Thursday, June 4, 2026

Rep Says Famed Music Producer Quincy Jones, 90, Is “Fine” After Hospital Call, Still Planning Hollywood Bowl Shows This Summer

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TMZ reported with their usual alarm that Quincy Jones was taken to the hospital this morning in Los Angeles.

But his rep Arnold Robinson tells me that Q, who is 90 and feisty. is “fine.” Listen, at 90 it’s amazing if you’re not at the hospital once a week!

The famed producer of Michael Jackson landmark albums, conductor of Frank Sinatra’s orchestra, and so much more is planning two shows at the end of July at the Hollywood Bowl to commemorate his 90th birthday (which was March 14th).

Already signed up to perform are Jennifer Hudson, George Benson, Patti Austin, Angelique Kidjo, John Mayer, Ibrahim Maalouf, and Siedah Garrett. More names will be coming, I’m sure. Just to go through Quincy’s catalogue will take at least two nights! (Stevie Wonder? Chaka Khan? Where are the Brothers Johnson? We’ll see.)

So we’re sending best wishes to irascible, immortal Q, as he is called by family, friends, and admirers.

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Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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