Jazz Is Profoundly American
I went to see the jazz pianist Jason Moran perform at the Village Vanguard in New York City. Playing the music of Duke ...
The New York Times28d
Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84
He helped introduce a funkier strain of the music in the 1970s. He also had an impact on hip-hop: His “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has been sampled nearly 200 times. By Andrey Henkin Roy ...
The Boston Globe28d
Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
NEW YORK — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” that has been sampled by such R&B ...
Los Angeles Times27d
Roy Ayers, jazz-soul legend whose music was heavily sampled by younger artists, dies at 84
Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised on Vernon Avenue just south of downtown Los Angeles and saw more than 60 of his songs sampled by a who’s who of hip-hop and soul ...
U.S. News & World Report28d
Roy Ayers, a Jazz Legend Who Influenced Hip-Hop and R&B Musicians, Dies at 84
Roy Ayers, a Jazz Legend Who Influenced Hip-Hop and R&B Musicians, Dies at 84 NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy ...