He went on to record three albums with jazz flautist Herbie Mann before forming Roy Ayers Ubiquity and landing the hit ...

Roy Edward Ayers Jr was born into a musical family ... the church choir before plumping for the vibraphone. Jazz star Lionel Hampton may have had something to do with that. Ayers attended a ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist whose smooth ... he found himself drawn to the vibraphone after witnessing Lionel Hampton’s Big Band when he was five years old. Soon, he learned piano and ...

Roy Ayers, whose hypnotic vibraphone playing ... Ayers experienced a transformative moment when vibraphone master Lionel Hampton handed him mallets after a performance. That gesture sparked ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist known for his hit 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine,' has died. He was 84.

While best known for his classic 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine', Ayers had a remarkable career - touring with Fela Kuti, collaborating with Tyler, the Creator, and even hosting his own radio station ...

Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was ... Theater he received his first set of mallets from the great Lionel Hampton. “At the time, my mother and father told me he laid some spiritual ...

Roy Ayers, the multi-hyphenate composer and artist ... at the age of five when he was gifted a pair of mallets from Lionel Hampton. Performing music throughout high school thanks to a church ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk pioneer and “Godfather ... Ayers was introduced to the vibraphone at just five years old, when jazz great Lionel Hampton gifted him a pair of mallets.

ISABELLA GOMEZ SARMIENTO, BYLINE: Roy Ayers started vibing early. Here's a story he liked to tell. When he was 5 years old, his family took him to a concert by the vibraphonist Lionel Hampton.