Los Angeles Times25d
Roy Ayers, jazz-soul legend whose music was heavily sampled by younger artists, dies at 84
His work in the 1970s as bandleader of the six-piece band Roy Ayers Ubiquity helped spawn the subgenre called acid jazz. “If I didn’t have music, I wouldn’t even want to be here,” Ayers ...
The New York Times26d
Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84
“His sound mixed with cosmic soul-jazz is really what created artists like Erykah Badu and Jill Scott. It was just that groove. “That’s not to say people around then weren’t making music ...
The New York Times27d
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Chicago Jazz
Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube In jazz, Chicago always has been a nurturer of fabulous eccentrics — musicians well-aware of what their coastal colleagues are playing but ...
Daily Mail28d
Made In Chelsea's Jazz Saunders comes out as gay in a fun clip after her 'fans figured it out'
Overlaying Cat Burns latest track GIRLS! Jazz playfully mimed the lyrics: 'I can't help but feel so lucky, that I get to talk about girls.' She captioned the update: 'TikTok figured it out so just ...