Dean Van Nguyen re-visits Roy Ayers' classic Everybody Loves the Sunshine in honor of summer.

Sometimes it seems weird that people like Roy Ayers still actually exist in the world. You get to be a legend when you cross the generational divide and the South Central-raised, Brooklyn-owned vibes player has been one since rap producers re-discovered him in the early 90s. Get your hands on any of the essential albums that […]

Though this site’s content would generally suggest otherwise, I spend much of my free time listening to jazz and Afro-Beat. Hence, my love of Roy Ayers, who did everything from Blaxploitation soundtracks to funk to disco to collaborations with Fela Kuti. If he isn’t better than Miles, he’s one of the closest ones. And tomorrow […]

You know what’s better than a million dollars? A soundboard recording of Roy Ayers, Pete Rock, and the Robert Glasper Experiment playing an hour of funky fusion jazz. Okay, maybe it’s not better than a million dollars, but it’s probably the best thing you’ll hear all day. Tracklist below the jump. Via Funk It Roy […]

Farmland funk filmed somewhere in the middle of Kansas. Roy Ayers. I mean. My vibraphone lessons start Monday. Via Ego Trip Download: MP3: Roy Ayers-“Vibrations”