# Roy Ayers

> American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer (1940–2025)

**Wikidata**: [Q588551](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q588551)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Ayers)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/roy-ayers


## References

1. BnF authorities
2. Integrated Authority File
3. Czech National Authority Database
4. Montreux Jazz Festival Database
5. Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
6. International Standard Name Identifier
7. MusicBrainz
8. Virtual International Authority File
9. Discogs
10. [Jazz and R&B great Roy Ayers dies at 84. 2025](https://soultracks.com/news-roy-ayers-dies/)
11. [Roy Ayers, virtuose du groove, est mort. 2025](https://www.radiofrance.fr/fip/roy-ayers-virtuose-du-groove-est-mort-2490144)
12. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
13. BBC Things
14. ISWC Network
15. Quora
16. ACE Repertory
17. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File