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 Fela Kuti.
Founded his own label Uno Melodic Records in 1980.
Father of Roy Ayers III and Nabil Ayers.
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May 20, 2023
Concorde 2
Brighton, England, United KingdomRoy Ayers’s last live performance before his death on March 4, 2025.
1. Red, Black & Green
2. Searchin'
3. Everybody Loves the Sunshine
4. Evolution
5. Love Will Bring Us Back Together
6. Don't Stop the Feeling
7. Running Away
May 17, 2023
O2 Academy Bristol
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Red, Black & Green
2. Don't Stop the Feeling
3. Searchin'
4. Everybody Loves the Sunshine
5. Evolution
6. Spirit of Do Do
7. Love Will Bring Us Back Together
8. Life is Just a Moment
9. Running Away
May 14, 2023
PTR
Geneva, Genève, SwitzerlandMay 11, 2023
O2 Ritz
Manchester, England, United KingdomMay 5, 2023
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
London, England, United KingdomMarch 4, 2023
Elsewhere
Brooklyn, New York, United StatesSeptember 13, 2022
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Dallas, Texas, United States1. Mystic Voyage
2. Searchin'
3. Everybody Loves the Sunshine
June 5, 2022
Brockwell Park
London, England, United Kingdom1. Everybody Loves the Sunshine
2. Searchin'
May 27, 2022
Dillington Estate
Ilminster, England, United KingdomMay 22, 2022
Utopia 126
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain1. Running Away
2. Everybody Loves the Sunshine
3. Searchin'
May 17, 2022
New Morning
Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, FranceMay 14, 2022
Reflektor
Liège, Liège, BelgiumMarch 19, 2022
Los Angeles State Historic Park
Los Angeles, California, United StatesSeptember 26, 2021
The Ruins at Knockdown Center
Queens, New York, United StatesJune 24, 2021
Point State Park
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesOctober 25, 2019
Fifth NRE
Eindhoven, North Brabant, NetherlandsOctober 23, 2019
Tavastia
Helsinki, Uusimaa, FinlandOctober 19, 2019
24 Kitchen Street
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom1. Searchin'
2. Everybody Loves the Sunshine
3. Running Away
4. Red, Black & Green
5. Love Will Bring Us Back Together
August 27, 2019
Jazz Cafe
London, England, United KingdomJuly 17, 2019
Blue Note Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, United StatesLate show; 9:00 pm
View on Setlist.fm →Roy Ayers has released 98+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Delfonic Reworked #1, Good Good Music / Chicago, Everybody. Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of Roy Ayers's most popular tracks include Searching, Running Away, Everybody Loves The Sunshine, Liquid Love, The Memory. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
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 w... Read the full biography on this page.
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