Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk vibraphonist known for the album Everybody Loves the Sunshine which has been sampled countless times ...

Vibraphonist behind "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" paved the way for neo-soul and became sampling fodder for hip-hop ...

His work in the 1970s as bandleader of the six-piece band Roy Ayers Ubiquity helped spawn the subgenre called acid jazz. “If I didn’t have music, I wouldn’t even want to be here,” Ayers ...

Influential funk musician Roy Ayers has died at 84 after a long battle with a serious illness. Best known as a vibraphone ...

cool jazz, and acid jazz. The etymology of the word ‘jazz’ can be traced back to the slang term, ‘jasm’ which was coined in the 1860s, meaning “pep, energy”. Instruments that had previously solely ...

The vibraphonist joined Mann’s band in 1966, a favor the flutist returned ... He embraced the newer musicians who created acid jazz, neo soul, and jazz rap out of his albums.

Vibraphonist Roy Ayers, an influential band leader and pioneering composer and producer of jazz, funk, soul and R&B, has died. Ayers, who is known for the celebrated song “Everybody Loves the Sunshine ...