Roy Ayers

American funk, soul and jazz vibraphone player, composer and producer, born on 10 September 1940 in Los Angeles. California. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk. Among his hits are Everybody Loves The Sunshine, Searching and Running Away, as well as collaborations with [a=Fela Kuti]. Founded his own label [l=Uno Melodic Records] in 1980. Father of [a=Roy Ayers III] and [a=Nabil Ayers].