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American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer (1940–2025)

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1940-09-10
Active to
2025-03-04
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Roy Ayers (born Roy Edward Ayers Jr. in Los Angeles, CA, on 10 September 1940; died 4 March 2025) was an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player remembered as a key figure in the acid jazz movement and for his pioneering jazz-funk band Roy Ayers Ubiquity. He was a recipient of the US Congress of Racial Equality Lifetime Achievement Award. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Roy+

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Instance of
human
Given name
Roy
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
soul
Genre
soul
Instrument
piano
Record label
Atlantic Records
Official website
www.royayers.com
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Roy Ayers 2019 Glastonbury Festival 09 crop.jpg
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date of birth
1940-09-10
Commons category
Roy Ayers
start of work period
1962-00-00
different from
Roy E. Ayers
ethnic group
African Americans
date of death
2025-03-04
end of work period
2023-00-00
name in native language
Roy Ayers
birth name
Roy Edward Ayers Jr.
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