Starting in the hard-bop scene of the 1960s, Ayers found his signature sound in the ’70s with his band, Roy Ayers Ubiquity. Blending funk grooves, soulful horns, and jazz improvisation ...

Paul Turner (Jamiroquai Bassist) “Energy-packed, and it’s easy to hear the influence of people like Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock – a proper old-school 70s jazz-funk vibe going down.”– ...

Jazz funk is a style of music that grew out of jazz, but brings in elements of soul music and rhythm and blues. While jazz often features a swing beat, jazz funk is backed by a groove rhythm that ...

WASHINGTON — Roy Ayers, the composer and jazz-funk pioneer behind "Everybody Loves ... on Pitchfork's list of the 200 best songs of the 70s. Ayers was a pioneer in the jazz scene, becoming ...