Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist and composer known for his groundbreaking work in jazz-funk, has passed away at the age of 84 ...

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describing him as “highly influential and sought after as a music collaborator.” Ayers was a pioneer of the jazz-funk movement, and he was well-known for neo-soul, acid jazz and rhythm and ...

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Jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers died Tuesday in New York ... his first pair of mallets by percussionist Lionel Hampton’s Big Band at the age of 5. He sang in church choir and played piano as ...