Roy Ayers

The Best and Worst Releases of Record Store Day 2023

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2023

Record Store Day has gotten distinctly less flashy over the years. It used to be a time of star-studded Flaming Lips compilations and liqui...

Roy Ayers Announces First New Album in Nine Years

PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2020

Jazz-funk legend Roy Ayers has announced his first new album in nine years. The mallet master has teamed with A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Sh...

Roy Ayers Recovering After Being Hospitalized Ahead of Portland Performance

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2019

Roy Ayers is recovering with family after being rushed to hospital over the weekend ahead of a festival performance in Portland. As report...

Roy Ayers

Tralf Music Hall, Buffalo NY November 1

PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2008

"Whether you know it or not, Buffalo’s the most conscious city we’ve played to” proclaimed vibist Roy Ayers towards the end of a slamming l...

Roy Ayers

Virgin Ubiquity

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

This is BBE/Rapster's gift to the UK — a CD comprised entirely of unreleased sides from the patron saint of jazz funk, Roy Ayers, culled fr...

Roy Ayers

Virgin Ubiquity II

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2005

The partnership between Roy Ayers and BBE Records continues to pay dividends. This is a more consistent collection than their first disc, r...