Roy Ayers, the towering jazz legend whose songs reverberated throughout the entire scope of music, passed away this week at 84, leaving behind a massive library of sounds. Throughout his long ...

The Jazz and Soul music giant Roy Ayers has passed away. He was 84. Variety reports that the Jazz vibraphonist’s family confirmed that he passed away on Tuesday, March 4, after a “long illness.” ...

Roy Ayers was a hugely influential musical pioneer who changed people’s perceptions of the vibraphone. First commercially produced in 1924, the vibraphone is an electric-powered tuned percussion ...

Roy Ayers, the pioneering jazz-funk composer, producer, and vibraphonist, died Tuesday, March 4, in New York after a long illness, his family said in a post from his Facebook account.

Roy Ayers, the legendary American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphonist, and music producer, has passed away, according to Variety. He was 84 years old. News of Ayers' death was confirmed by ...

Ayers, a Los Angeles native, grew up in a musical family. He got his first pair of vibraphone mallets from the jazz icon Lionel Hampton, who apparently recognized the budding musicality of a then ...

University School of Jackson sophomore Haylen Ayers was named Tennessee's Gatorade Player of the Year. She averaged 23 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game this season. Ayers' mother ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist, composer and producer known for hit songs like "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," has died at 84, according to his family. Ayers' family ...

Roy Ayers performs on stage on Day 4 of New Orleans Jazz Festival on May 2, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns via Getty Images) ...

Jazz musician Roy Ayers plays an African Marimba instrument during his workshop with young music artist at Funda Centre in Soweto, South Africa. Themba Hadebe/AP Photos Share NEW YORK (AP ...

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 ...