Jazz-Funk Innovator And Vibraphone Master Roy Ayers Dies At 84
Born in 1940 in Los Angeles, Ayers became entranced by the vibraphone after being given ... After studying music theory at ...
The New York Times23d
Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84
He helped introduce a funkier strain of the music in the 1970s ... addition to being one of the acknowledged masters of the jazz vibraphone, Mr. Ayers was a leader in the movement that added ...
The Washington Post23d
Everybody vibed with Roy Ayers
The vibraphone isn’t the source of that slang ... As Ayers’s star rose, so did the cool in his music; the simmer went down. By the time of his signature hit, 1976’s “Everybody Loves ...
Variety22d
Roy Ayers, ‘Everybody Loves the Sunshine’ Musician and ‘Coffy’ Composer, Dies at 84
At 17, he was gifted his first vibraphone and attended Los Angeles City College to study advanced music theory. He made his recording debut with saxophonist Curtis Amy in the early 1960s ...