The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
Roy Ayers, whose 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine' charmed generations, dies at 84
The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
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March 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
Rest in peace Roy Ayers, very likely the last person who will be described as an influential vibraphonist
March 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Rest in peace Roy Ayers, very likely the last person who will be described as an influential vibraphonist
Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84
Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84
Family announces on Facebook that the musician died in New York City after a long illness
Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk pioneer whose hit Everybody Loves the Sunshine has become a summer staple across the globe, has died aged 84.
A post on the musician’s…
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84
20 Jazz Funk Grates
September 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
20 Jazz Funk Grates
Anyone wanna start a jazz funk band?
August 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Anyone wanna start a jazz funk band?
January 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84
Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84
Family announces on Facebook that the musician died in New York City after a long illness
Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk pioneer whose hit Everybody Loves the Sunshine has become a summer staple across the globe, has died aged 84.
A post on the musician’s…
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84
Music Lovers!
Joe and Jake have emerged from the studio and are about to drop THE most lethal dub-step jazz-funk, funk-jazz fusion double album in decades.
This promo shot captures their Intensity; Joe and Jake are serious about tracks they've developed since emerging from the grime explosion.
Joe and Jake have emerged from the studio and are about to drop THE most lethal dub-step jazz-funk, funk-jazz fusion double album in decades.
This promo shot captures their Intensity; Joe and Jake are serious about tracks they've developed since emerging from the grime explosion.
May 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Music Lovers!
Joe and Jake have emerged from the studio and are about to drop THE most lethal dub-step jazz-funk, funk-jazz fusion double album in decades.
This promo shot captures their Intensity; Joe and Jake are serious about tracks they've developed since emerging from the grime explosion.
Joe and Jake have emerged from the studio and are about to drop THE most lethal dub-step jazz-funk, funk-jazz fusion double album in decades.
This promo shot captures their Intensity; Joe and Jake are serious about tracks they've developed since emerging from the grime explosion.
August 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Enid, the surprising and eccentric owner of the brilliant Sound Records in Stroud, UK, has an encyclopaedic knowledge of jazz, soul, funk, ocean fish and wool.
October 2, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Enid, the surprising and eccentric owner of the brilliant Sound Records in Stroud, UK, has an encyclopaedic knowledge of jazz, soul, funk, ocean fish and wool.
#2HitTuesdays NYC’s Living Colour, led by guitarist Vernon Reid, shattered musical barriers by blending heavy metal, funk, punk, & jazz… helping to redefine the late-’80s rock landscape. They were loud, sharp, political, and hard to file neatly. #LivingColour #OneHitWondered
July 8, 2026 at 12:35 AM
#2HitTuesdays NYC’s Living Colour, led by guitarist Vernon Reid, shattered musical barriers by blending heavy metal, funk, punk, & jazz… helping to redefine the late-’80s rock landscape. They were loud, sharp, political, and hard to file neatly. #LivingColour #OneHitWondered
It's #Caturday, and your tuxedo tabby pals Joe and Jake are here to light the way to the weekend. Our hipster cats offer another of their album cover poses; this one is for their eagerly awaited dubstep-jazz funk, funk jazz-fusion double album which is entitled Honkytonk Frontbum III
Pre-order now.
Pre-order now.
June 27, 2026 at 8:37 AM
It's #Caturday, and your tuxedo tabby pals Joe and Jake are here to light the way to the weekend. Our hipster cats offer another of their album cover poses; this one is for their eagerly awaited dubstep-jazz funk, funk jazz-fusion double album which is entitled Honkytonk Frontbum III
Pre-order now.
Pre-order now.
Can you make sexy 70s jazz funk with traditional Japanese instruments?
Absofuckinlutely.
Absofuckinlutely.
September 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Can you make sexy 70s jazz funk with traditional Japanese instruments?
Absofuckinlutely.
Absofuckinlutely.
With its fusion of funk, jazz, Afrobeats and R&B, the British band conveys a radical mission to choose joy. n.pr/4hfnhtW
Kokoroko: Tiny Desk Concert
With its fusion of funk, jazz, Afrobeats and R&B, the British band conveys a radical mission to choose joy.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
With its fusion of funk, jazz, Afrobeats and R&B, the British band conveys a radical mission to choose joy. n.pr/4hfnhtW
Farewell to the jazz fusion great Roy Ayers. My obituary for Rolling Stone: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Roy Ayers, Jazz-Funk Virtuoso, Dead at 84
Roy Ayers, the "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" jazz-funk virtuoso who paved the way for neo-soul, has died at age 84
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March 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Farewell to the jazz fusion great Roy Ayers. My obituary for Rolling Stone: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Have been losing my mind all morning at this absolutely bowel-crushing Franco-Ethiopian jazz-funk cover of War Pigs. Holy shit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kVY...
uKanDanZ - WAR PIGS (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by ukandanz
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July 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Have been losing my mind all morning at this absolutely bowel-crushing Franco-Ethiopian jazz-funk cover of War Pigs. Holy shit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kVY...
Enid, the surprising and eccentric owner of the brilliant Sound Records in Stroud, UK, has an encyclopaedic knowledge of jazz, soul, funk, ocean fish and wool.
July 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Enid, the surprising and eccentric owner of the brilliant Sound Records in Stroud, UK, has an encyclopaedic knowledge of jazz, soul, funk, ocean fish and wool.
Taylor Swift Brings You 30 Jazz Funk Greats
May 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Taylor Swift Brings You 30 Jazz Funk Greats
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival each spring is known for hosting some of the world's most famous jazz, funk and rock acts.
Student gospel singers take stage at New Orleans festival known for celebrity acts
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival each spring is known for hosting some of the world’s most famous jazz, funk and rock acts.
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April 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival each spring is known for hosting some of the world's most famous jazz, funk and rock acts.
Sonny and Linda Sharrock- Apollo [US, Soul, Free Jazz, Jazz-Funk] (1975)
https://redd.it/h9yrcf
https://youtu.be/j-b6x69P5og
https://redd.it/h9yrcf
https://youtu.be/j-b6x69P5og
Sonny and Linda Sharrock- Apollo [US, Soul, Free Jazz, Jazz-Funk] (1975)
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October 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Sonny and Linda Sharrock- Apollo [US, Soul, Free Jazz, Jazz-Funk] (1975)
https://redd.it/h9yrcf
https://youtu.be/j-b6x69P5og
https://redd.it/h9yrcf
https://youtu.be/j-b6x69P5og
🎧 Gonna start a slowly evolving thread for my folk-funk faves
What’s folk-funk?
The foundational tracks were mostly released in the 70s
It’s jazz-adjacent, funk-inflected, & heavy on drum breaks, acoustic guitar, & groove
We start with a “founder” of folk-funk
1/n
youtu.be/HY2VfzBWKXM?...
What’s folk-funk?
The foundational tracks were mostly released in the 70s
It’s jazz-adjacent, funk-inflected, & heavy on drum breaks, acoustic guitar, & groove
We start with a “founder” of folk-funk
1/n
youtu.be/HY2VfzBWKXM?...
Terry Callier - You Goin' Miss Your Candyman
YouTube video by Adagiosoulb4flesh
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January 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
🎧 Gonna start a slowly evolving thread for my folk-funk faves
What’s folk-funk?
The foundational tracks were mostly released in the 70s
It’s jazz-adjacent, funk-inflected, & heavy on drum breaks, acoustic guitar, & groove
We start with a “founder” of folk-funk
1/n
youtu.be/HY2VfzBWKXM?...
What’s folk-funk?
The foundational tracks were mostly released in the 70s
It’s jazz-adjacent, funk-inflected, & heavy on drum breaks, acoustic guitar, & groove
We start with a “founder” of folk-funk
1/n
youtu.be/HY2VfzBWKXM?...
Taylor Swift Brings You 20 Jazz Funk Greats
October 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Taylor Swift Brings You 20 Jazz Funk Greats
Wazzup!? Joe and Jake took time out yesterday to pose for new headshots to promote their new funk/jazz, jazz/funk fusion album, due out later this year. Joe says its a radical reworking on contemporary grandiloquent musical thematics; you'll want to leave your expectations at the door for this one.
May 24, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Wazzup!? Joe and Jake took time out yesterday to pose for new headshots to promote their new funk/jazz, jazz/funk fusion album, due out later this year. Joe says its a radical reworking on contemporary grandiloquent musical thematics; you'll want to leave your expectations at the door for this one.