Roy Ayers (September 10, 1940) is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. 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 with his band Roy Ayers Ubiquity. He is a key figure in the acid jazz movement, which is a mixture of jazz into hip-hop and funk, and has been dubbed by many as "The Godfather of Neo Soul".
These are photos from concerts where Roy Ayers played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Roy Ayers / Jean Carn / Patrise Rush / Stanley Turrentine / Lenny White Mar 14, 1982 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Uploaded by Louise Halsey
Roy Ayers / Jean Carn / Patrice Rushen / Stanley Turrentine / Lenny White Feb 25, 1982 Owings Mills, Maryland, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Roy Ayers / Jean Carn / Bobbi Humphreys / Lonnie Smith / Stanley Turrentine Aug 7, 1981 Owings Mills, Maryland, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Roy Ayers May 1 - 2, 1980 Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Roy Ayers / Phyllis Hyman Mar 1, 1980 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Uploaded by Louise Halsey
Grateful Dead / Patti Smith / Roy Ayers May 12, 1979 Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Uploaded by Tarkus
Roy Ayers / Chic Nov 24, 1978 Owings Mills, Maryland, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Mississippi River Festival 1978 Jun 8, 1978 Edwardsville, Illinois, United States Uploaded by Louise Halsey
Roy Ayers / Dexter Wansel & Mars / Starbooty Apr 1, 1978 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
