Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84
[ad_1] Roy Ayers, a vibraphonist who in the 1970s helped pioneer a new, funkier strain of jazz, becoming a touchstone for many artists who followed and one of the most sampled musicians by hip-hop artists, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 84. His death, in a hospital, was announced by his son Mtume, who … Read more
