Roy Ayers

Summary

Roy Ayers is a human^[1]. Born in Los Angeles^[2], he… he was born on September 10, 1940^[3]. He passed away in New York City^[4]. He died on March 4, 2025^[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter^[6], jazz musician^[7], singer^[8], recording artist^[9], and musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,240 views/month, #6,836 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Roy Ayers's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2].
• Roy Ayers passed away in New York City^[4].
• Roy Ayers was born on September 10, 1940^[3].
• Roy Ayers died on March 4, 2025^[5].
• Roy Ayers held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Roy Ayers is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].
• Roy Ayers worked as a singer-songwriter^[6].
• Roy Ayers's professions included jazz musician^[7].
• Roy Ayers worked as a singer^[8].
• Roy Ayers worked as a recording artist^[9].
• Roy Ayers's professions included musician^[10].
• Roy Ayers's field of work was music^[14].
• Roy Ayers's field of work was singing^[15].
• Roy Ayers's field of work was jazz^[16].
• Roy Ayers's field of work was funk^[17].
• Roy Ayers's field of work was soul^[18].
• Roy Ayers was educated at Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)^[19].
• Roy Ayers was a member of Roy Ayers Ubiquity^[20].
• Roy Ayers is recorded as male^[21].
• Roy Ayers's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Roy Ayers's genre is jazz^[23].
• Roy Ayers's genre is acid jazz^[24].
• Roy Ayers's genre is post-bop^[25].
• Roy Ayers's genre is jazz-funk^[26].
• Roy Ayers's genre is soul^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1940-09-10^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-03-04^[31]

• Genre(s): acid jazz, jazz, jazz-funk, post-bop, soul jazz^[32]

• Community tags: acid jazz, jazz, jazz-funk, post-bop, soul and reggae, soul jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 06e199c1-6f33-477b-a74d-bc8a283bd8f0^[34]

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Origins and Family

Roy Ayers was born in Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on September 10, 1940^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].

Education

Roy Ayers was educated at Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[6], jazz musician^[7], singer^[8], recording artist^[9], and musician^[10]. Fields of work include music^[14], a type of arts^[35]; singing^[15], a type of activity^[36]; jazz^[16], a music genre^[37], founded in 1917^[38]; funk^[17], a music genre^[39], founded in 1965^[40]; and soul^[18], a music genre^[41], founded in 1955^[42].

Death and Burial

Roy Ayers died on March 4, 2025^[5]. He passed away in New York City^[4].

Why It Matters

Roy Ayers ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,240 views/month, #6,836 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Roy Ayers born?

Born in Los Angeles^[2], Roy Ayers…

Where did Roy Ayers die?

Roy Ayers died in New York City^[4].

What did Roy Ayers do for work?

Roy Ayers worked as singer-songwriter^[6], jazz musician^[7], singer^[8], recording artist^[9], and musician^[10].

Where did Roy Ayers go to school?

Roy Ayers was educated at Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)^[19].