Roy Ayers
funk, jazz, soul
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Born: 1940-09-10
Country: US
Biography - Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers (born Roy Edward Ayers Jr. in Los Angeles, CA, on 10 September 1940; died 4 March 2025) was an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player remembered as a key figure in the acid jazz movement and for his pioneering jazz-funk band Roy Ayers Ubiquity. He was a recipient of the US Congress of Racial Equality Lifetime Achievement Award.
Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records
