​Legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter's continually expanding body of work is inextricably linked to the history of modern music. A pioneer since his emergence in the 1950s, his trajectory has restlessly embodied continual exploration and unencumbered momentum. A member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the Miles Davis Quintet before becoming a bandleader, Shorter is the composer of such jazz standards as Nefertiti, E.S.P. and Footprints.

The Wayne Shorter Quartet's most recent recording is Without a Net, included on NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2013 and the year's best list of Nate Chinen of The New York Times.