vibraphonist
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vibraphonists
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On Aug. 1, a 12-piece jazz ensemble will gather in tribute to the late Roy Ayers, the pioneering jazz-funk vibraphonist and godfather of neo soul.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
“The People’s Mixtape” was recorded earlier this year in Brooklyn, N.Y., with Mr. Paul, keyboardist Jeremiah Chiu, trumpeter and percussionist Marquis Hill, and vibraphonist Joel Ross.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Roy Ayers, the jazz-soul vibraphonist and bandleader behind ‘Everybody Loves the Sunshine,’ whose music became the backbone for younger artists, dies at age 84.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
All three bore the hallmarks of a vibraphonist who turned into one of the most underappreciated producers of his era: Charles Stepney.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
For those playing at home, the obvious association is Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist turned funk-and-R&B icon in large part through his 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine.”
From Washington Post ● May 28, 2022
In tribute to the late Bobby Hutcherson, Stefon Harris assembled a multi-generational quartet of vibraphonists that also included newcomer Joel Ross, the robust Warren Wolf and the repeatedly hailed “godfather of neo-soul” Roy Ayers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2017
Bobby Hutcherson, 75, one of the most admired and accomplished vibraphonists in jazz, died on Monday at his home in Montara, Calif. Hutcherson had long been treated for emphysema.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2016
He was one of the first vibraphonists to use four mallets.
From US News ● Aug. 17, 2016
If casual jazz listeners think about young vibraphonists, they’re probably noticing that they’re not pianists, or that they’re not the vibraphonists they know, who are likely to be Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2011
Both are in their early 30s, and both started off as drummers, as many vibraphonists do.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2011
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