Roy Ayers

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bandleader composer human musician record producer singer vibraphonist

Roy Ayers is an American vibraphonist, singer, and composer widely regarded as a pioneer of jazz-funk and acid jazz, known for his smooth grooves and influential 1970s recordings.

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composer ⓘ
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record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
vibraphonist ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960 ⓘ
associatedAct Erykah Badu ⓘ
Fela Kuti ⓘ
Guru ⓘ
Roy Ayers Ubiquity ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1940-09-10 ⓘ
familyName Ayers ⓘ
fullName Roy Ayers self-link ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
acid jazz ⓘ
funk ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
jazz-funk ⓘ
soul ⓘ
givenName Roy ⓘ
influenced acid jazz musicians ⓘ
hip hop producers through sampling ⓘ
influencedGenre acid jazz ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
neo soul ⓘ
instrument keyboards ⓘ
vibraphone ⓘ
knownFor pioneering acid jazz ⓘ
pioneering jazz-funk ⓘ
smooth grooves and 1970s recordings ⓘ
memberOf Roy Ayers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Roy Ayers Ubiquity
movement acid jazz ⓘ
jazz-funk ⓘ
notableAlbum A Tear to a Smile ⓘ
Change Up the Groove ⓘ
Everybody Loves the Sunshine ⓘ
Mystic Voyage ⓘ
Red, Black & Green ⓘ
Vibrations ⓘ
notableWork Everybody Loves the Sunshine ⓘ
Mystic Voyage ⓘ
Red, Black & Green ⓘ
Running Away ⓘ
Searchin' ⓘ
Ubiquity ⓘ
We Live in Brooklyn, Baby ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
vibraphonist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States

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Jackie Brown → musicBy → Roy Ayers ⓘ