight, with full but broken hearts , we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones' passing. "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 music legend was dad to Jolie, 69; Rachel, 59; Martina, 58; producer Quincy III, 55; Kidada, 50; actress Rashida, 48, and fashion model Kenya, 31.
A few days after his death, The Office star Rashida took to her Instagram page to share a photo of her as a baby with her dad. She captioned the post: "My dad was nocturnal his whole adult life. He kept “jazz hours” starting in high school and never looked back.
When I was little, I would wake up in the middle of the night to search for him. "Undoubtedly, he would be somewhere in the house, composing (old school, with a pen and sheet music). He would never send me back to bed.
He would smile and bring me into his arms while he continued to work...
there was no safer place in the world for me. He was a giant. An icon.
A culture shifter. A genius." She continued: "All accurate descriptions of my father but his music (and ALL of.