Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist whose smooth fusion planted the seeds of acid jazz and neo soul, died Wednesday at the age of 84. Ayers’ family confirmed his death on the musician’s Facebook page: ...

1:15 p.m. March 7, 2025: A previous version of this story said Roy Ayers died Wednesday. He died Tuesday. Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised on Vernon Avenue just south of ...

Roy Ayers, whose hypnotic vibraphone playing and genre-blending compositions transformed jazz and influenced generations of musicians across multiple genres, died Tuesday in New York City. He was 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 Ayers, a ...

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 ...

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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 artists, died ...

Legendary vibraphonist and bandleader Roy Ayers, seen performing at the July 1976 Kool Jazz Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio, died Tuesday at age 84. (David Redfern / Redferns ) Roy Ayers, the “King of ...