Rashida Jones Pays Tribute to Her Father Quincy Jones After His Death at 91: ‘It Is an Honor to Be Your Daughter’

The legendary music producer died on Sunday, Nov. 3, at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.

Rashida Jones is honoring her father Quincy Jones after his death at age 91.

Paying tribute to the legendary music producer — who died on Sunday, Nov. 3, at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family — Rashida, 48, shared an emotional post on Instagram about her dad and his legacy on Thursday, Nov. 7.

“My dad was nocturnal his whole adult life,” she wrote alongside a photo of herself with him as a baby.

“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.”

Rashida continued, “He was a giant.
An icon. A culture shifter. A genius. All accurate descriptions of my father but his music (and ALL of his work) was a channel for his love. He WAS love.

He made everyone he ever met feel loved and seen. That’s his legacy.”

“I was fortunate enough to experience this love in close proximity. I’ll miss his hugs and kisses and unconditional devotion and advice.

Daddy, it is an honor to be your daughter. Your love lives forever,” she concluded

Quincy’s publicist, Arnold Robinson, told PEOPLE the 28-time Grammy winner “passed away peacefully” at this home in Bel Air “surrounded by his children, his siblings, and close family.”

The Associated Press was the first to report the news.

“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” Quincy’s family said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.

“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.”

“He is truly one of a kind and we will miss him dearly; we take comfort and immense pride in knowing that the love and joy, that were the essence of his being, was shared with the world through all that he created,” the statement continued.

“Through his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones’ heart will beat for eternity.”

Along with Rashida, the musician is also survived by his six other children: Kidada Jones, Kenya Kinski-Jones, Quincy Jones III, Jolie Jones Levine, Martina Jones and Rachel Jones.

He is also survived by grandchildren: Isaiah Jones Koenig, Quincy Renzo Delight Jones IV and Nea Jones, while he was godfather to actor-musician Quincy Brown, who was named after the music icon.

In his final instagram post, shared on the same day he died, Quincy sent a loving birthday message to his daughter Martina as she celebrated turning 58.

“Happy Birthday to my Tina Beena @martinafotos1!! 🎉. So proud to be yo papa! Big hug, I love you eternally 🫶🏾💜,” Quincy wrote alongside a sweet photo of the pair smiling.

“He is truly one of a kind and we will miss him dearly; we take comfort and immense pride in knowing that the love and joy, that were the essence of his being, was shared with the world through all that he created,” the statement continued.

“Through his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones’ heart will beat for eternity.”

During his illustrious career, which spanned more than 75 years, Quincy worked as a producer and arranger with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson, including producing Jackson’s iconic 1982 hit “Beat It.”

The music great won his first Grammy in 1963 for his Count Basie arrangement of “I Can’t Stop Loving You.”

His 28 wins make him the second most Grammy-awarded artist in history, and he has been nominated a record 80 times since 1961.

Quincy also scored seven Academy Award nominations, and in 1994 he was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which is given to an individual “whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry by promoting human welfare and contributing to rectifying inequities,” per the Oscars official website.

His long history of humanitarian work included being a co-producer on the 1985 charity single “We Are the World,” which raised more than $60 million for famine relief in Ethiopia.