Ben Leeb of Savoy, a Champaign Central High School sophomore, has been named top chair among French horn players for this ...

Photographs in illustration by Santiago Felipe/; John Atashian/; Paul Bergen/Redferns/; Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/; BSR Agency/Gentle Look/; Jim McCrary/Redferns/; Michael Putland/; Frank ...

Roy Ayers was a virtuoso jazz vibraphone player and multi-instrumentalist, but he was also able, in the 1970s, to bring jazz ...

King Charles III is sharing a personal playlist of music for Commonwealth Day, and the widely reported collection includes ...

In the mid-1970s Keith Jarrett wasn’t just a popular jazz pianist. He was a genuine phenomenon so astoundingly productive that he put his era-defining “American Quartet” with saxophonist Dewey Redman, ...

Herbie Hancock, Sutton Foster and Yonder Mountain String Band are among acts set to appear during Germantown Performing Arts ...

Ghosts turns its spotlight over onto jazz spirit Alberta ( Danielle Pinnock) for its latest episode as she welcomes back her ...

Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody ...

Their performance Saturday at the Institute of Contemporary Art will be the first, and perhaps only, chance to see them ...

He helped introduce a funkier strain of the music in the 1970s. He also had an impact on hip-hop: His “Everybody Loves the ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary American vibraphonist, composer and pioneer of jazz-funk, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84.

Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist and composer called the "Godfather of Neo Soul," died on March 4, 2025, in New York City at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness.