Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk pioneer and “Godfather of Neo Soul,” leaves behind a timeless musical legacy that continues to inspire generations. Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist and revered ...

1:15 p.m. March 7, 2025: A previous version of this story said Roy Ayers died Wednesday. He died Tuesday. Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised on Vernon Avenue just south of ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz and R&B musician known as the "godfather of neo-soul" music, has died following a "long illness." He was 84. The news was shared Wednesday night to Ayers' social media accounts, ...

Northeast Ohio musician Nathan-Paul has an impressive and diverse background. The flute and saxophone player/composer grew up singing gospel in church, adding influences of funk and soul to his music, ...

The great Roy Ayers, the vibraphone master who pioneered neo-soul in the 1970s, died on Tuesday at age 84. The news was shared by his family: “It is with great sadness that the family of legendary ...

The source code of neo-soul is scattered across a number of genre-defiant projects that pushed, and eventually broke, boundaries in the first half of the 1990s. Neo-soul wasn't always such a nebulous ...

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Channeling the swing and scat stylings of jazz greats like Ella Fitzgerald with a neo-soul edge, Bilal comes to the Conga Room at L.A. Live tonight (Aug. 7). The 9 p.m. show is ...

Even before the completion this summer of her first CD, Washington, DC native Akua (pronounced a KWEE a) Allrich was electrifying audiences in and around the nation's capital. She repeatedly sold out ...

Pittsburgh vocalist KELS is looking forward to her 26th birthday later this month. On that date, the Pine-Richland graduate will release her first three-song EP, “Slow Ryde,” after performances this ...

“Wasting Time” is an anthem for anyone navigating the twists and turns of modern relationships, offering a powerful message of resilience and self-worth. Tre Rochelle releases her new single, “Wasting ...

Neo Soul/Jazz singer Kea releases new single ‘We Made It Thru.’ *“It’s called ‘We Made It Thru’ because we’ve come through some of the worst of life’s experiences,” said Neo-Soul/Jazz ...