The Associated Press on MSN6d
Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody ...
Revive Big Band’s Vinyl Release Honors Jazz And Hip-Hop’s Shared Legacy
F rom its inception in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jazz was considered the only true American art form. Its sound ...
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 ...
Multi-genre music legend dead at 84; was sampled in hip-hop classics
A multi-genre music legend known as the Godfather of Neo Soul is dead at age 84. Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist best known ...
Rolling Out1d
Jazz In The Gardens wows with epic performances
Miami Gardens came alive this past weekend as music enthusiasts gathered for the annual Jazz In The Gardens festival, ...
Hip-Hop Wired6d
Jazz Giant Roy Ayers Passes Away At 84
The Jazz and Soul music giant Roy Ayers has passed away. He was 84. Variety reports that the Jazz vibraphonist’s family ...
Lonnie Holley Never Plays a Song Twice. (Even His Own.)
The artist and musician, now 75, represents a devotion to the act of creation. His new LP “Tonky,” which incorporates jazz, ...
AllHipHop12d
Sampling the Soul: How Hip-Hop Borrowed from Jazz & Funk
Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly and 1999 blend jazz harmonies with sharp lyricism, proving the genre’s deep connection. Hip-hop may keep evolving, but funk and jazz remain its heartbeat ...
The Boston Globe6d
Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
NEW YORK — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist ... which peaked at No. 9 on what has become the Top R&B/Hip-hop chart in 1977 and contained the hit “Running Away,” which peaked at ...