Quincy Jones, music mogul, dies at his home in California at age 91

Quincy Jones, a music mogul whose career in the industry spanned seven decades, died Sunday evening at age 91, his publicist Arnold Robinson confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Jones was surrounded by his children, siblings and close family at his home in Bel Air, California. Further details about his death are not being released at this time as the family requests privacy “at this time of great sadness,” Robinson said.

The following statement was issued by the Jones family:

“Tonight it is with full but broken hearts that we must bear the news of the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones. And while this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life he led and know there will never be another.” Like him, he is truly one of a kind and we will miss him greatly; We are very proud that the love and joy that was the essence of his being was shared with the world through everything he created. Through his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones’ heart will beat for eternity.”

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Jones, who was the first known conductor and arranger to record with a Fender bass in the mid-1950s, worked with many famous artists, from Frank Sinatra to Ray Charles to Michael Jackson.

He produced and conducted the best-selling single of all time, “We Are The World” and three of Jackson's albums, including the best-selling album of all time, Thriller. He also worked with Sinatra as a conductor and arranger for three years, creating the famous arrangement of “Fly Me To The Moon.”

Jones, who has an impressive resume in the music and film industries since the 1950s, is one of the few artists to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. (Isa Foltin/Getty Images)

Jones started as vice president of Mercury Records in 1961, making him the first black executive at a major record company. He held this position for a few years before entering the film industry, where he was also very successful. He co-produced “The Color Purple” with Steven Spielberg in 1985 and received eleven Oscar nominations for it. As an executive producer, he helped launch the hit series The Fresh Prince of Bel Air in 1991.

During his decades in the entertainment industry, Jones also founded Quincy Jones Entertainment, a co-venture with Time Warner, Inc. and Quincy Jones Media Group.

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Jones' work has earned him hundreds of awards, including an Emmy, seven Academy Award nominations, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 28 Grammy Awards and 80 nominations, as well as the prestigious Trustees' Award from NARAS and The Grammy Living Legend Awarded. He has also been awarded a number of international awards and honorary doctorates.

He was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2001, recognized as a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2008, and received the National Medal of Arts – America's highest artistic honor – in 2010.

In addition to being a giant of the music and film industries, Jones was also a best-selling author and known for his decades of humanitarian work. (A&M Records/Getty Images)

In 2016, Jones won a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for the Broadway production of “The Color Purple,” joining a very exclusive club of artists who have received an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award have.

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Jones was also a best-selling author and longtime humanitarian, doing charitable work since the 1960s.

He leaves behind seven children and three siblings.