Born in 1940 in Los Angeles, Ayers became entranced by the vibraphone after being given his first pair of mallets by percussionist Lionel Hampton’s Big Band at the age of 5. He sang in church ...

Born in 1940 in Los Angeles, Ayers became entranced by the vibraphone after being given his first pair of mallets by percussionist Lionel Hampton’s Big Band at the age of 5. He sang in church choir ...

An escape for temporary moments.” Roy Ayers, U.S. funk, soul and jazz composer and vibraphone player, during a live concert performance at the Kool Jazz Festival, at the Riverfront Stadium in ...

“At the time, my mother and father told me he laid some spiritual vibes on me,” Ayers said at the time, adding that later he picked up the vibraphones at age 17. “It’s funny, I started ...

He recently self-released the record Intervals, Vibraphones, a collection of works he created “from low-volume moments—pauses, sustained chords (post-attack), and tails of reverb and delay—from my ...

Created by NYC-based composer Michael Gordon, “loved.” is a site-specific installation featuring seven vibraphones playing meditative compositions every hour. On view from March 15 to 30 ...

Kick off baseball season with a retro subway ride on opening day. The New York Transit Museum will run vintage trains for the Yankees’ and Mets’ home opener games on March 27 and April 4 ...